Avondale Court  229 W. Second Avenue

HISTORIC NAME	Avondale Court
COMMON NAME	Avondale Court
DATE BUILT	c. 1902
ARCHITECT/BUILDER	Peter Anderson
PROPERTY STYLE
ON THE SPOKANE REGISTER	Yes - added 8/24/92
ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER	No
IN A DISTRICT	No
DISTRICT	No
NEIGHBORHOOD	Riverside

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

Built starting in 1902 in a residential/commercial sector of Spokane's central business district, Avondale Court is historically significant for its association with the ten years of dramatic growth that Spokane experienced during the first decade of the 20th century.  Unfortunately for the owners, a mill workers' strike in 1903 delayed the construction of the project and it took several years to complete.  Meanwhile, demand for housing in Spokane skyrocketed, as population swelled from 36,848 to 104,402 between 1900 and 1910.  The Spokesman-Review reported on December 19, 1903: "Spokane leads the nation in percentage of residential building construction."

Credits: Photo by Tim Cannan, 2002

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Last Date Modified: December 15, 2005