Steam Plant

WWP Steam Plant (Mike Prager)

Industrial redevelopment

Washington Water Power Co., now Avista, produced steam heat for downtown buildings for much of the past century. The decommissioned plant, with its two towering brick stacks, was redeveloped into office spaces and a restaurant. Built in 1916, the steam plant was designed by Kirtland Cutter and a partner, the same architects who designed the Davenport Hotel, Spokane Club and other historic buildings. If you’ve never been inside the Steam Plant Grill, it is worth checking out. A small room beneath the stacks fills with air being drafted upward. The interior of an old boiler serves as a small banquet room.

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