Buchanan Building  28 W. Third Avenue

HISTORIC NAME	Buchanan Building
COMMON NAME
DATE BUILT	1911
ARCHITECT/BUILDER	F.P. Rooney & L.R. Stritesky
PROPERTY STYLE
ON THE SPOKANE REGISTER	Yes - added 11/1/93
ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER	No
IN A DISTRICT	No
DISTRICT	No
NEIGHBORHOOD	Riverside

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

The Buchanan building is significant architecturally and historically.  Designed by local architects F. P. Rooney and Lewis Stritesky, the Buchanan Building was built in 1911 to house James D. Buchanan’s undertaking business.  Buchanan’s mortuary, one of the finest undertaking establishments in the city, remained in the building until 1924, when it became the Hennessey and Calloway Funeral Home.  The ornate entry marquee, elaborate lobby and impressive chapel remain as a testament to the prominence of this early Spokane business.

Credits: Photo by Tim Cannan, 2002

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Last Date Modified: December 15, 2005