Historic Register Tour - Glover House

HISTORIC NAME	John & Alta Graham House
COMMON NAME
DATE BUILT	1908
ARCHITECT/BUILDER	W. W. Hyslop (1908 house) Whitehouse & Price (1929 wing addition)
PROPERTY STYLE	Neoclassical
ON THE SPOKANE REGISTER	Yes - added 11/04
NATIONAL REGISTER	No
IN A DISTRICT	No
DISTRICT	No
NEIGHBORHOOD	Cliff/Cannon

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

Historically significant for its association with John W. Graham and “The Hill” neighborhood, the Graham House and carriage house are typical examples of the development and subsequent settlement of “The Hill,” an area that was built as a residential neighborhood for some of Spokane’s most prominent citizens and social elite. Built in 1908 and 1921 respectively, the house and carriage house were the home of John W. Graham and his wife, Alta Graham, for nearly five decades until John’s death in 1941, and Alta’s death in 1957. During this time, John W. Graham coined the slogan, “If Its Made of Paper, We Have It,” and founded, owned, operated, and expanded the John W. Graham Company into “one of the finest and largest stationery, book, and office supply stores” in the Western United States. Today, the home is an apartment building.

Credits: Photo and nomination by Linda Yeomans, 2004