Benewah Milk Bottle 321 S. Cedar Street

HISTORIC NAME	Benewah Milk Bottle
COMMON NAME
DATE BUILT	c. 1935
ARCHITECT/BUILDER	Whitehouse & Price
PROPERTY STYLE
ON THE SPOKANE REGISTER	Yes - added 11/25/85
ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER	No
IN A DISTRICT	Yes - added 8/13/86
DISTRICT	No
NEIGHBORHOOD	Riverside

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

A favorite and familiar landmark in Spokane, the Benewah Milk Bottle Store was designed by the prestigious architectural firm of Whitehouse and Price and built in 1935 by contractor W.G. Myers.  The Milk Bottle, an example of literalism in advertising and modern technology, was one of two of the whimsical retail outlets constructed for Paul E. Newport, a well-known creamery operator and merchant with five other outlet stores in the area in addition to his Benewah plant.

Credits: Photo by Tim Cannan, 2002

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Last Date Modified: December 15, 2005