64:
1234:
244:
48:
252:
downtown was home to numerous one and two story buildings catering to the city's automotive community. At three stories and 60,000 square feet, the
Eldridge Building was one of the largest automotive facilities in the area and considered to be one of the most modern. It was outfitted with an elevator that could take cars to any level of the building including the roof, air exhaust systems, automatically timed lighting, and full service parts and repair service centers.
1245:
71:
308:
accents on its two street-facing sides. These two sides are covered extensively by large, rectangular windows separated by piers. They are nearly symmetrical in design with the exception of the difference in length and that the Cedar St. facade has a garage door entrance located on its southern end.
251:
Arthur S. Eldridge, a distributor for Buick who owned the rights to sell their cars in the state of
Washington, founded Eldridge Buick in 1916. In 1925, Eldridge Buick moved into the then newly constructed Eldridge Building. At the time, the area surrounding the Eldridge Building on the west edge of
271:
in the area, in the early 1990s. Economic development and rehabilitation in the
Eldridge Building and its neighbors has continued into the 2020s, with over $ 50 million in plans for the area as of 2018. Continued revitalization around the Eldrige Building has included a change in the neighborhood's
255:
Eldridge Buick was sold to
Clayton and Lester Kauffman in 1936 and renamed Kauffman Buick, though the Eldridge Building remained under the ownership of the Eldridge family. Kaufman Buick would become Becker Buick, which operated at the Eldridge Building until 1958 when it relocated to the east side
262:
By the 1980s the area surrounding the
Eldridge Building had deteriorated and become home to vagrants. It was at that time that Spokane developer and preservationist Ron Wells purchased the Eldridge Building, along with numerous others in the immediate vicinity including the Grand Coulee and Buena
300:
trains passes through the block east-to-west to the south of the building. First Ave. is a one-way street carrying traffic eastbound into the downtown core, and classified as a major arterial by the city. Cedar is a two-way street classified as a local-access street.
312:
The upper floors house office space while the ground floor is home to numerous shops and retail stores. As of 2022, longtime retail tenants include a coffee shop and bakery, a boutique resale clothing shop, and a craft brewery and taproom.
1123:
272:
character and name, which began to be referred to as downtown
Spokane's "West End" in recent years. Since the 2010s the area has become a hub for breweries, with the Eldridge Building home to River City Brewing since 2012.
1218:
1154:
1138:
1128:
1274:
217:
256:
of
Downtown in 1958. Since the Buick dealership moved out in the late 1950s, the Eldridge Building has been home to a variety of retail businesses on its lower floors and offices on the upper floors.
1213:
1159:
800:
267:
and three other buildings around the intersection of First and Cedar. Wells' company began rehabilitating the buildings in what he dubbed
Carnegie Square, due to the presence of an old
1180:
1082:
1113:
1047:
1012:
1087:
992:
952:
777:
220:(NRHP) since November 12, 1992. It is one of three historic buildings listed on the NRHP at the intersection of First Avenue and Cedar Street. To the west across Cedar is the
304:
Rectangular in shape, the
Eldridge Building stretches for 100 feet along First Ave. and 156 feet down Cedar St. It is built of reinforced concrete with red brick facades and
100:
1052:
1042:
1037:
1017:
1133:
967:
882:
1002:
997:
872:
572:
1269:
1092:
1057:
962:
937:
1077:
1027:
1007:
982:
972:
957:
947:
932:
912:
887:
877:
867:
1279:
1097:
1072:
977:
917:
897:
892:
862:
852:
1032:
987:
927:
902:
857:
1164:
1062:
942:
907:
1118:
1067:
1022:
922:
652:
284:
located on the southeast corner of the intersection of First Ave. and Cedar St. in the west end of
Downtown Spokane. It is a contributing property to the
1284:
830:
815:
770:
846:
63:
285:
1248:
763:
543:
1238:
810:
487:
682:
259:
Arthur Eldridge died in 1954, while the building he commissioned was still serving its original purpose, as a Buick dealership.
517:
786:
338:
34:
1201:
289:
660:
623:
264:
225:
453:
1206:
1185:
597:
820:
375:
825:
805:
362:
358:
343:
755:
213:
167:
8:
209:
88:
235:
dealership, the Eldridge Building has maintained its commercial nature over the years.
413:
387:
224:
building and to the northwest, kitty-corner from the Eldridge Building, is the former
188:
288:, a historic district listed on the NRHP. Another NRHP-listed historic district, the
243:
1219:
University and college buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places
281:
268:
573:"Saturday's West End Oktoberfest is a first-of-its-kind event in downtown Spokane"
47:
359:"National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Eldridge Building"
1263:
263:
Vista buildings across the street from the Eldridge Building, as well as the
116:
102:
293:
305:
221:
518:"Developer Ron Wells uses passion, savvy to preserve Spokane's heritage"
711:
292:, begins just to the north across Cedar. An elevated railway carrying
1214:
List of jails and prisons on the National Register of Historic Places
1275:
National Register of Historic Places in Spokane County, Washington
737:
544:"$ 50 million in projects planned at downtown Spokane's west end"
333:
297:
280:
The Eldridge Building is a three-story structure built in the
785:
232:
488:"National Register of Historic Places Registration Form"
633:. City - County of Spokane Historic Preservation Office
604:. City - County of Spokane Historic Preservation Office
247:
Old-fashioned elevator door in the Eldridge Building
816:
History of the National Register of Historic Places
1270:Chicago school architecture in Washington (state)
847:List of U.S. National Historic Landmarks by state
356:
1261:
1280:Buildings and structures in Spokane, Washington
1239:National Register of Historic Places portal
216:, and built in 1925. It has been listed on the
286:West Downtown Historic Transportation Corridor
771:
388:"National Register Digital Assets - 94000798"
566:
564:
447:
445:
443:
441:
439:
437:
435:
1285:Buildings and structures completed in 1925
778:
764:
406:
46:
787:U.S. National Register of Historic Places
561:
482:
480:
478:
476:
474:
70:
35:U.S. National Register of Historic Places
659:. U.S. Geological Survey. Archived from
570:
509:
432:
242:
590:
515:
451:
380:
1262:
535:
516:Deshais, Nicholas (30 December 2017).
471:
350:
334:"National Register Information System"
328:
326:
759:
571:Harrison, Derek (15 September 2021).
541:
645:
339:National Register of Historic Places
218:National Register of Historic Places
454:"Then & Now: Eldridge Building"
357:Sally R. Reynolds (June 30, 1992).
323:
13:
1202:National Historic Preservation Act
452:Tinsley, Jesse (10 January 2016).
414:"National Register Digital Assets"
290:Riverside Avenue Historic District
14:
1296:
1244:
1243:
1232:
69:
62:
730:
704:
675:
616:
542:Peone, Samantha (24 May 2018).
212:. It was designed by architect
1155:Federated States of Micronesia
801:Architectural style categories
683:"Official Arterial Street Map"
275:
183:
87:1319--1325 West First Avenue,
1:
316:
177:Chicago, The Commercial Style
231:Originally built to house a
16:United States historic place
7:
548:Spokane Journal of Business
10:
1301:
1207:Historic Preservation Fund
1186:American Legation, Morocco
238:
208:is a historic building in
1227:
1194:
1173:
1148:Lists by associated state
1147:
1106:
839:
793:
194:
182:NRHP reference
181:
173:
163:
148:
140:
94:
83:
57:
45:
41:
32:
25:
21:
1129:Northern Mariana Islands
174:Architectural style
144:0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
653:"Spokane NW Quadrangle"
497:. National Park Service
420:. National Park Service
394:. National Park Service
1124:Minor Outlying Islands
1107:Lists by insular areas
821:Keeper of the Register
248:
117:47.65667°N 117.43083°W
826:National Park Service
806:Contributing property
376:accompanying pictures
363:National Park Service
344:National Park Service
246:
1181:District of Columbia
522:The Spokesman-Review
458:The Spokesman-Review
214:Gustav Albin Pehrson
168:Gustav Albin Pehrson
122:47.65667; -117.43083
52:The building in 2022
740:. Fringe & Fray
738:"Fringe & Fray"
631:historicspokane.org
602:historicspokane.org
598:"Eldridge Building"
495:historicspokane.org
346:. November 2, 2013.
210:Spokane, Washington
112: /
89:Spokane, Washington
249:
1257:
1256:
811:Historic district
716:rocketspokane.com
692:. City of Spokane
206:Eldridge Building
202:
201:
198:November 12, 1992
128:Eldridge Building
27:Eldridge Building
1292:
1247:
1246:
1237:
1236:
1235:
1160:Marshall Islands
780:
773:
766:
757:
756:
750:
749:
747:
745:
734:
728:
727:
725:
723:
708:
702:
701:
699:
697:
687:
679:
673:
672:
670:
668:
649:
643:
642:
640:
638:
628:
620:
614:
613:
611:
609:
594:
588:
587:
585:
583:
568:
559:
558:
556:
554:
539:
533:
532:
530:
528:
513:
507:
506:
504:
502:
492:
484:
469:
468:
466:
464:
449:
430:
429:
427:
425:
410:
404:
403:
401:
399:
384:
378:
373:
371:
369:
354:
348:
347:
330:
282:commercial style
269:Carnegie Library
226:Carnegie Library
185:
159:
157:
136:
135:
133:
132:
131:
129:
124:
123:
118:
113:
110:
109:
108:
105:
73:
72:
66:
50:
19:
18:
1300:
1299:
1295:
1294:
1293:
1291:
1290:
1289:
1260:
1259:
1258:
1253:
1233:
1231:
1223:
1190:
1169:
1143:
1102:
835:
789:
784:
754:
753:
743:
741:
736:
735:
731:
721:
719:
718:. Rocket Bakery
710:
709:
705:
695:
693:
690:spokanecity.org
685:
681:
680:
676:
666:
664:
651:
650:
646:
636:
634:
626:
622:
621:
617:
607:
605:
596:
595:
591:
581:
579:
569:
562:
552:
550:
540:
536:
526:
524:
514:
510:
500:
498:
490:
486:
485:
472:
462:
460:
450:
433:
423:
421:
412:
411:
407:
397:
395:
386:
385:
381:
367:
365:
355:
351:
332:
331:
324:
319:
278:
241:
155:
153:
127:
125:
121:
119:
115:
114:
111:
106:
103:
101:
99:
98:
79:
78:
77:
76:
75:
74:
53:
37:
28:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1298:
1288:
1287:
1282:
1277:
1272:
1255:
1254:
1252:
1251:
1241:
1228:
1225:
1224:
1222:
1221:
1216:
1211:
1210:
1209:
1198:
1196:
1192:
1191:
1189:
1188:
1183:
1177:
1175:
1171:
1170:
1168:
1167:
1162:
1157:
1151:
1149:
1145:
1144:
1142:
1141:
1139:Virgin Islands
1136:
1131:
1126:
1121:
1116:
1114:American Samoa
1110:
1108:
1104:
1103:
1101:
1100:
1095:
1090:
1085:
1080:
1075:
1070:
1065:
1060:
1055:
1050:
1048:South Carolina
1045:
1040:
1035:
1030:
1025:
1020:
1015:
1013:North Carolina
1010:
1005:
1000:
995:
990:
985:
980:
975:
970:
965:
960:
955:
950:
945:
940:
935:
930:
925:
920:
915:
910:
905:
900:
895:
890:
885:
880:
875:
870:
865:
860:
855:
850:
843:
841:
840:Lists by state
837:
836:
834:
833:
831:Property types
828:
823:
818:
813:
808:
803:
797:
795:
791:
790:
783:
782:
775:
768:
760:
752:
751:
729:
703:
674:
644:
624:"District Map"
615:
589:
560:
534:
508:
470:
431:
405:
379:
349:
321:
320:
318:
315:
277:
274:
240:
237:
200:
199:
196:
192:
191:
186:
179:
178:
175:
171:
170:
165:
161:
160:
150:
146:
145:
142:
138:
137:
96:
92:
91:
85:
81:
80:
68:
67:
61:
60:
59:
58:
55:
54:
51:
43:
42:
39:
38:
33:
30:
29:
26:
23:
22:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1297:
1286:
1283:
1281:
1278:
1276:
1273:
1271:
1268:
1267:
1265:
1250:
1242:
1240:
1230:
1229:
1226:
1220:
1217:
1215:
1212:
1208:
1205:
1204:
1203:
1200:
1199:
1197:
1193:
1187:
1184:
1182:
1179:
1178:
1176:
1172:
1166:
1163:
1161:
1158:
1156:
1153:
1152:
1150:
1146:
1140:
1137:
1135:
1132:
1130:
1127:
1125:
1122:
1120:
1117:
1115:
1112:
1111:
1109:
1105:
1099:
1096:
1094:
1091:
1089:
1088:West Virginia
1086:
1084:
1081:
1079:
1076:
1074:
1071:
1069:
1066:
1064:
1061:
1059:
1056:
1054:
1051:
1049:
1046:
1044:
1041:
1039:
1036:
1034:
1031:
1029:
1026:
1024:
1021:
1019:
1016:
1014:
1011:
1009:
1006:
1004:
1001:
999:
996:
994:
993:New Hampshire
991:
989:
986:
984:
981:
979:
976:
974:
971:
969:
966:
964:
961:
959:
956:
954:
953:Massachusetts
951:
949:
946:
944:
941:
939:
936:
934:
931:
929:
926:
924:
921:
919:
916:
914:
911:
909:
906:
904:
901:
899:
896:
894:
891:
889:
886:
884:
881:
879:
876:
874:
871:
869:
866:
864:
861:
859:
856:
854:
851:
848:
845:
844:
842:
838:
832:
829:
827:
824:
822:
819:
817:
814:
812:
809:
807:
804:
802:
799:
798:
796:
792:
788:
781:
776:
774:
769:
767:
762:
761:
758:
739:
733:
717:
713:
712:"1st + Cedar"
707:
691:
684:
678:
663:on 3 May 2022
662:
658:
654:
648:
632:
625:
619:
603:
599:
593:
578:
574:
567:
565:
549:
545:
538:
523:
519:
512:
496:
489:
483:
481:
479:
477:
475:
459:
455:
448:
446:
444:
442:
440:
438:
436:
419:
415:
409:
393:
389:
383:
377:
364:
360:
353:
345:
341:
340:
335:
329:
327:
322:
314:
310:
307:
302:
299:
295:
291:
287:
283:
273:
270:
266:
260:
257:
253:
245:
236:
234:
229:
227:
223:
219:
215:
211:
207:
197:
195:Added to NRHP
193:
190:
187:
180:
176:
172:
169:
166:
162:
151:
147:
143:
139:
134:
97:
93:
90:
86:
82:
65:
56:
49:
44:
40:
36:
31:
24:
20:
1053:South Dakota
1043:Rhode Island
1038:Pennsylvania
1018:North Dakota
742:. Retrieved
732:
720:. Retrieved
715:
706:
694:. Retrieved
689:
677:
665:. Retrieved
661:the original
656:
647:
635:. Retrieved
630:
618:
606:. Retrieved
601:
592:
580:. Retrieved
577:The Inlander
576:
551:. Retrieved
547:
537:
525:. Retrieved
521:
511:
499:. Retrieved
494:
461:. Retrieved
457:
422:. Retrieved
417:
408:
396:. Retrieved
391:
382:
368:December 29,
366:. Retrieved
352:
337:
311:
303:
279:
261:
258:
254:
250:
230:
222:Grand Coulee
205:
203:
1174:Other areas
1134:Puerto Rico
968:Mississippi
883:Connecticut
306:terra cotta
276:Description
120: /
107:117°25′51″W
95:Coordinates
1264:Categories
1083:Washington
1003:New Mexico
998:New Jersey
873:California
317:References
126: (
104:47°39′24″N
1093:Wisconsin
1058:Tennessee
963:Minnesota
938:Louisiana
265:San Marco
164:Architect
1249:Category
1078:Virginia
1028:Oklahoma
1008:New York
983:Nebraska
973:Missouri
958:Michigan
948:Maryland
933:Kentucky
913:Illinois
888:Delaware
878:Colorado
868:Arkansas
657:usgs.gov
189:92001588
84:Location
1195:Related
1098:Wyoming
1073:Vermont
978:Montana
918:Indiana
898:Georgia
893:Florida
863:Arizona
853:Alabama
744:27 July
722:27 July
696:27 July
667:27 July
637:27 July
608:27 July
582:24 July
553:24 July
527:24 July
501:24 July
463:22 July
424:16 July
418:nps.gov
398:16 July
392:nps.gov
239:History
154: (
1033:Oregon
988:Nevada
928:Kansas
903:Hawaii
858:Alaska
794:Topics
298:Amtrak
1165:Palau
1063:Texas
943:Maine
908:Idaho
686:(PDF)
627:(PDF)
491:(PDF)
374:With
233:Buick
149:Built
1119:Guam
1068:Utah
1023:Ohio
923:Iowa
746:2022
724:2022
698:2022
669:2022
639:2022
610:2022
584:2022
555:2022
529:2022
503:2022
465:2022
426:2022
400:2022
370:2019
296:and
294:BNSF
204:The
156:1925
152:1925
141:Area
184:No.
1266::
714:.
688:.
655:.
629:.
600:.
575:.
563:^
546:.
520:.
493:.
473:^
456:.
434:^
416:.
390:.
361:.
342:.
336:.
325:^
228:.
849::
779:e
772:t
765:v
748:.
726:.
700:.
671:.
641:.
612:.
586:.
557:.
531:.
505:.
467:.
428:.
402:.
372:.
158:)
130:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
