Review Building

The Review Bldg is one of the oldest in Spokane. It stands next to the Chronicle Building seen at its rear. (Mike Prager)

Newspaper history

The Review Building was erected in 1891 to house one of the competing newspapers of the day. W.H. Cowles, publisher of the Spokesman newspaper, acquired the building in the economic downturn of 1893, and renamed his paper as The Spokesman-Review, which has operated continuously since then under the ownership of the Cowles family. The Romanesque-influenced eclectic architecture was the work of Alabama-born Chauncey B. Seaton. The seven stories, peaked roof and soaring tower are done with red pressed brick and Montana granite. Note the octagonal brick piers, ornamented lintels, curved windows and brick pattern work. The tower windows have a view north up Monroe Street.

Source: Spokesman-Review

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