Hussey-Borgeson House 2003 W. Riverside Avenue

HISTORIC NAME	Hussey-Borgeson House
COMMON NAME	Hussey House
DATE BUILT	1887, 1889
ARCHITECT/BUILDER	Loren L. Rand (carriage house)
PROPERTY STYLE	Queen Anne
ON THE SPOKANE REGISTER	Yes--added 11/27/2000
NATIONAL REGISTER	No
IN A DISTRICT	Yes--in district
DISTRICT	Browne's Addition
NEIGHBORHOOD	Browne's Addition

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

Built in 1887 and 1889, the Hussey-Borgeson House and its barn/stable/carriage house are excellent examples of the Queen Anne Style and are two of the oldest and most intact domestic buildings in Spokane.  The carriage house and 1889 additions were designed by prominent Spokane architect Loren L. Rand; the architect of the original house is unknown.  The house was built for mining and banking entrepreneur Warren Hussey and his wife Libby Shaw Hussey.  It was later home to the Claus Borgeson family for over 80 years.  The house is a contributing property in the Browne's Addition National Historic District but is historically and architecturally significant in its own right for its association with the early settlement and development of Spokane and as a superior example of the Queen Anne style of architecture.

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Last Date Modified: December 16, 2005