Spokane in the 1900s
McKinley was assassinated in 1901 and Theodore Roosevelt served until 1909. The San Francisco earthquake and fire destroyed much of that city in 1906, the same year the Antiquities Act gave the president power to set aside national monuments. The Wright brothers flew in 1903 and Ford introduced the Model T in 1908. The stops here are what Spokane has on the register from those years, built between 1901 and 1909.
Every stop carries a construction date in the 1900s. The route covers 10 of them and runs 2.2 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
- 1Natatorium CarouselSpokane Falls Blvd.Object · built 1909 · listed 1977start
- 2Kemp & Hebert Building404 W. Main Ave.Building · built 1908 · listed 19940.1 mi from stop 1
- 3Spokane Club Building–Legion Building108 N. Washington St.Building · built 1901 · listed 1994489 ft from stop 2
- 4Hutton Building9 S. Washington St.Building · built 1907 · listed 1983512 ft from stop 3
- 5Holley-Mason BuildingS. 157 HowardBuilding · built 1905 · listed 19830.2 mi from stop 4
- 6Commercial Block1111--1119 First Ave. W.Building · built 1906 · listed 19930.4 mi from stop 5
- 7San MarcoW. 1229 RiversideBuilding · built 1904 · listed 19870.1 mi from stop 6
- 8AmmanW. 1516 RiversideBuilding · built 1904 · listed 19870.2 mi from stop 7
- 9Spokane Sash and Door Company Flats1302-1312 W Broadway Ave.Building · built 1909 · listed 20050.7 mi from stop 8
- 10Gustav Meese Building1727 Sinto Ave.Building · built 1904 · listed 19960.4 mi from stop 9
2.2 straight-line miles over 9 legs.
Taking it along
- Download the route as GPXFor a handheld GPS or a phone app
- 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 1890s10 stops · 2.1 milesEvery stop carries a construction date in the 1890s. Romanesque Revival is the style recorded on more of them than any other.
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