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This
late Queen Anne-style residence has been listed in the National
Register of Historic Places since July 30, 1976 and has been
a Primary Site in Browne's Addition National Historic District
since July 8, 1985. There are tin ceilings in many rooms and
hard and soft wood floors throughout. At one time the house
contained an Otis elevator that ran between the first and
second floors. The curved glass window and newel post lamp
that adorn the foyer, the carved fireplace with its unusual
tile façade and the intricate ball and spindle fretwork
in the parlor entry and on the open staircase are original.
The
Fotheringham House became a Bed and Breakfast in 1984.
Decorated with period European and mid-Victorian American
walnut furniture, the home retains its Victorian charm.
2128
West 2nd Avenue, Spokane, WA 99201
Toll
Free (888) 838-1891 Local (509) 838-1891
FotheringhamHouse.com
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The
Davenport Hotel
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THE FAMOUS DAVENPORT HOTEL OF SPOKANE, WASHINGTON
"In all things, the hotel sincerely tries to so well
please its guests that they will be glad they came, sorry
to leave and eager to return."
Louis Davenport, 1914
Walt Worthy, 2002
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The
Davenport Hotel has been world famous since it opened
in September of 1914. It was the first hotel with air
conditioning, a central vacuum system, housekeeping carts
(designed by Louis Davenport himself), accordion ballroom
doors and Crab Louis (named for Louis Davenport). The
Spokane newspaper introduced the hotel to the public with
a special Sunday insert trumpeting "the new two million
dollar hostelry of Spokane," even though the project was
50% over budget and actually cost $3 million. At its opening, The Davenport Hotel was the largest private telephone
branch exchange in the entire Pacific Northwest (with
450 handsets) and was similarly the largest and most complicated
plumbing job (with 30-miles of pipes delivering hot, cold
and drinking water to every one of its 405 rooms). Gilded
with gold, sparkled by crystal and illuminated throughout
with "electroliers," it was as grand as the finest ocean
liners of the day. It was truly one of America's exceptional
hotels.
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10
South Post Street, Spokane, WA 99201
Phone
509.455.8888 or 800.899.1482
TheDavenportHotel.com
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