Homes placed on historic register

Thu., Feb. 22, 2007

By Mike Prager mikeprager15@gmail.com (509) 459-5454

Three homes in Spokane were voted onto the Spokane Register of Historic Places this week, including one whose owners won gardening awards in the 1920s and 1930s.

The 1911 Gus and Florence Ehrenberg House at 1304 S. Cook St. was featured in a March 1931 edition of Better Homes and Gardens magazine, and its garden landscape was considered a top example of the “City Beautiful” movement that swept the nation and led to the beautification of Spokane.

The current owners are Phillip B.C. Jones and Christina Marino. The house is considered a good example of the Craftsman style of the era.

Also listed on the Spokane register were the 1909 Larsen-Lindholm House at 1243 S. Wall St., which also is a Craftsman home, and the Ove and Mary Andreasen House at 709 E. Rockwood Blvd., which is a Colonial Revival home with influences from the Georgian style of architecture.

The Larsen-Lindholm House is owned by Keith and Jane Slater. The Andreasen House is owned by Dean A. and Ruth A. Reynolds of Santa Clara, Calif.

In other business, the council approved a contract with Larson Demolition to tear down a dilapidated garage at 1431 W. Augusta Ave. at a cost of $2,010.

Hearings were set before the hearing examiner on March 20 at City Hall for three local improvement districts.

The first hearing is at 1:30 p.m. for improvements to Garfield Street from 38th to 37th avenues. The second hearing will be at 2:30 p.m. for improvements to Magnolia Street from Nebraska to Central avenues.

The third hearing is at 3:30 p.m. for work on Rebecca Street from 28th to 24th avenues.

The council also approved an agreement with Spokane County to share in the cost of running the historic preservation program. The county will pay the city $20,000 for 2007.

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