Spokane in the 1890s
Grover Cleveland returned in 1893 and William McKinley took office in 1897. The Panic of 1893 brought a severe depression, and the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago the same year made the classical civic style the national fashion. The war with Spain in 1898 left the country with overseas territory. What Spokane kept from the decade leans to Romanesque Revival, the label the records put on 3 of these stops.
Every stop carries a construction date in the 1890s. The route covers 10 of them and runs 2.1 miles end to end.
Distances are straight lines between the coordinates in the National Park Service Register data, so the walk on the street will be longer. Nobody has walked or checked this as a route, and a listing does not mean a place is open to visitors. Stops last changed Sep 18, 2026.
Map
Coordinates come from the National Park Service National Register spatial data, or from Wikidata where the spatial data has no point. The solid line joins the stops in walking order and is not a street route. Listings with a restricted address in the Register are never mapped and never become stops. Data refreshed November 02, 2026.
Walking order
- 1Daniel C. and Anna Corbin House507 W. Seventh Ave.Building · built 1898 · listed 2004start
- 2Seehorn–Lang Building151-165 S. Lincoln St.Building · built 1890 · listed 19980.4 mi from stop 1
- 3Montvale Block1001-1009 W. First Ave.Building · built 1899 · listed 19980.1 mi from stop 2
- 4Review BuildingSE corner, Riverside Ave. and Monroe St.Building · built 1891 · listed 1975461 ft from stop 3
- 5Empire State BuildingW. 901 Riverside St.Building · built 1899 · listed 1977260 ft from stop 4
- 6Miller Block808 W. Sprague Ave.Building · built 1890 · listed 1998335 ft from stop 5
- 7Whitten BlockN. 1 Post St.Building · built 1890 · listed 1993same block from stop 6
- 8Peyton Building and Peyton Annex722 W. Sprague Ave./10 N. Post St.Building · built 1898 · listed 20050.1 mi from stop 7
- 9Clark MansionW. 2208 2nd Ave.Building · built 1898 · listed 19751.0 mi from stop 8
- 10Finch HouseW. 2340 1st Ave., S. 104 PoplarBuilding · built 1898 · listed 19760.2 mi from stop 9
2.1 straight-line miles over 9 legs.
Taking it along
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- Open all 10 stops in Google MapsSet the mode to walking once it opens
- Open the first stop in Apple MapsThe Apple Maps web link carries one destination, so this is stop 1 only
Other walks in Spokane
- Houses and mansions in Spokane11 stops · 2.1 milesThe route links houses built between 1887 and 1912. Many are private homes and the stops are meant to be seen from the sidewalk.
- Spokane in the 1900s10 stops · 2.2 milesEvery stop carries a construction date in the 1900s. They are what Spokane holds on the register from that decade.
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