Dr. Robert & Jessie Bell House                    917 S. Lincoln

HISTORIC NAME	Dr. Robert & Jessie Bell House
COMMON NAME	Bell House
DATE BUILT	1908
ARCHITECT/BUILDER	Alonzo J. Grover
PROPERTY STYLE	American Foursquare with Craftsman-style influence
ON THE SPOKANE REGISTER	Yes-added 9/10/03
ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER	No
IN A DISTRICT	No
DISTRICT	Cliff-Cannon
NEIGHBORHOOD	Cliff-Cannon

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

Erected in 1908 and 1912 respectively, the Bell House and its single-car garage were built for Dr. Robert Bell and his wife, Jesse.  Bell, a pediatric dentist, and his wife Jessie and their two children lived in the house from 1908 to 1918.  The home was showcased in a July 26, 1908 Spokesman-Review article that touted the home's design as "an attractive example of the modern American house," a "distinctive style of architecture" built in the "American type."   The house was designed by Spokane architect Alonzo J. Grover.   Both the house and garage are historically and architecturally significant and were nominated to the Spokane Register of Historic Places under Categories A and C.

Credits: Photo Linda Yeomans, 2003

© 1997-2002 City of Spokane, Washington. All Rights Reserved.
Last Date Modified: December 15, 2005