Holms Block  628 N. Monroe Avenue

HISTORIC NAME	Holmes Block
COMMON NAME	Holmes Block
DATE BUILT	c. 1904
ARCHITECT/BUILDER	Isaac J. Galbraith
PROPERTY STYLE	Second Empire
ON THE SPOKANE REGISTER	Yes - added 4/29/91
NATIONAL REGISTER	Yes - added 8/22/80
IN A DISTRICT	No
DISTRICT	No
NEIGHBORHOOD	West Central

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

This building was designed for saloon keeper James C. Holmes by architect Isaac J. Galbraith. Holmes used the main floor as a store until 1907, when he converted it to a saloon; it continued to serve in this capacity until Prohibition in 1915. The second and third stories were used as apartments. Since the time this building was built, it has housed a tavern and been used as apartments. Today the main level houses a Youth Ministry, while the remainder of the building is undergoing rehabilitation.

Credits:  Photo by Tim Cannan, 2002

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Last Date Modified: December 15, 2005