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Overview

Architect John K. Dow (1861-1961) designed the Spokane Club-Legion Building in 1901. The building occupied the northeast corner of the intersection of West Riverside Avenue and North Washington Street.

Building History

Spokane architect John Kennedy Dow (1861-1961) designed the five-story Legion Building-Spokane Club #1 as an investment property for flour magnate Francis Lewis Clark (1861-1914?), who also participated in the establishment of the Spokane Club. The club moved into the Legion Block from its earlier quarters in the Lamona Building on 10/26/1901. (See Thaddeus Roan, Flickr.com, "Spokane Club Building," accessed 06/26/2024.)

Francis Clark, one the Inland Empire's wealthiest men, likely committed suicide in Southern CA on or about 01/16/1914. Although his hat was found floating offshore from Santa Barbara, CA, his body was never recovered. (See New York Times.com, "F. Lewis Clark Missing," published 01/18/1914, p. 1, accessed 06/26/2024.)

A new Spokane Club building, designed by Cutter and Malmgren, Architects, opened in 1911, allowing members to plan and own their own independent structure.

In the 1950s, the Legion Building was known as the "Metals Building." (See Margaret Bean, “Spokane Club Grows as City Progresses,” Spokane Spokesman-Review, 04/21/1957, p. 16.)

PCAD id: 19351