Carson-Clemmer-Larrabee 811 S. Lincoln Street

HISTORIC NAME	Carson-Clemmer-Larrabee
COMMON NAME
DATE BUILT	1905
ARCHITECT/BUILDER	John K. Dow
PROPERTY STYLE	Carpenter Gothic
ON THE SPOKANE REGISTER	Yes - added 7/27/92
ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER	No
IN A DISTRICT	No
DISTRICT	No
NEIGHBORHOOD	Cliff/Cannon

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

Constructed in 1905 on Spokane’s South Hill, the Carson-Clemmer-Larrabee House is both architecturally and historically significant.  A highly unusual local example of the Carpenter Gothic style of architecture, the house was designed by prominent Spokane architect John K. Dow for Maida Carson, widow.  Subsequent owners included Dr. Harold Clemmer, the dentist and entrepreneur who brought Spokane the Clemmer Theater (now the Met), as well as the Larrabee family, whose members played major roles in the mining and coal industries in the Inland Northwest.

Credits: Photo by Tim Cannan, 2002

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Last Date Modified: December 15, 2005