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Built
in two identical parts in 1913 and 1927, the Inland Casket Company
factory building is historically significant as one of the
longest-operating and the only surviving casket factory building in
Spokane, Washington. Identified
as a good example of a funerary building type in the Multiple Property
Documentation (MPD), Funerary
Properties in Spokane, Washington, 1888-1978, the Inland Casket
Company factory building meets the registration requirements stated in
the MPD for listing on the Spokane Register of Historic Places.
The Inland Casket Company was
founded by Emil A. Skone and his two business partners, John Powers and
Peter Sether, and manufactured hundreds of thousands of caskets for 65
years from 1913 to 1978 in Spokane.
The company designed, built, and finished ready-made and
custom-designed caskets in various shapes and sizes, and in a plethora
of upholstered fabrics. The
casket company was owned by the Skone family and their extended members
for nearly nine decades from 1913 to 2002.
The Inland Casket Company factory building achieved significance
particularly from 1913 to 1954, in the areas of “commerce” and
“industry” for its association with the funerary business and
funerary trends in Spokane, Washington.
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