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The Lorraine Hotel, a single room
occupancy hotel (SRO) is eligible for listing in the Register because it
was constructed during the city's most significant growth period.
As an SRO hotel and the "nearest hotel" to the Northern
Pacific Passenger Depot, the Lorraine provided lodging for working class
clientele, perhaps new residents to Spokane, many of whom may have
stepped off the train at the very depot. The Lorriane, known as
the Denver Apartments after 1943, operated continuously as a modest SRO
from its construction to 1971 when the upper floors were
vacated.
The building was designed by Loren L. Rand, a
prominent architect n the early decades of the 20th Century.
Composed of brick terra cotta, and molded sheet metal, the building is
distinctively detailed and a good example of a well designed small
commercial building.
The Lorraine is also listed as a contributing
building in the East Downtown National Historic District.
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