AKA: Fernwell Building, Riverside, Spokane, WA; Fernwell Block, Riverside, Spokane, WA

Structure Type: built works - commercial buildings - office buildings

Designers: Preusse, Herman, Architect (firm); Herman Preusse (architect)

Dates: constructed 1890

6 stories

505 West Riverside Avenue
Downtown, Spokane, WA 99201

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The Fernwell Building stood on the southwest corner of North Stevens Street and West Riverside Avenue.

Overview

This office building began operation in 1890 as the Chamber of Commerce Building in Spokane, WA, and was renamed the "Fernwell Building" in 1893.

Building History

Herman Preusse (1847-1926), one of Spokane's leading architects before the 1889 fire that destroyed so much of the city central business district, was also one of its most active designers after the blaze.

Building Notes

After 1915, the Mohawk Building (515 West Riverside) stood next door to the Fernwell Building (505-509 West RIverside) on West Riverside Avenue.

PCAD id: 23647