Dr. John and Viola Phillips House and Office

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Dr. John and Viola Phillips House and Office

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The Phillips House in 2015
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Location S. 337 Spokane Avenue
Newport, Washington
Coordinates 48°10′42″N117°02′45″W / 48.178233°N 117.045901°W / 48.178233; -117.045901 Coordinates: 48°10′42″N117°02′45″W / 48.178233°N 117.045901°W / 48.178233; -117.045901
Area less than one acre
Built 1914
Built by Sewell, Harold A.; Siggins, A.J.
Architectural style Bungalow/craftsman
NRHP reference # 05001501 [1]
Added to NRHP January 3, 2006

The Dr. John and Viola Phillips House and Office, at S. 337 Spokane Ave. in Newport, Washington, is a historic house built in 1914. It includes Bungalow/craftsman architecture. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 19. [1]

Newport, Washington City in Washington, United States

Newport is a city in, and the county seat of, Pend Oreille County, Washington. The population was 2,126 at the 2010 census. Newport is part of the Spokane Metropolitan Area.

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.

It was deemed significant for association with "pioneer"-era physician Dr. John Phillips and wife Viola, a registered nurse, who together served Newport from an office portion of this house, and also for its architecture. It is "a representative example" of a Craftsman-style bungalow. It was a work of local architect/engineer Harold A. Sewell and is well preserved. [2] Dr. Phillips served Newport for 25 years, 13 in this house. Earlier he had bought an open-sided Mitchell automobile in 1907, the first car in Newport, which he used to rescue residents and help fire fighters during a major fire, the "Big Smoke", in 1910 (Great Fire of 1910?). [2]

Bungalow type of building, originally developed in the Bengal region in South Asia, but now found throughout the world

A bungalow is a type of building, originally developed in the Bengal region of the subcontinent. The meaning of the word bungalow varies internationally. Common features of many bungalows include verandas and being low-rise. In Australia, the California bungalow associated with the United States was popular after the First World War. In North America and the United Kingdom, a bungalow today is a house, normally detached, that may contain a small loft. It is either single-story or has a second story built into a sloping roof, usually with dormer windows.

Mitchell (automobile) automobile company

Mitchell-Lewis Motor Company was founded in 1900 in Racine, Wisconsin as a motorcycle maker spin-off from the wagon maker Mitchell & Lewis Company Ltd. The company began manufacturing automobiles in 1903. The wagon business and auto companies were combined into Mitchell-Lewis Motor Co. in 1910. The Mitchell car brand produced automobiles from 1903 to 1923.

Great Fire of 1910

The Great Fire of 1910 was a wildfire in the western United States that burned three million acres in North Idaho and Western Montana, with extensions into Eastern Washington and Southeast British Columbia, in the summer of 1910. The area burned included large parts of the Bitterroot, Cabinet, Clearwater, Coeur d'Alene, Flathead, Kaniksu, Kootenai, Lewis and Clark, Lolo, and St. Joe National Forests.

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