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This was the first house designed by the notable architect Kirtland Kelsey Cutter (1860-1939), just after his arrival in Spokane Falls, WA, 10/1886; his uncle, Horace Cutter, one of the founders of the 1st National Bank of Spokane, had influenced Kirtland to come West and to settle in the growing city. Spokane Falls, as it was known in the 1880s, became a regional center, made wealthy by lumber and mining. Horace Cutter, then Cashier of the new bank, commissioned the house in late 1886; Kirtland initially erected a masonry stable in which to live while the new house was being planned and built. The house proved to be an idiosyncratic design, hinting at the creativity of its architect. In his first months in the city, Kirtland lived in the newly completed house along with his uncle and his wife, Emily. (Much of the above information comes from architectural historian Henry Matthew's excellent work, "Kirtland Cutter, Architect in the Land of Promise," [Seattle, WA and London: University of Washington Press, 1998], p. 41-43.)

The house was located on a four-acre site that featured expansive views of the Rocky Mountains to the east and north.

Demolished.

PCAD id: 16003