Amman (Spokane, Washington)
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| Location | W. 1516 Riverside, Spokane, Washington |
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| Coordinates | 47°39′23.9″N 117°26′5.1″W / 47.656639°N 117.434750°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1904 |
| Architect | Albert Held |
| MPS | Apartment Buildings by Albert Held TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 87000086[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 12, 1987 |
Amman or Ammann,[2] in the Browne's Addition neighborhood of Spokane, Washington is a building constructed in 1904.[1] It was designed by architect Albert Held.[1] The building was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1] Although the National Register of Historic Places list the property under the name Amman the Spokane Register of Historic Places lists the building as Ammann.[3]
As of 2022, the building is known as The Dormitory and home to a mix of retail and office space surrounding the central common area on the first and second stories.[4] Retail on the first floor, as of 2022 includes a coffee shop and roaster,[5] and a bakery and cheese shop.[6]
History
[edit]In August 1903, the lot Amman stands on was sold to Caroline Ammann by the Northwestern and Pacific Hypotheekbank.[1][7] Construction began by March 1904, when Apartment units in the building were advertised in the local paper, The Spokesman-Review.[1] The building was used as housing until 1985, when it underwent a National Park Service certified rehabilitation turning the apartments into office space.[1] The renovation was done by Wells & Company, a company specializing in certified renovations of old and historic buildings.[8] The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places as part of a thematic group containing San Marco, Breslin and Knickerbocker Apartment Buildings.[1][9]
Description
[edit]The two-story building sits on a tree lined street in Browne's Addition, the neighborhood has a uniquely residential feel considering its proximity to the city center.[2] The lot to the west of the building is used for parking.[1] Due to its location, the building offers views of the Spokane River.[1] Of the buildings in the thematic group, the Amman Apartments had the simplest design, with a square footprint rather than the U, H and L shapes of the other apartment buildings built by Held.[1][2] The building design can most easily be described as classical.[1] The apartment units had clear delineation of living and entertainment spaces by use of narrow hallways in order to separate the design from common "railroad" plans.[1] Another unique feature is that all rooms had an exterior view, instead of the common light court of the era.[1] The common hallway features a large curved stairway and access to the balcony above the portico on the second story.[1]
Gallery
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Detail view of the main entrance -
Staircase to second story -
Second story showing parallel staircases
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Nancy Gale Compau and Leonard T. Garfield (July 20, 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation: Apartment Buildings by Albert Held Thematic Group".
- ^ a b c "Historic Spokane". properties.historicspokane.org. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
- ^ "Spokane Register of Historic Places Nomination - Ammann Apartments" (PDF). Retrieved 18 June 2022.
- ^ "The Dormitory". selkirkdev.com. Selkirk Development. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ Mulligan, Michaela (29 November 2018). "Ladder Coffee serves house-roasted coffee and handcrafted toast at its new Spokane shop". The Inlander. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ Richards, Destiny (21 October 2020). "Rind And Wheat: New specialty bakery and cheese shop opens in downtown Spokane". KXLY-TV. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ "Real Estate Transfers". The Spokesman-Review. 7 August 1903. p. 12. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
- ^ "1516 West Riverside (Amman Apartments)". Wells & Company. Archived from the original on 16 April 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ^ "Apartment Spotlight: The Breslin Apartments". NAI Global. Archived from the original on 4 May 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
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