Historic Register Tour - Lewis and Clark High School

HISTORIC NAME	Lewis and Clark High School
COMMON NAME	Lewis and Clark High School
DATE BUILT	1911-12/ 2001
ARCHITECT/BUILDER	Loren L. Rand/Steve McNutt
PROPERTY STYLE	Collegiate Gothic Style
ON THE SPOKANE REGISTER	No
NATIONAL REGISTER	No
IN A DISTRICT	Yes - added 1/4/91, amended & re-reviewed 2001
DISTRICT	No
NEIGHBORHOOD	Cliff/Cannon

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

Lewis and Clark High School is significant for its architecture and for its long association with educational efforts in Spokane. Built in 1911-1912, the high school is the oldest extant high school building in the city and is situated on property that has a long history with the Spokane educational system. As such, the building and site participated directly in the early development of education in Spokane. Despite alterations of the original building due to the attachment of an addition in 2001, the historic significance of the high school remains little diminished. What remains of the building’s exterior continues to be one of the finest examples of the Collegiate Gothic Style in Spokane and is an outstanding example of the work of prominent Spokane architect Loren L. Rand. The building was initially listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. As a result of major changes during the renovation of the school, which included the demolition of the original Administration Building, erected in 1908 and also designed by Rand, the building’s NRHP documentation was amended in 2001.