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Built
in 1911, the property was built for Edward J. Cannon, one of early
Spokane’s most noted lawyers, and his wife Helen Appleton Cannon.
Lauded as “one of the brilliant members of the Spokane bar”
at the time of his death in 1934, Cannon was also honored as a “model
trial lawyer” by his peers, and was applauded for helping found and
establish the Gonzaga University School of Law in 1912. During
the most productive period of his life, Edward Cannon resided in the
Cannon House with his wife and their three daughters for 23 years.
The house, carriage house, and basalt rock retaining walls were
listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998 as a
contributing property in the Rockwood National Register Historic
District. Established
during its period of significance, 1911-1944, the property is
architecturally significant as an excellent example of the Colonial
Revival style and as a product of Spokane architect, Earl W. Morrison,
and Spokane builder, Amil T. Johnson, both accomplished craftsmen who
worked in Spokane during the early 1900s. In
the context of “community planning & development,” the property
is significant for its association with Morrison and Johnson, and for
building trends and patterns of development that occurred during the
settlement of the Rockwood neighborhood.
In summary, the Cannon House, garage, and basalt rock retaining
walls demonstrate architectural and historical significance as a
well-preserved representation of the Colonial Revival style, as a
product of professional craftsmen, as an example of specific building
and development trends that led to prescribed residential settlement in
the Rockwood neighborhood, and for the property’s association with
Edward Cannon, one of Spokane’s most articulate and well-respected
pioneer attorneys and law professors.
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