Amman Apartments 1516 W. Riverside Avenue

HISTORIC NAME	Amman Apartments
COMMON NAME	Amman
DATE BUILT	1904
ARCHITECT/BUILDER	Albert Held
PROPERTY STYLE
ON THE SPOKANE REGISTER	No
ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER	No
IN A DISTRICT	Yes - added 2/12/87
DISTRICT	Browne's Addition Historic District
NEIGHBORHOOD	Browne's Addition

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

While the Amman is not as elaborate as the other apartment buildings designed by architect Albert Held (Breslin, Knickerbocker, San Marcos), it was one of the first and is definitely representative of the architect's style.  Held's apartment buildings are listed on the National Register collectively in a multiple property nomination.  Handsome in its simplicity, the Amman is located along historic Riverside Avenue, one of the first areas where apartments were built in Spokane.  The building is very well-maintained and is presently used as an office building.

Credits: Photo by Tim Cannan, 2002

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Last Date Modified: December 20, 2005