J. L. Cooper House  1729 S. Upper Terrace Drive

HISTORIC NAME	J. L. Cooper House
COMMON NAME
DATE BUILT	1929-1930
ARCHITECT/BUILDER	Fred Westcott
PROPERTY STYLE	Tudor Revival
ON THE SPOKANE REGISTER	Yes
NATIONAL REGISTER	No
IN A DISTRICT	Yes - District
DISTRICT	Rockwood Historic District
NEIGHBORHOOD	Rockwood

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

Designed by Fred Westcott (Hyslop and Westcott Architects) and built by John E. Anderson, this Tudor Revival style house was reported to have cost in excess of $20,000 to erect in 1930. The house was built for James Leonard Cooper, a pioneer Spokane financier, founder of the J. L. Cooper and Company mortgage firm, and president of Spokane Savings Bank.  Louis Wasmer, founder of Spokane's KHQ radio station, lived in the house from 1933 to 1949.  The house, then, is historically significant for its association with Cooper and Wasmer and architecturally significant as an example of master architect Fred Westcott's interpretation of the Tudor Revival style.

Credits:  Photo by Tim Cannan, 2002

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Last Date Modified: December 16, 2005