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Built in
1910 and 1915 respectively, the Jimmie & Margaret Durkin House &
Garage are excellent examples of the American Arts & Crafts
tradition as expressed in the Craftsman style. The house was
designed by the Ballard Plannary Company, a prominent Spokane
architectural firm, and the garage was designed by accomplished
Spokane architect, Franklin Manz. During its period of
significance from 1910 to 1948, the Durkin House & Garage
achieved importance in the areas of significance, “commerce” and
“community planning & development,” for their association with
James “Jimmie” Durkin, “one of Spokane’s most colorful
characters…saloon owner, liquor tycoon, and philosopher,” and
for their association with urban trends and patterns that led to
the creation of subdivision covenants as implemented by
prescribed residential and architectural development of the
Hillside Addition on Spokane’s South Hill.
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