First Congregational Church of Spokane  311-329 W. Fourth Avenue

HISTORIC NAME	First Congregational Church of Spokane
COMMON NAME	First Congregational Church of Spokane
DATE BUILT	1890
ARCHITECT/BUILDER	J.K. Dow & Worthy Niver
PROPERTY STYLE	Gothic Revival
ON THE SPOKANE REGISTER	No
NATIONAL REGISTER	No
IN A DISTRICT	Yes - added 4/26/78
DISTRICT	No
NEIGHBORHOOD	Cliff/Cannon

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

The First Congregational Church was built in 1890, when Spokane was recovering from a fire that destroyed 36 square blocks.  While few other congregations dared more than a frame building, the First Congregationalists opted to build a lasting monument to their faith.  The massive three-story Norman structure, designed by architects J.K. Dow and Worthy Niver, proved to be the standard of architecture for other Spokane churches.  The rough cut granite building was the first stone church in the Inland Empire and is today the oldest standing church in the City of Spokane.

Credits: Photo by Tim Cannan, 2002

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Last Date Modified: December 15, 2005