The Globe Hotel (Spokane, Washington)

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The Globe Hotel
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The building in 2008
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Location204 North Division Street, Spokane, Washington
Coordinates 47°39′34″N117°24′35″W / 47.65944°N 117.40972°W / 47.65944; -117.40972 (Globe Hotel, The) Coordinates: 47°39′34″N117°24′35″W / 47.65944°N 117.40972°W / 47.65944; -117.40972 (Globe Hotel, The)
Arealess than one acre
Built1908 (1908)
Architect Albert Held
Architectural styleEarly Commercial
MPS Single Room Occupancy Hotels in Central Business District of Spokane MPS
NRHP reference No. 97001080 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 17, 1998

The Globe Hotel, also known as The Janet Block, is a historic three-story building in Spokane, Washington. It was designed by architect Albert Held, and built in 1908 at a cost of $80,000 for the Inland Investment Company. [2] [3] When it opened, the hotel had 32 en-suite rooms out of 72. [2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since December 17, 1998. [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 Linda Yeomans (December 31, 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Globe Hotel, The". National Park Service . Retrieved December 30, 2019. With accompanying pictures
  3. "Globe Hotel Will Open. New Building Completed At Cost of $80,000. Seventy-Two Rooms Are Elegantly Finished and Furnished--H. F. Sorg, Proprietor". The Spokesman-Review . October 18, 1908. p. 14. Retrieved December 30, 2019 via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg