Mary's Place

The home that George Alex grew up in is full of things, but it's the memories and stories they conjure that bubble up as he tours the 116-year-old structure in the shadow of Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center.

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Sun., Feb. 6, 2022

When owners of Mary’s Place refused to sell, Sacred Heart Medical Center was built around the house. COLIN MULVANY colinm@spokesman.com

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The interior for Mary’s Place has the appearance of being frozen in time.

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A stained-glass alcove bathes the stairs of Mary’s Place in warm light in this February 2022 photo. The property is now listed for sale, with an asking price of $5.9 million.

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Tucked in the shadow of Sacred Heart Providence Medical Center is Mary’s Place, a 118-year-old home owned by Dorothy Alex, who died in 2022. A permit filed with the city on Friday, and notes from a meeting earlier this summer at City Hall, indicate more parking may take the place of this historic home.

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Sacred Heart Hospital has almost completely surrounded this private residence on the South Hill of Spokane after the latest round of expansion. It is framed in a window of the main hospital building Wednesday October 11, 2006. The house of Pete and Mary Gianetsas has been in the family since 1944. One of their daughters currently lives in the four-story, 25-room landmark.

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George Alex stands in the home of his sister, Dorothy Alex, who occupied the place at 104 W. Eighth Avenue for the past 30 years and died last month. The home is known as “Mary’s Place,” named for their mother, who rented rooms in the 116-year-old home and resisted offers from surrounding Sacred Heart Medical Center to buy the land for expansion.

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