City puts five homes on historic register

The City Council on Monday voted to place five homes on the Spokane Register of Historic Places.

They are:

“The Anderson-Webster House, built in 1912 at 1217 S. Wall St.

“The George and Nellie Canfield House, built in 1908 at 1301 N. Sherwood St.

“The Crommelin House, built in 1908 at 603 W. Sumner Ave.

“The William and Margaret Solby House, built in 1926 at 1325 E. 20th Ave.

“The Charles and Elsie Thomas House, built in 1907 at 1212 N. Summit Blvd.

The Solby House is considered a good example of the storybook tudor revival style of architecture and is one of few of its kind in Spokane, according to historic consultant Linda Yeomans.

In other business, the council approved a reimbursement agreement with Ridgecrest Development LLC for a new 228,000-gallon water tank in the Woodridge area. It will be north of Shawnee Road between the Indian Trail and Five Mile Prairie neighborhoods.

The city agreed to pay the developer the water hookup charges it collects each year as homes served by the tank come online. It is estimated that the city payments will equal about 40 percent of the cost of the tank over the next 10 years.

Afterward, the city will take ownership of the tank.

Also, the council approved an ordinance vacating the alley between Fourth and Fifth avenues from Bernard to McClellan streets at the request of Spokane Eye Clinic.

The council set a hearing for Jan. 2 on a request for vacating the southwest corner of Monroe Street and Cora Avenue as requested by William Mullins at Bill’s Import Auto Repair Inc.