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Built
in 1911 in Spokane, Washington, the Ralph & Ella Belle Cohen House
is an excellent interpretation of the Craftsman style.
Constructed for investor and mortgage broker Ralph Cohen and his
wife, Ella Belle Cohen, the house was one of the first homes built in
the Cannon Hill Park neighborhood, a planned residential community on
Spokane’s South Hill which was developed by the Arthur D. Jones
Company. Well representing
the company’s intentions, the design and construction cost of the
Cohen House embody the strict subdivision requirements which were
prescribed in property deed covenants written specifically to control
land use and maintain architectural integrity and compatibility in the
residential development. Especially
during its period of significance in 1911, in the areas of
“architecture” and “community planning & development,” the
Cohen House and garage are architecturally and historically significant
as excellent examples of the Craftsman style, and reflect early 20th
century building and development trends associated with prominent
residential neighborhoods built in early Spokane.
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