List of tallest buildings in Spokane explained
The city of Spokane, located in the east of the U.S. state of Washington, is the metropolitan center of the Inland Northwest region of the United States, where it serves as a hub for retail trade and services.[1], Spokane has 40 high-rise buildings.[2] High-rise development began in 1891, shortly after the Great Spokane Fire of 1889, with the completion of the 146feet Review Building featuring a traditional brick-and-stone construction.[3]
In the late 19th century, the term skyscraper was typically used to describe buildings of a relatively modest 10 to 20 stories in height that were built on a ground level of thick masonry walls, as opposed to the contemporary usage of the term which is often used to describe more modern high-rise buildings in excess of 40 or 50 stories that were made possible with the incorporation of a metal framework.[4] After the advent of steel-frame construction, allowing for increased strength to support more floors, the construction of skyscrapers locally began increasing in the early 20th century.[3]
The U.S. Bank Building (built 1910) and the Paulsen Medical and Dental Building (built 1929) were among the earliest skyscrapers in Spokane and both held the title of tallest building in the city, respectively.[3] The U.S. Bank Building was also the tallest building in the state of Washington upon its completion.[5] [6] The current tallest building in Spokane, surpassing the Paulsen Medical and Dental Building, is the 288adj=midNaNadj=mid Bank of America Financial Center, which was completed in 1981 and has held the distinction for years.[3] Taller buildings have since been proposed but not constructed.[7]
Tallest buildings
Spokane has 24 high rises that stand at least tall based on standard height measurement. This height includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. Spokane's first high-rise, the Review Building was the tallest building in Spokane upon completion in 1891 and held the title for roughly 10 years.[8] The U.S. Bank Building was the tallest building in the city from 1910 until 1929 when it was surpassed in height by the Paulsen Medical and Dental Building, which lasted as the tallest from 1929 until 1981 when the current tallest building, the Bank of America Financial Center was completed.[3] [9]
In popular culture
The subject of skyscrapers in Spokane entered popular culture in an episode of How I Met Your Mother when a proposed building became a topic of discussion, where main character, Ted Mosby, an architect, was tasked by his boss with designing a 78-story skyscraper for a client in downtown Spokane.[44] When revealed to the client later in the episode, the building was ridiculed for its phallic shape and the design was rejected.[45]
See also
References
- General
- Web site: Tallest buildings in Spokane. Emporis. May 13, 2016. usurped. https://web.archive.org/web/20210821183222/http://www.emporis.com/statistics/tallest-buildings/city/101486/spokane-wa-usa. August 21, 2021.
- Web site: Buildings in Spokane (existing). Emporis. August 28, 2021. usurped. https://web.archive.org/web/20210828200818/https://www.emporis.com/city/101486/spokane-wa-usa/status/existing/1. August 28, 2021.
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- Web site: Payne. Loretta. Froyalde. Revelyn. Spokane County Profile. Washington State Employment Security Department, Labor Market and Economic Analysis Branch. January 2001. December 23, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20070206043625/http://www.wa.gov/esd/lmea/pubs/profiles/spokane.pdf . February 6, 2007.
- Web site: Spokane. Emporis. August 27, 2021. August 26, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210826005926/https://www.emporis.com/city/101486/spokane-wa-usa. usurped.
- Web site: Tinsley. Jesse. Then and Now: Spokane's Tallest Buildings. Cowles Company. The Spokesman-Review. July 2, 2018. June 13, 2021. August 22, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210822060727/https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2018/jul/02/then-and-now-spokanes-tallest-buildings/. live.
- Web site: skyscraper. Encyclopædia Britannica. June 13, 2021. January 7, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200107032149/https://www.britannica.com/technology/skyscraper. live.
- Web site: Eckert. Tyson. Old National Bank Building. Spokane Historical. Eastern Washington University. January 23, 2022. August 30, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210830152058/https://spokanehistorical.org/items/show/836. live.
- Web site: National Bank Building #2, Downtown, Spokane, WA. Pacific Coast Architecture Database. August 30, 2021. August 30, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210830152048/http://pcad.lib.washington.edu/building/23676/. live.
- News: Deshais . Nicholas . May 25, 2018 . Proposed high-rise would rise 31 stories in downtown Spokane and become tallest building . The Spokesman-Review . March 11, 2024.
- Web site: Reeves. Ian. Review Tower. Spokane Historical. Eastern Washington University. August 30, 2021. December 14, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211214044416/https://spokanehistorical.org/items/show/85. live.
- Web site: Tinsley. Jesse. Then and Now: Banks on Riverside Avenue. Cowles Company. The Spokesman-Review. September 3, 2020. January 10, 2022. July 22, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200722171812/https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2020/jul/20/then-and-now-banks-on-riverside-avenue/. live.
- Web site: Bank of America Financial Center. Emporis. August 30, 2021. August 21, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210821183156/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/123735/bank-of-america-financial-center-spokane-wa-usa. usurped.
- Web site: Bank of America Financial Center. SkyscraperPage. August 30, 2021. August 29, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210829162729/https://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=6973. live.
- Web site: Freibott. Kevin. Comparison of Floor Plate Sizes. City of Spokane. Planning and Development Services Department. March 2018. PDF. June 13, 2021. August 21, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210821201434/https://static.spokanecity.org/documents/projects/building-heights-on-spokane-falls-boulevard/comparison-of-floor-plate-sizes-2018-04-13.pdf. live.
- Web site: Bank of America Building. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. August 30, 2021. August 31, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210831042009/https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/bank-of-america-building/36190. live.
- Web site: Wells Fargo Center. Emporis. August 30, 2021. August 28, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210828190649/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/123725/wells-fargo-center-spokane-wa-usa. usurped.
- Web site: Wells Fargo Center. SkyscraperPage. August 31, 2021. August 31, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210831234422/https://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?buildingID=7174. live.
- Web site: Davenport Hotel Tower. Emporis. August 30, 2021. August 28, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210828190653/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/235302/davenport-hotel-tower-spokane-wa-usa. usurped.
- Web site: The Davenport Hotel Tower. SkyscraperPage. August 31, 2021. September 1, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210901000017/https://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?buildingID=58823. live.
- Web site: Paulsen Medical Center. SkyscraperPage. August 31, 2021. September 1, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210901000016/https://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?buildingID=7246. live.
- Web site: Paulsen Medical Center. Emporis. August 30, 2021. August 28, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210828190655/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/123733/paulsen-medical-center-spokane-wa-usa. usurped.
- Web site: US Bank Building. Emporis. August 30, 2021. August 28, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210828190652/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/123713/us-bank-building-spokane-wa-usa. usurped.
- Web site: US Bank Building. SkyscraperPage. August 31, 2021. September 1, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210901000017/https://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?buildingID=9265. live.
- Web site: Washington Trust Financial Center. Emporis. August 30, 2021. August 28, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210828190657/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/123715/washington-trust-financial-center-spokane-wa-usa. usurped.
- Web site: Chase Bank Building. Emporis. August 30, 2021. August 28, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210828190653/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/123720/chase-bank-building-spokane-wa-usa. usurped.
- Web site: Davenport Grand Hotel. Emporis. August 30, 2021. June 28, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180628072416/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/1215996/davenport-grand-hotel-spokane-wa-usa. usurped.
- Web site: Cathedral Plaza. Emporis. August 30, 2021. August 28, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210828210307/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/123719/cathedral-plaza-spokane-wa-usa. usurped.
- Web site: Riverfalls Tower. Emporis. August 30, 2021. August 28, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210828193132/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/191359/riverfalls-tower-spokane-wa-usa. usurped.
- Web site: Park Tower. Emporis. August 30, 2021. August 28, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210828192528/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/123716/park-tower-spokane-wa-usa. usurped.
- Web site: DoubleTree Hotel Spokane. Emporis. August 30, 2021. August 28, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210828210648/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/123740/doubletree-hotel-spokane-spokane-wa-usa. usurped.
- Web site: Sacred Heart Medical Center - Main Tower. Emporis. August 30, 2021. August 22, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210822163210/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/228956/sacred-heart-medical-center-main-tower-spokane-wa-usa. usurped.
- Web site: Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist. Emporis. August 30, 2021. August 30, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210830151554/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/123724/cathedral-of-saint-john-the-evangelist-spokane-wa-usa. usurped.
- Web site: Parkade Plaza. Emporis. August 30, 2021. August 28, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210828190708/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/123731/parkade-plaza-spokane-wa-usa. usurped.
- Web site: Parkade Plaza. SkyscraperPage. August 31, 2021. September 1, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210901000015/https://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?buildingID=20146. live.
- Web site: Lilac Plaza. May 8, 2018. Emporis. May 8, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180508185744/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/123730/lilac-plaza-spokane-wa-usa. usurped.
- Web site: Our Lady of Lourdes Cathedral. Emporis. August 30, 2021. August 28, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210828205930/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/123722/our-lady-of-lourdes-cathedral-spokane-wa-usa. usurped.
- Web site: Paulsen Building. Emporis. August 30, 2021. August 30, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210830155755/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/123736/paulsen-building-spokane-wa-usa. usurped.
- Web site: The Davenport Hotel. Emporis. August 30, 2021. August 30, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210830155158/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/123723/the-davenport-hotel-spokane-wa-usa. usurped.
- Web site: The Davenport Hotel. SkyscraperPage. August 31, 2021. September 1, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210901000014/https://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?buildingID=9267. live.
- Web site: WestCoast Ridpath Hotel. Emporis. August 30, 2021. August 28, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210828192444/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/123714/westcoast-ridpath-hotel-spokane-wa-usa. usurped.
- Web site: The Centennial West Tower. Emporis. August 30, 2021. August 9, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200809014215/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/123729/red-lion-hotel-at-the-park-spokane-wa-usa. usurped.
- Web site: Centennial Mill Flouring Mill. Emporis. August 30, 2021. August 28, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210828192434/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/1156317/centennial-mill-flouring-mill-spokane-wa-usa. usurped.
- Web site: Cooper George Apartments. Emporis. August 30, 2021. August 28, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210828210641/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/123718/cooper-george-apartments-spokane-wa-usa. usurped.
- Web site: Review Building. Emporis. August 30, 2021. August 28, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210828193135/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/123721/review-building-spokane-wa-usa. usurped.
- Web site: Review Building. SkyscraperPage. August 31, 2021. September 1, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210901000014/https://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?buildingID=40340. live.
- Web site: Turner. Paul. That downtown skyscraper. Cowles Company. The Spokesman-Review. April 24, 2016. August 27, 2021. August 27, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210827031254/https://www.spokesman.com/blogs/slice/2016/apr/24/downtown-skyscraper/. live.
- Web site: Krause. Staci. How I Met Your Mother: Ted Mosby, Architect Review. IGN. May 14, 2012. June 13, 2021. August 27, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210827031244/https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/07/19/how-i-met-your-mother-ted-mosby-architect-review. live.