Whitten Block

The Whitten Block is a historic five-story building in Spokane, Washington. It was designed by architect Lorenzo M. Boardman, and built in 1890 for investor Leydford B. Whitten at a cost of $40,000.[2][3] Tenants included a dry goods store, a flower shop, a shoe repair store, a candy store as well as clothing stores.[2]

Whitten Block
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The building in 2007
Location	N. 1 Post Street, Spokane, Washington
Coordinates	47°39′28″N 117°25′22″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1890
Architect	Lorenzo M. Boardman
Architectural style	Romanesque
NRHP reference No.	93000362[1]
Added to NRHP	May 14, 1993

In the 1990s the Whitten building and adjacent Miller building were renovated to be the Hotel Lusso. The building once was the location of Louis Davenport’s restaurant before the construction of his hotel[4] and currently as part of the Hotel Lusso, is part of the The Davenport Hotel Collection. The Whitten Block was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 14, 1993.[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. Sally R. Reynolds (October 12, 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Whitten Block / Hamer's". National Park Service. Retrieved December 29, 2019. With accompanying 20 photos from 1992
3. "L. M. Boardman, Architect". The Spokane Daily Chronicle. August 4, 1890. p. 6. Retrieved January 1, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
4. https://www.spokesman.com/guides/historic-dining-downtown/stop-16/