Kirtland Cutter buildings in Spokane

Kirtland Cutter has a list of buildings and structures in Spokane that is dizzying in its breadth. The Glover Mansion, Patsy Clark Mansion, Spokane Club and Monroe Street Bridge are of his design, as were Seattle’s Rainier Club, the Cutter Theatre in Metaline Falls and the Idaho Building for the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair.

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Sat., Nov. 23, 2019

Patsy Clark Mansion built in 1898

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Mr. and Mrs. James Chase at Patsy Clark's Restaurant in 1982.

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Sun shines on a wooden likeness of Mary Clark's face at The Patsy Clark Mansion on Thursday, October 17, 2014.

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This photograph was on display at the Patsy Clark Mansion on Thursday, October 17, 2014. Patrick "Patsy" and Mary Clark were married on St. Patrick's Day, 1881.

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Patsy Clark Mansion at W. 2208 2nd Avenue in Spokane, Wash. was built in 1898 and designed by architect Kirtland Cutter.

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Grand carvings and trim work shine in the light of a stained glass window in the Patsy Clark Mansion in 2006. The woodwork in the Clark Mansion’s foyer was repaired and preserved by Walker Construction. The detailed carved woodwork took two years to complete.

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Grand carvings and trim work shine in the light of a stained glass window in the Patsy Clark Mansion in 2006. The woodwork in the Clark Mansion’s foyer was repaired and preserved by Walker Construction. The detailed carved woodwork took two years to complete.

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Patsy Clark's celebrates its 10th anniversary in 1992 as the 'place to show off to other people' and looks to the future with plans for a creative new menu.

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In 1948 the Music Makers was one of the local bands playing for local dances. The group played Natatorium Park, The Davenport, and the Patsy Clark Mansion, where this photo was taken. Photo submitted by Dick Bruneau, on sax, third from the left, front row.

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Monroe Street Bridge in 1929.

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The Monroe St. Bridge towered above the Washington Water Power powerhouse along the Spokane River in 1935. The Milwaukee Railroad span can be seen above the bridge and with the falls, the concrete span of the Post St. Bridge and metal trestle of the Great Northern Railroad thorughfare further in the background.

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This picture, looking south shows one of the four lookout posts on the Monroe Street Bridge in 1971. The bridge was dedicated in November, 1911. Light fixtures with three globes were part of Kirtland K. Cutter's scheme for decorating the concrete river span first viewed in a sketch in the Chronicle 60 years ago. These were removed in 1925 because of constant damage to or disappearance of the gloves and bulbs.

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Hundreds of cyclists cross the Monroe Street Bridge over the Spokane River, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2017, as they start on the Spokefest 2017 ride of 21 miles. The annual bicycle festival attracted more than 1200 riders taking nine, 21 or 50 mile recreational rides.

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Visitors to the new pedestrian plaza on Spokane Falls Boulevard near the Monroe Street Bridge attend the opening celebration ceremony, Friday, Oct. 25, 2019.

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A military parade turns onto Monroe St. outside the Spokane Club. The "new" club building was built in 1910.

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The Spokane Club sits on the south side of the Spokane River in downtown Spokane in 2010.

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File photo of the Glover Mansion from January 31, 1953

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This 1908 photo of the James Glover mansion shows the Tudor style conceived by Kirtland Cutter when it was built in 1888. Glover lost the house in the economic panic of 1893. Spokane’s earliest history is that of ambitious, business-minded men who saw the region’s potential. James Nettle Glover was born in 1837 and came west on the Oregon Trail. After some years in Oregon, he traveled to Spokan Falls in 1873 and used the Land Act of 1820 to gain title to the town site originally settled by James Downing and Seth Scranton. Glover and his partners started a mill, a bank, a livery stable and other businesses. Glover convinced General Sherman to station soldiers in Spokane in 1877 to repel warring Indian tribes and under their security Spokan Falls flourished. Glover recruited doctors, merchants, lawyers and ministers to populate the downtown street plan he laid out, which is why Glover is still called the “Father of Spokane”. Glover’s new home, designed by Kirtland Cutter, at 321 Eight Ave. cost $100,000 in 1888. In the economic panic of 1893, Glover lost most of his money and the house was taken by the bank. He recovered his fortune and was listed as one of Spokane’s richest citizens again in 1903. Glover died in 1921.

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The Glover Mansion on Spokane's South Hill is shown Sunday, June 10, 2012.

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