Russell House 2231 W. First Avenue

HISTORIC NAME	Russell House
COMMON NAME	Russell House
DATE BUILT	1900
ARCHITECT/BUILDER	Unknown
PROPERTY STYLE	Tudor Revival
ON THE SPOKANE REGISTER	Yes - added 6/22/98
NATIONAL REGISTER	No
IN A DISTRICT	Yes - District
DISTRICT	Browne's Addition Historic District
NEIGHBORHOOD	Browne's Addition

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

The Russell House is a contributing property in the Browne's Addition National Historic District.  It is architecturally significant as a representative example of Tudor Revival style architecture and is historically significant for its association with Spokane banking, mining, and real estate entrepreneur Wakefield Perry Russell and his wife Lucy, for whom the home was built in 1900. The house served as the Russell family residence until Lucy's death in 1951. Even though the home's architect remains unknown, Wakefield Russell's financial and social position likely allowed him to hire a professional architect to design his home.  The Russell House has remained a single-family residence from the time it was built, unlike many large homes in Browne's Addition.

Credits: Photo by Tim Cannan, 2002

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Last Date Modified: December 19, 2005