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Tue., Dec. 7, 2021

The Davenport Hotel photographed on Friday, April 21, 2017.

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The historic Davenport Hotel in downtown Spokane, Wash., was designed by architect Kirtland Cutter and opened in 1914. The hotel is named after Louis Davenport, it first first owner and overseer of the project.

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Historic photographs are on display at The Davenport Hotel and Tower in Spokane on Thursday, October 17, 2014. The 405-room hotel opened in 1914 in Spokane and has been visited by many a celebrity, including Bob Hope, Clark Gable, Charles Lindbergh and Bing Crosby.

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A visitor walks through the halls at The Davenport Hotel and Tower in Spokane on Thursday, October 17, 2014.

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The mezzanine level of the Davenport Hotel is as it was when built in 1914.

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Strolling the mezzanine level of the Davenport Hotel, visitors can view may old photographs of the hotel like this one of a gathering in the Marie Antoinette Ballroom from 1914.

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Original Davenport silver is on display in a case on mezzanine level of the Davenport Hotel.

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The Hall of the Doges in the Davenport Hotel was touted as "the finest restaurant in America" in the early 1900s when this photograph was taken.

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The Davenport Hotel was built in 1914 and completely restored by developer Walt Worthy in 2002.

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The Historic Davenport Hotel, shown Thursday, July 30, 2020, was built in 1914.

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During hotel renovations, The Hall of the Doges ballroom, was removed from the oldest part of Davenport Hotel, painstakingly preserved and restored then re-installed in the new East addition.

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Looking west, the elegant Davenport Hotel lobby is inspired by the Spanish Renaissance style.

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Looking east, the elegant Davenport Hotel lobby is inspired by the Spanish Renaissance style.

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The Davenport Hotel's elegant lobby has a ghost story to tell.

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Easter decorations at the Davenport Italian Gardens Restaurant, 1938.. Image from the historic photograph collection at the Joel E. Ferris Research Library and Archives at the Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture (MAC)/Eastern Washington State Historical Society

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Louis Davenport opened Davenport's Restaurant in 1890 in a building at the corner of Post St. and Sprague Ave. It expanded with its popularity to take up the whole building and Davenport also bought the building to the south, calling it the Pennington Hotel. Then Kirtland Cutter was hired to redesign the facades of both buildings, unifying them into mission style with red roof tile, stucco siding and arched windows. And Spokanites hadn't seen anything like the ornate Hall of Doges when it was completed by Cutter in 1904. Designed to emulate the elegance of Doge's palace in Venice, Italy, diners were transported into the world of Renaissance art and gilded scrollwork. Developer Walt Worthy preserved the hall by crating it whole and removing it during the hotel's refitting, then replacing it in 2001. Today it is a dining and meeting area outside the Grand Pennington ballroom. 1908 Charles Libby Collection, Washington State Archives, Digital Archives

1908 Charles Libby Collection, Washington State Archives, Digital Archives
The Sprague Ave. side of the historic Davenport Hotel, shown Wednesday, June 5, 2019, had a thriving business district before the hotel was built. The hotel opened in September 1914.

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The lobby and the second floor are transformed into holiday cheer for the 2021 Christmas Tree Elegance, Monday, Nov. 29, at the Davenport Hotel in Spokane. Some 15 trees are on display for viewing at the hotel and at River Park Square starting Tuesday. Nov. 30, with. the final drawings on Dec. 12.

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The Peacock Room Lounge is seen on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, at the Davenport Hotel in Spokane, Wash.

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This fountain in the center of the Davenport lobby was a new note of decor for a Champagne Ball at the 10th annual party in 1967 which had the Spokane Symphony Orchestra as the sponsor and the beneficiary. The event was under the auspices of Champagne Ball Charities, Inc., the occasion, included a champagne hour and concert, a gourmet dinner and an evening of dancing.

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Miss Spokane Club Dance May 3, 1912 at the Davenport Hotel.

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