Then and now: Spokane County Courthouse

The Spokane County Courthouse was built on a patch of land donated by Col. David P. Jenkins, an early settler who homesteaded the north bank of the Spokane River after arriving in 1879. Read about the development of the land around the courthouse here.

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Sun., Dec. 8, 2019

The 1895 Spokane County Courthouse is seen here in a 1938 photo.

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The 1895 Spokane County Courthouse, designed in the style of a French chateau and seen here in a December 2019 photo, stood alone on a patch of land that had been donated by Spokane pioneer David P. Jenkins. Today, it is surrounded by many buildings constructed over the last 124 years to house many county departments and functions. The 1970 Public Safety Building, seen behind the courthouse, and the 1986 County-City Jail, behind the PSB, are two of the larger structures on the site.

Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review