Finch Memorial Nurse's Home 852 N. Summit Boulevard

HISTORIC NAME	Finch Memorial Nurse's Home
COMMON NAME	Finch Hall
DATE BUILT	c. 1929
ARCHITECT/BUILDER	Whitehouse & Price
PROPERTY STYLE	Commercial Vernacular
ON THE SPOKANE REGISTER	Yes - added 9/3/85
NATIONAL REGISTER	No
IN A DISTRICT	Yes - added 5/28/91
DISTRICT	No
NEIGHBORHOOD	West Central

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

The Finch Memorial Nurse's Home was built in 1929 with a trust fund established by mining magnate John A. Finch.  It was designed by one of Spokane's most prolific and respected firms of architects, Whitehouse & Price and served as a home for the nurses of nearby St. Luke's Hospital, and the St. Luke's Nursing School.  High demand for nurses during times of war  necessitated large nurse training programs.  Finch Hall was one of three such institutions established in Spokane, and is the last remnant of the diploma nursing schools in the area.

Credits:  Photo by Tim Cannan, 2002

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Last Date Modified: December 15, 2005