McCroskey House 414 W. Sumner Avenue

HISTORIC NAME	McCroskey House
COMMON NAME
DATE BUILT	1923
ARCHITECT/BUILDER	Kirtland K. Cutter
PROPERTY STYLE	Spanish Colonial Revival
ON THE SPOKANE REGISTER	Yes - added 12/26/89
NATIONAL REGISTER	No
IN A DISTRICT	Yes - District
DISTRICT	Marycliff-Cliff Park Historic District
NEIGHBORHOOD	Cliff/Cannon

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

The McCrosky House is presumed to be the last residence in Spokane designed by the city’s most renowned architect, Kirtland Kelsey Cutter.  It was built in 1923 for Floyd McCrosky, a prominent Spokane life insurance underwriter.  The land was a wedding gift to McCrosky and his wife from her parents the Kemps, of the Kemp and Hebert Department Store.  Located in the Marycliff-Cliff Park Historic District, the home was designed in the Spanish Colonial Revival style, and represents an important transition in the development of Cutter’s works, reflecting the influence of his increasing connections to Southern California and the architectural styles prevalent there.  Cutter moved to California in 1923.

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Last Date Modified: December 16, 2005