Amman (Spokane, Washington)

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Amman / Ammann
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LocationW. 1516 Riverside, Spokane, Washington
Coordinates 47°39′23.9″N117°26′5.1″W / 47.656639°N 117.434750°W / 47.656639; -117.434750
Arealess than one acre
Built1904
Architect Albert Held
MPS Apartment Buildings by Albert Held TR
NRHP reference No. 87000086 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 12, 1987

Amman or Ammann, [2] in the Browne's Addition neighborhood of Spokane, Washington is a building constructed in 1904. [1] It was designed by architect Albert Held. [1] The building was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1987. [1] Although the National Register of Historic Places list the property under the name Amman the Spokane Register of Historic Places lists the building as Ammann. [3]

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As of 2022, the building is known as The Dormitory and home to a mix of retail and office space surrounding the central common area on the first and second stories. [4] Retail on the first floor, as of 2022 includes a coffee shop and roaster, [5] and a bakery and cheese shop. [6]

History

In August 1903, the lot Amman stands on was sold to Caroline Ammann by the Northwestern and Pacific Hypotheekbank. [1] [7] Construction began by March 1904, when Apartment units in the building were advertised in the local paper, The Spokesman-Review. [1] The building was used as housing until 1985, when it underwent a National Park Service certified rehabilitation turning the apartments into office space. [1] The renovation was done by Wells & Company, a company specializing in certified renovations of old and historic buildings. [8] The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places as part of a thematic group containing San Marco, Breslin and Knickerbocker Apartment Buildings. [1] [9]

Description

The two-story building sits on a tree lined street in Browne's Addition, the neighborhood has a uniquely residential feel considering its proximity to the city center. [2] The lot to the west of the building is used for parking. [1] Due to its location, the building offers views of the Spokane River. [1] Of the buildings in the thematic group, the Amman Apartments had the simplest design, with a square footprint rather than the U, H and L shapes of the other apartment buildings built by Held. [1] [2] The building design can most easily be described as classical. [1] The apartment units had clear delineation of living and entertainment spaces by use of narrow hallways in order to separate the design from common "railroad" plans. [1] Another unique feature is that all rooms had an exterior view, instead of the common light court of the era. [1] The common hallway features a large curved stairway and access to the balcony above the portico on the second story. [1]


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