Kemp & Hebert Building
National Register of Historic Places

Kemp & Hebert Building

Spokane, Spokane County, Washington
Listed
June 30, 1994
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
94000660

About this property

The Kemp & Hebert Building, also known as the Liberty Furniture Store, is a historic four-story building in Spokane, Washington. It was designed by Alfred D. Jones in the Classical Revival style, and built in 1908 as a store for Kemp & Hebert, a dry goods company co-founded by Spokane businessmen Charles John Kemp (1857–1914) and Henry H. Hebert (1866–1941) in 1892. The building was purchased by Shannon Ahern and Chris O'Harra in the fall of 1993 and was remodelled to be the home of…

Location

404 W. Main Ave.
Spokane, Spokane County, Washington
47.65956, -117.41843

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 94000660. It was listed on June 30, 1994.

Categories

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

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0.1 mi
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0.1 mi

Nearby Battles

Spokane Indian Raids 1858
1858Indian Wars
0.4 mi
Battle of Spokane Bridge (1858)
1858Indian Wars
0.5 mi
Battle of Spokane Plains (September 5, 1858)
1858Indian Wars
1.5 mi
Coeur d'Alene War — Battle of Spokane Plain
1858Early Republic
2.9 mi
Coeur d'Alene War — Battle of Spokane Plains
1858Early Republic
6.6 mi

Questions about this property

When was Kemp & Hebert Building listed on the National Register?

Kemp & Hebert Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 30, 1994.

What type of historic resource is Kemp & Hebert Building?

Kemp & Hebert Building is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Kemp & Hebert Building?

The period of significance for Kemp & Hebert Building is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1857.

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