Lowenberg-Roberts House

HISTORIC NAME	Loewenberg-Roberts
COMMON NAME
DATE BUILT	1889
ARCHITECT/BUILDER	W.J. Carpenter
PROPERTY STYLE	Queen Anne
ON THE SPOKANE REGISTER	Yes - added 3/16/02
NATIONAL REGISTER	No
IN A DISTRICT	Yes - District
DISTRICT	Browne's Addition
NEIGHBORHOOD	Browne's Addition

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

The Loewenberg-Robets house stands as one of Spokane's premiere examples of Queen Anne architecture.  Designed in 1889 for pioneer businessman Bernard Loewenberg, a Prussian immigrant and owner of the Loewengerg Mercantile.  Later to be known as the Coeur d'Alene Hotel.  Following the stock market crash of 1893, Loewenberg became bankrupt and was forced to trade houses with E.J. Roberts in 1898. Edward Roberts, chief engineer of the D.C. Corbin Railway Systems, and founder of the Union Iron Works, along with D.C. Corbin.  The houses remained in the Roberts family until 1959.

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Last Date Modified: December 16, 2005