Spokane City Hall Building

Spokane City Hall Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The building in 2023
Location	North 221 Wall Street and West 711 Spokane Falls Blvd., Spokane, Washington
Coordinates	47°39′35″N117°25′18″W / 47.65972°N 117.42167°W / 47.65972; -117.42167 (Spokane City Hall Building)
Area	less than one acre
Built	1912 (1912)
Architect	Julius Zittel
Architectural style	Chicago, Commercial Style
NRHP reference No.	85000350 [1]
Added to NRHP	February 21, 1985

The Spokane City Hall Building is a historic building in Spokane, Washington. It was designed by German-born architect Julius Zittel, and built in 1912. ^[2] It was used as Spokane's city hall until 1982, when it was replaced with new offices in a former Montgomery Ward department store. ^{[2] [3]} The old city hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 21, 1985. ^[1]

On April 29, 1996, the Spokane City Hall Building was bombed by white supremacist terrorists Chevie Kehoe and Daniel Lewis Lee, damaging the building. The pipe bomb did not hurt or kill anyone since nobody was present. ^[4]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. John P. Morrow (November 28, 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Spokane City Hall Building". National Park Service . Retrieved December 29, 2019. With accompanying pictures
3. Craig, John (February 17, 1982). "City's Mr. Goodwrench: Architect scurries to debug quirks in new City Hall". Spokane Chronicle . p. 5. Retrieved December 29, 2019– via Newspapers.com.
4. "White Supremacist who once bombed Spokane City Hall executed Tuesday". krem.com. June 29, 2020. Retrieved June 10, 2025.