Spokane City Hall Building

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Spokane City Hall Building
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The building in 2005
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LocationNorth 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) Coordinates: 47°39′35″N117°25′18″W / 47.65972°N 117.42167°W / 47.65972; -117.42167 (Spokane City Hall Building)
Arealess than one acre
Built1912 (1912)
ArchitectJulius Zittel
Architectural styleChicago, Commercial Style
NRHP reference No. 85000350 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 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. Lock-green.svg