Historic Districts
Vacant / Not In Use
Washington - Spokane County - Historic Districts
Spokane County Washington (Historic Districts) has 24 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 7 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include American Firebrick Company, Browne's Addition Historic District, Fort George Wright Historic District, Hutton Settlement and Marycliff-Cliff Park Historic District.

Several famous people are associated with these Spokane County historic places including May Arkwright Hutton, Noah David Showalter and D.C. Corbin.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Spokane County places including US Government, Julius A. Zittel, George M. Rasque, Ernest V. Price, American Firebrick Company, Harold C. Whitehouse, Kirtland Kelsey Cutter, Cutter and Malmgren, Cutter & Malmgren and Willis Ritchie. Prominent architectural styles found in Spokane Country are Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Bungalow/Craftsman and Queen Anne.

American Firebrick Company (added 1982 - - #82004289)
Also known as Interpace Corporation - Mica Brickyard
WA 27 , Mica
Jon Roanhaus, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Browne's Addition Historic District (added 1976 - - #76001916)
Also known as See Also:Campbell House;Clark Mansion;Finch House
Roughly bounded by Sunset Blvd., Maple, Latah Creek, and Spokane River , Spokane
Jon Roanhaus, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Park, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Park, Single Dwelling
City of Cheney Historic District (added 2001 - - #01000062)
Also known as Central Cheney Historic District
Roughly bounded by Fifth St., C St., Front St., and F St. , Cheney
Ipoellet, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Cutter, Kirtland, et.al.
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Early Commercial
Area of Significance:
Religion, Transportation, Education, Architecture, Industry, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Processing, Rail-Related, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Theater
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Recreation And Culture, Social, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Clubhouse, Processing, Rail-Related, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Theater
Corbin Park Historic District (added 1992 - - #92001584)
Waverly Pl. (W205--733), Park Pl. (W203--738), W. Oval and E. Oval , Spokane
Voyagerheim, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Hyslop,W.W.
Architectural Style:
Other, Bungalow/Craftsman, Tudor Revival
Historic Person:
Corbin,D.C.
Area of Significance:
Landscape Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Outdoor Recreation, Single Dwelling
Desmet Avenue Warehouse Historic District (added 1997 - - #97000450)
Also known as North Side Warehouse Section;See Also:W.P. Fuller & Company
Roughly, N side of Desmet Ave., from Pearl St. to US 395-2 , Spokane
Jon Roanhaus, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
multiple
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Warehouse
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Warehouse
East Downtown Historic District (added 2003 - - #03000860)
Roughly bounded by Main Ave., Second Ave., Division St., and Post St. , Spokane
Publichall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
multiple
Architectural Style:
Early Commercial
Area of Significance:
Industry, Architecture, Transportation, Social History, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Hotel, Multiple Dwelling, Rail-Related, Restaurant, Specialty Store, Warehouse
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Business, Hotel, Multiple Dwelling, Rail-Related, Restaurant, Specialty Store, Warehouse
Felts Field Historic District (added 1991 - - #91001442)
Roughly, Rutter Ave. between Fancher and Dollar Rds. , Spokane
Gleby, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Military, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Defense, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Air-Related, Military Facility
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Air-Related
Fort George Wright Historic District (added 1976 - - #76001918)
W. 4000 Randolph Rd. , Spokane
Jon Roanhaus, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
US Government
Architectural Style:
Other, Queen Anne, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Military, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
State, Private
Historic Function:
Defense
Historic Sub-function:
Military Facility
Current Function:
Defense, Domestic, Education, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Arms Storage, College, Single Dwelling
Hillyard Historic Business District (added 2002 - - #02000860)
N. 4912-5220 Market St., E. 3108-3117 Olympia Ave. , Spokane
YHWHisYeshua, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Social History, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Health Care, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Department Store, Financial Institution, Medical Business/Office, Meeting Hall, Restaurant, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Social
Current Sub-function:
Business, Department Store, Financial Institution, Meeting Hall, Restaurant, Specialty Store
Hutton Settlement (added 1976 - - #76001919)
Also known as See Also:Hutton Settlement District (Boundary Increase)
9907 Wellesley , Spokane
Jon Roanhaus, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Price,Ernest V., Whitehouse,Harold C.
Architectural Style:
Other, Tudor Revival
Historic Person:
Hutton,May Arkwright,et al.
Significant Year:
1920, 1917
Area of Significance:
Education, Agriculture, Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Education, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Animal Facility, Institutional Housing, Outdoor Recreation, Processing, School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Education, Recreation And Culture, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Animal Facility, Institutional Housing, Outdoor Recreation, Processing, School
Hutton Settlement District (Boundary Increase) (added 1994 - - #94000750)
Also known as See Also:Hutton Settlement
9907 Wellesley , Spokane
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Price, Ernest V., Whitehouse, Harold C.
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Social History, Education, Architecture, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Institutional Housing
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Institutional Housing
Manito Park and Boulevard (added 2015 - - #15000909)
Spokane, Spokane
Daderot, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Modern Movement
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Politics/Government, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1974 AD
Marycliff-Cliff Park Historic District (added 1979 - - #79002557)
Also known as See Also:Glover House
Roughly bounded by Lincoln St., 7th, 12th, and 14th Aves. , Spokane
Jon Roanhaus, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Cutter,Kirtland Kelsey,Et al.
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, International Style, Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Landscape Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Park, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park, Single Dwelling
Millwood Historic District (added 2001 - - #01000064)
Roughly bounded by Argonne and Sargent Rds., and by Euclid and Liberty Aves. , Millwood
Jon Roanhaus, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Whitehouse, Harold
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Community Planning And Development, Exploration/Settlement, Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Health Care, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Government Office, Medical Business/Office, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion, Social, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Business, Clubhouse, Rail-Related, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Mission Avenue Historic District (added 1986 - - #86002644)
E. 220--824 Mission Ave. , Spokane
YHWHisYeshua, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Geesey,Jasper N.
Architectural Style:
Other, Queen Anne, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Landscape Architecture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Education
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Mount Saint Michael (added 2000 - - #00000456)
Also known as Mount Saint Michael Historic District
8500 N. Saint Michael Rd. , Spokane
File Upload Bot (Magnus Manske), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Zittel, Julius
Architectural Style:
Late Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Religion, Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Church School, Religious Structure
Nettleton's Addition Historic District (added 2006 - - #06000176)
Area bounded by W. Summit, Mission, N Summit, A St. Bridge, and Chestnut , Spokane
Murderbike~commonswiki, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et.al., Cutter & Malmgren
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Landscape, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Park, Religious Structure, School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Nine Mile Hydroelectric Power Plant Historic District (added 1990 - - #90001861)
Charles Rd. at Spokane R. , Nine Mile Falls
Martin H., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Industry, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Energy Facility
Current Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Energy Facility
Ninth Avenue Historic District (added 1994 - - #94000679)
Also known as See Also:Coolidge--Rising House
Roughly bounded by 7th Ave., Monroe St., 12th Ave. and the Burlington Northern RR tracks , Spokane
Jon Roanhaus, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Ritchie, Willis, Cutter and Malmgren
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Queen Anne, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Peaceful Valley Historic District (added 1984 - - #84003617)
Roughly bounded by the Spokane River, Wilson Ave., Elm, and Cedar Sts. , Spokane
Jon Roanhaus, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Riverside Avenue Historic District (added 1976 - - #76001921)
Also known as Spokane Civic Center;See Also:Carnegie Libraries of Washingt
Riverside Ave. , Spokane
Jon Roanhaus, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Art, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Commerce, Religion, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Religion, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Church Related Residence, Civic, Civic, Clubhouse, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Domestic, Religion, Social
Current Sub-function:
Church Related Residence, Civic, Civic, Clubhouse, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure
Rockwood Historic District (added 1997 - - #97000320)
Roughly, Rockwood Blvd. from 11th to 29th Aves. , Spokane
Jon Roanhaus, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
multiple
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival, Tudor Revival
Area of Significance:
Landscape Architecture, Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education
Historic Sub-function:
School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Education
Current Sub-function:
School, Single Dwelling
Washington State Normal School at Cheney Historic District (added 1992 - - #92001287)
Also known as Eastern Washington University Historic District
Jct. of Fifth and C Sts. , Cheney
Ipoellet, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Rasque,George M., Zittel,Julius A.
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Classical Revival, Renaissance
Historic Person:
Showalter,Noah David,et al.
Significant Year:
1920, 1923, 1915
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
College, Educational Related Housing, Library
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
College
West Downtown Historic Transportation Corridor (added 1999 - - #99001631)
Roughly bounded 2nd Ave., Maple St., Sprague Ave., and Howard St. , Spokane
Jon Roanhaus, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Cowley, Arthur, et.al.
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Modern Movement
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce, Engineering, Industry, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Social, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, College, Manufacturing Facility, Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Rail-Related, Warehouse
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Health Care, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Social, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Clubhouse, Correctional Facility, Manufacturing Facility, Medical Business/Office, Multiple Dwelling, Rail-Related, Warehouse
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