Then and Now: Spokane College

With roots in the First Methodist Church, Spokane College lasted for about a decade before folding as the demand for education changed.

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Mon., May 25, 2020

The stately building in the center foreground pictured here circa 1900 was Spokane College, an attempt at a primary through college institution started by Methodists, founded in 1881. The building at right was a dormitory for the college. The land for the buildings came from northside homesteader David P. Jenkins, who also donated land for the Spokane County Courthouse. His daughter donated some of the family land for Spokane Coliseum.

Northwest Room Spokane Public Library
The modern Spokane Regional Health District building sits in this 2020 photo near the site of the defunct Spokane College, an early educational institution founded by Methodists in 1882 and built on this site in 1883. The institution lasted less than a decade and the two college buildings were surrounded by active railroads when they were torn down in 1910.

Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review