Cowley Park South Division Street at West 6th and 7th Avenue

HISTORIC NAME	Cowley Park
COMMON NAME	Cowley Park
DATE BUILT
ARCHITECT/BUILDER
PROPERTY STYLE	Park
ON THE SPOKANE REGISTER	No
NATIONAL REGISTER	No
IN A DISTRICT	Yes - added 2/6/73
DISTRICT	No
NEIGHBORHOOD	Cliff/Cannon

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

Cowley Park is named for Henry T. Cowley, an early Spokane pioneer and missionary to the Spokane Indians who arrived in the area in 1874.  The two-acre park marks the site of Cowley’s home, schoolhouse, and mission.

Credits: Photo by Tim Cannan, 2002

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Last Date Modified: December 15, 2005