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Downtown Spokane skyline from the South Hill
Downtown Spokane skyline from the South Hill

The city of Spokane, located in the east of the U.S. state of Washington, is the metropolitan center of the Inland Northwest region of the United States, where it serves as a hub for retail trade and services. [1] As of January 2022, Spokane has 40 high-rise buildings. [2] High-rise development began in 1891, shortly after the Great Spokane Fire of 1889, with the completion of the 146-foot (45 m) Review Building featuring a traditional brick-and-stone construction. [3]

In the late 19th century, the term skyscraper was typically used to describe buildings of a relatively modest 10 to 20 stories in height that were built on a ground level of thick masonry walls, as opposed to the contemporary usage of the term which is often used to describe more modern high-rise buildings in excess of 40 or 50 stories that were made possible with the incorporation of a metal framework. [4] After the advent of steel-frame construction, allowing for increased strength to support more floors, the construction of skyscrapers locally began increasing in the early 20th century. [3]

The U.S. Bank Building (built 1910) and the Paulsen Medical and Dental Building (built 1929) were among the earliest skyscrapers in Spokane and both held the title of tallest building in the city, respectively. [3] The U.S. Bank Building was also the tallest building in the state of Washington upon its completion. [5] [6] The current tallest building in Spokane, surpassing the Paulsen Medical and Dental Building, is the 288-foot-tall (88 m) Bank of America Financial Center, which was completed in 1981 and has held the distinction for 43 years. [3] Taller buildings have since been proposed but not constructed. [7]

Cityscape

Panorama of Downtown Spokane looking north from Cliff Drive in December 2015.
Panorama of Downtown Spokane looking north from Cliff Drive in December 2015

Tallest buildings

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Spokane has 24 high rises that stand at least 145 feet (44 m) tall based on standard height measurement. This height includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. [a] Spokane's first high-rise, the Review Building was the tallest building in Spokane upon completion in 1891 and held the title for roughly 10 years. [8] The U.S. Bank Building was the tallest building in the city from 1910 until 1929 when it was surpassed in height by the Paulsen Medical and Dental Building, which lasted as the tallest from 1929 until 1981 when the current tallest building, the Bank of America Financial Center was completed. [3] [9]

Tallest buildings in Spokane
Rank Name Image Height
ft (m) 		Floors Use Year Coordinates Ref.
1 Bank of America Financial Center Bank of America Financial Center 288 (88) 20 Offices 1981 47°39′27″N 117°25′18″W / 47.65750°N 117.42167°W / 47.65750; -117.42167 (Bank of America Financial Center) [10] [11] [12] [13]
2 Washington Trust Tower
243 (74) 18 Offices 1982 47°39′22″N 117°25′18″W / 47.65611°N 117.42167°W / 47.65611; -117.42167 (Wells Fargo Center) [12] [14] [15] [b]
3 Davenport Hotel Tower Davenport Hotel Tower 224 (68) 20 Hotel 2007 47°39′23″N 117°25′22″W / 47.65639°N 117.42278°W / 47.65639; -117.42278 (The Davenport Hotel Tower) [12] [16] [17]
4 Paulsen Medical and Dental Building Paulsen Medical Center 221 (67) 18 Offices 1929 47°39′28″N 117°25′7″W / 47.65778°N 117.41861°W / 47.65778; -117.41861 (Paulsen Center) [18] [19]
5 U.S. Bank Building US Bank Building 219 (67) 16 Offices 1910 47°39′30″N 117°25′9″W / 47.65833°N 117.41917°W / 47.65833; -117.41917 (U.S. Bank) [12] [20] [21] [c]
6 Washington Trust Financial Center Washington Trust Financial Center 212 (65) 16 Offices 1973 47°39′25″N 117°25′22″W / 47.65694°N 117.42278°W / 47.65694; -117.42278 (Washington Trust Financial Center) [22]
7 Chase Building Chase Building 205 (62) 15 Offices 1973 47°39′31″N 117°25′18″W / 47.65861°N 117.42167°W / 47.65861; -117.42167 (Chase Bank) [12] [23]
8 Davenport Grand Hotel Davenport Grand Hotel 195 (59)
[d] 		16 Hotel 2015 47°39′35″N 117°25′1″W / 47.65972°N 117.41694°W / 47.65972; -117.41694 (The Davenport Grand) [25]
Cathedral Plaza Cathedral Plaza 195 (59)
[d] 		15 Residential 1971 47°39′27″N 117°25′45″W / 47.65750°N 117.42917°W / 47.65750; -117.42917 (Cathedral Plaza Apartments) [12] [26]
Riverfalls Tower Riverfalls Tower 195 (59)
[d] 		15 Residential 1973 47°39′30″N 117°25′52″W / 47.65833°N 117.43111°W / 47.65833; -117.43111 (Riverfalls Tower Apartments) [12] [27]
11 Park Tower Park Tower 190 (58) 20 Residential 1974 47°39′35″N 117°24′51″W / 47.65972°N 117.41417°W / 47.65972; -117.41417 (Park Tower Apartments) [12] [28]
12 DoubleTree Hotel Spokane City Center DoubleTree Hotel Spokane City Center 182 (55)
[d] 		14 Hotel 1975 47°39′40″N 117°24′50″W / 47.66111°N 117.41389°W / 47.66111; -117.41389 (DoubleTree Hotel) [29]
Sacred Heart Medical Center - Main Tower Sacred Heart Medical Center - Main Tower 182 (55)
[d] 		14 Hospital 1971 47°38′57″N 117°24′47″W / 47.64917°N 117.41306°W / 47.64917; -117.41306 (Sacred Heart Medical Center) [30]
14 Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist 180 (55) 1 Religious 1961 47°38′42″N 117°24′36″W / 47.64500°N 117.41000°W / 47.64500; -117.41000 (Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist) [31] [e]
15 Parkade Plaza Parkade Plaza 173 (53) 11 Parking 1967 47°39′32″N 117°25′13″W / 47.65889°N 117.42028°W / 47.65889; -117.42028 (Parkade) [32] [33] [f]
16 Lilac Plaza Lilac Plaza 169 (52)
[d] 		13 Residential 1972 47°43′16″N 117°24′16″W / 47.72111°N 117.40444°W / 47.72111; -117.40444 (Lilac Plaza Retirement Community) [34]
17 Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes 164 (50) 1 Religious 1908 47°39′29″N 117°25′42″W / 47.65806°N 117.42833°W / 47.65806; -117.42833 (Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes) [35] [g]
18 Paulsen Building Paulsen Building 160 (49) 11 Offices 1911 47°39′28″N 117°25′9″W / 47.65778°N 117.41917°W / 47.65778; -117.41917 (Paulsen Building) [36] [h]
19 Davenport Hotel Davenport Hotel 157 (48) 14 Hotel 1914 47°39′25″N 117°25′28″W / 47.65694°N 117.42444°W / 47.65694; -117.42444 (The Historic Davenport Hotel) [37] [38]
20 Ridpath Club Apartments Ridpath Hotel 156 (48)
[d] 		12 Residential 1952 47°39′25″N 117°25′13″W / 47.65694°N 117.42028°W / 47.65694; -117.42028 (Ridpath Club Apartments) [39]
21 Centennial Hotel Centennial Hotel 156 (48)
[d] 		12 Hotel 1993 47°39′50″N 117°25′0″W / 47.66389°N 117.41667°W / 47.66389; -117.41667 (The Centennial Hotel) [40]
22 Centennial Mills Flouring Mill Centennial Mills Flouring Mill 147 (45) 10 Industrial 1940 47°39′46″N 117°22′34″W / 47.66278°N 117.37611°W / 47.66278; -117.37611 (Centennial Mills Flouring Mill) [41]
23 Cooper George Cooper George 146 (45) 13 Residential 1952 47°39′4″N 117°25′21″W / 47.65111°N 117.42250°W / 47.65111; -117.42250 (Cooper George Apartments) [42]
Review Building Review Building 146 (45) 10 Offices 1891 47°39′27″N 117°25′34″W / 47.65750°N 117.42611°W / 47.65750; -117.42611 (The Spokesman-Review Building) [43] [44] [i]

In popular culture

The subject of skyscrapers in Spokane entered popular culture in an episode of How I Met Your Mother when a proposed building became a topic of discussion, where main character, Ted Mosby, an architect, was tasked by his boss with designing a 78-story skyscraper for a client in downtown Spokane. [45] When revealed to the client later in the episode, the building was ridiculed for its phallic shape and the design was rejected. [46]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ If two or more buildings are of the same height, they are listed in order of floor count, then alphabetically. The "Year" column indicates the year in which a building was completed.
  2. ^ The Bank of America Financial Center was officially topped out on December 12, 1980. [10]
  3. ^ Tallest building in the city and state upon completion in 1910 [6]
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h Height estimated by Emporis [24]
  5. ^ Construction started in 1925 [31]
  6. ^ Topped by a tall, distinctive tower [32]
  7. ^ Seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Spokane [35]
  8. ^ Architect John K. Dow also designed a near replica, the McLeod Building in Edmonton [36]
  9. ^ The Spokesman-Review headquarters [43]

References

General
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  • "Buildings in Spokane (existing)". Emporis. Archived from the original on August 28, 2021. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
Specific
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  5. ^ Eckert, Tyson. "Old National Bank Building". Eastern Washington University. Spokane Historical. Archived from the original on August 30, 2021. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  6. ^ a b "National Bank Building #2, Downtown, Spokane, WA". Pacific Coast Architecture Database. Archived from the original on August 30, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  7. ^ Deshais, Nicholas (May 25, 2018). "Proposed high-rise would rise 31 stories in downtown Spokane and become tallest building". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
  8. ^ Reeves, Ian. "Review Tower". Eastern Washington University. Spokane Historical. Archived from the original on December 14, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  9. ^ Tinsley, Jesse (September 3, 2020). "Then and Now: Banks on Riverside Avenue". The Spokesman-Review. Cowles Company. Archived from the original on July 22, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  10. ^ a b "Bank of America Financial Center". Emporis. Archived from the original on August 21, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  11. ^ "Bank of America Financial Center". SkyscraperPage. Archived from the original on August 29, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h Freibott, Kevin (March 2018). "Comparison of Floor Plate Sizes" (PDF). Planning and Development Services Department. City of Spokane. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 21, 2021. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  13. ^ "Bank of America Building". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Archived from the original on August 31, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  14. ^ "Wells Fargo Center". Emporis. Archived from the original on August 28, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  15. ^ "Wells Fargo Center". SkyscraperPage. Archived from the original on August 31, 2021. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  16. ^ "Davenport Hotel Tower". Emporis. Archived from the original on August 28, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  17. ^ "The Davenport Hotel Tower". SkyscraperPage. Archived from the original on September 1, 2021. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  18. ^ "Paulsen Medical Center". SkyscraperPage. Archived from the original on September 1, 2021. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  19. ^ "Paulsen Medical Center". Emporis. Archived from the original on August 28, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  20. ^ "US Bank Building". Emporis. Archived from the original on August 28, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  21. ^ "US Bank Building". SkyscraperPage. Archived from the original on September 1, 2021. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  22. ^ "Washington Trust Financial Center". Emporis. Archived from the original on August 28, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  23. ^ "Chase Bank Building". Emporis. Archived from the original on August 28, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  24. ^ "Buildings in Spokane (existing)". Emporis. Archived from the original on August 28, 2021. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  25. ^ "Davenport Grand Hotel". Emporis. Archived from the original on June 28, 2018. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  26. ^ "Cathedral Plaza". Emporis. Archived from the original on August 28, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  27. ^ "Riverfalls Tower". Emporis. Archived from the original on August 28, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  28. ^ "Park Tower". Emporis. Archived from the original on August 28, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  29. ^ "DoubleTree Hotel Spokane". Emporis. Archived from the original on August 28, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  30. ^ "Sacred Heart Medical Center - Main Tower". Emporis. Archived from the original on August 22, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  31. ^ a b "Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist". Emporis. Archived from the original on August 30, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  32. ^ a b "Parkade Plaza". Emporis. Archived from the original on August 28, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  33. ^ "Parkade Plaza". SkyscraperPage. Archived from the original on September 1, 2021. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  34. ^ "Lilac Plaza". Emporis. Archived from the original on May 8, 2018. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
  35. ^ a b "Our Lady of Lourdes Cathedral". Emporis. Archived from the original on August 28, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  36. ^ a b "Paulsen Building". Emporis. Archived from the original on August 30, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  37. ^ "The Davenport Hotel". Emporis. Archived from the original on August 30, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  38. ^ "The Davenport Hotel". SkyscraperPage. Archived from the original on September 1, 2021. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  39. ^ "WestCoast Ridpath Hotel". Emporis. Archived from the original on August 28, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  40. ^ "The Centennial West Tower". Emporis. Archived from the original on August 9, 2020. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  41. ^ "Centennial Mill Flouring Mill". Emporis. Archived from the original on August 28, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  42. ^ "Cooper George Apartments". Emporis. Archived from the original on August 28, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  43. ^ a b "Review Building". Emporis. Archived from the original on August 28, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  44. ^ "Review Building". SkyscraperPage. Archived from the original on September 1, 2021. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  45. ^ Turner, Paul (April 24, 2016). "That downtown skyscraper". The Spokesman-Review. Cowles Company. Archived from the original on August 27, 2021. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  46. ^ Krause, Staci (May 14, 2012). "How I Met Your Mother: Ted Mosby, Architect Review". IGN. Archived from the original on August 27, 2021. Retrieved June 13, 2021.

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