McKinley School redevelopment

Rob Brewster is working on a commercial redevelopment of McKinley School following its purchase by investors last summer. He plans a brewery and other commercial and office uses. The McKinley School, named after the assassinated president William McKinley Jr., opened in 1903 and was quickly expanded to more than twice it's original size, anticipating the growing neighborhoods of East Spokane. The school served elementary and junior high students and for a short time, was an alternative school offering vocational training to junior high boys.

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Tue., Oct. 25, 2016

The former McKinley School is seen on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016, at 117 N. Napa St. in Spokane, Wash.

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The former McKinley School is seen on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016, at 117 N. Napa St. in Spokane, Wash.

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The former McKinley School is seen on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016, at 117 N. Napa St. in Spokane, Wash.

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The former McKinley School is seen on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016, at 117 N. Napa St. in Spokane, Wash.

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The former McKinley School is seen on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016, at 117 N. Napa St. in Spokane, Wash.

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The former McKinley School is seen on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016, at 117 N. Napa St. in Spokane, Wash.

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A Spokane Transfer & Storage Co. is still on display in front of the former McKinley School is seen on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016, at 117 N. Napa St. in Spokane, Wash.

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The former McKinley School is seen on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016, at 117 N. Napa St. in Spokane, Wash.

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A Spokane Transfer & Storage Co. is still on display in front of the former McKinley School is seen on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016, at 117 N. Napa St. in Spokane, Wash.

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The former McKinley School is seen on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016, at 117 N. Napa St. in Spokane, Wash.

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Melora Sharts passes by a window in the upper floor of the historic 1902 McKinley Elementary School during a tour, July 16, 2008 in Spokane.

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Dale Strom and Dave Ross leave the historic McKinley Elementary School after a tour, July 16, 2008, in Spokane.

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The mostly-empty hulk of the old McKinley School stands 117 N. Napa St. in an industrial area of East Spokane, where it was built in 1902.

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Dave Ross leads a tour up the stairs at the historic 1902 McKinley Elementary School at Riverside and Napa, July 16, 2008, in Spokane.

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In 2007 the old McKinley school roof shows its wear after over 30 years of absence from the Spokane school system.

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The old McKinley School which stands on Napa Street in Spokane served as a storage facility for Spokane Transfer in 2007. The school was shut down in the 60's and it's base floor turned into the main office for Spokane Transfer.

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1903 - The McKinley School, named after the assassinated president William McKinley Jr., opened in 1903 and was quickly expanded to more than twice it's original size, anticipating the growing neighborhoods of East Spokane. The school served elementary and junior high students and for a short time, was an alternative school offering vocational training to junior high boys.

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Numerous Chimneys on the closed McKinley School show that in 1901 the builders didn’t go in for central heating. Plant department crews covered the windows with plywood to protect them against vandalism.

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