|
The Empire State Building stands as
a testament to the wealth of the Coeur d'Alene mining district. John K. Dow designed this building for
mining magnates Charles Sweeney and F. Lewis Clark.
It was completed in 1900. Dow gained prominence through the design of this building and the
Spokane Club Building in the same year. He became one of Spokane's most prominent architects in a career which lasted until his death in 1937.
Among his other important buildings are the
August Paulsen Building, the Mohawk Building, and the
Masonic Temple (National Register,
1976).
From 1912 to 1958, Central Business Property owned this building; in 1958, Great Western Savings bought the building and renamed it the Great Western. Its prominent residents included the Washington Water Power Company, the Spokane Weather Bureau, and the Arthur D. Jones Company, the largest real estate company in Spokane.
>Back to National Register Properties |
