Holy Names Academy 1216 N. Superior Street

HISTORIC NAME	Holy Names Academy
COMMON NAME	Academy Apartments
DATE BUILT	c. 1891, 1903
ARCHITECT/BUILDER	Patrick Donohoe (1891); Preusse & Zittel (1903)
PROPERTY STYLE	Eclectic - elements of Queen Anne, Second Empire, Greek Revival
ON THE SPOKANE REGISTER	Yes - added 10/21/85
NATIONAL REGISTER	No
IN A DISTRICT	Yes - added 5/2/86
DISTRICT	No
NEIGHBORHOOD	Logan

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

The  Holy Names Academy Building is significant in the educational history of Spokane and the Inland Northwest.  Chartered in 1891 as a private secondary academy and expanded in 1907 to become one of the state’s first private normal schools, the Academy offered both a high school curriculum and a teacher training course for young women from throughout the Inland Northwest for many decades.  The building, built in 1891 and enlarged in 1903, reflects the designs of Spokane architects Patrick Donohoe and the well-known firm of Preusse and Zittel and is an important example of Victorian institutional architecture in Spokane.

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Last Date Modified: December 15, 2005