Historic Register Tour - Mack-Kane House

HISTORIC NAME	Mack-Kane House
COMMON NAME
DATE BUILT	1912
ARCHITECT/BUILDER	Ivan H. Abraham (builder)
PROPERTY STYLE	Arts & Crafts - Craftsman
ON THE SPOKANE REGISTER	Yes - added 11/27/00
NATIONAL REGISTER	No
IN A DISTRICT	Yes - District
DISTRICT	Rockwood Historic District
NEIGHBORHOOD	East Central

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

Built in 1912, the Mack-Kane House is an excellent example of a bungalow designed in the Craftsman Style. It is a contributing property in the Rockwood National Register Historic District, a tree-lined neighborhood whose street plan was designed by the nationally renowned Olmsted Brothers landscape architectural firm of Brookline, Massachusetts. The house is distinguished by a unique design, an original garage that echoes the quality, materials, and architectural elements of the house, and by grounds and basalt rock wall remnants that comprise the property. The home was built for Spokane attorney Mansfield Mack and erected by Ivan Abraham, an accomplished Spokane builder who constructed several other homes in the Rockwood District. The house was later home for nearly 60 years to Spokane furniture maker Owen Kane and his daughter Katherine. Unusual for its four front-facing gables and façade design, and for its “artistic” interpretation of the identifying features of the Craftsman Style, the home retains excellent integrity in all respects.