Turner House  1521 E. Illinois

HISTORIC NAME	Luther and Jane Marie Turner House
COMMON NAME	Davis Nursing Home
DATE BUILT	1916
ARCHITECT/BUILDER	John R. Burrill
PROPERTY STYLE	Neo-Classical
ON THE SPOKANE REGISTER	Yes - added 11/10/03
NATIONAL REGISTER	Yes - added 11/5/03
IN A DISTRICT	Yes - 1/16/04
DISTRICT	No
NEIGHBORHOOD	Logan Neighborhood

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

Built in 1916, the Turner House once occupied an entire city block, but now occupies about half of that space, sharing the block with the modern Loganhurst Care Center. The Luther P. Turner House is historically significant as an excellent, and largely intact, Spokane example of the Neoclassical architectural style, and for its association with the Luther P. Turner family, early settlers of the Inland Northwest who made their fortune growing wheat on the rolling Palouse hills west of Spokane.  Luther and his wife later became prominent participants in the social life of Spokane.  Following Mr. Turner's death, the building served as a nursing home for elderly residents until its recent closure.

Credits: Photo by Steve Emerson, 2003

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Last Date Modified: December 20, 2005