Nettleton's Addition Historic District
National Register of Historic Places

Nettleton's Addition Historic District

Spokane, Spokane County, Washington
Listed
March 22, 2006
Type
District
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
06000176

About this property

The Nettleton's Addition Historic District is a historic residential district in the West Central neighborhood of Spokane, Washington. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 2006 because of the concentration of historic homes in one of Spokane's oldest residential neighborhoods and for its significance as an example of community planning and development and in the area of architecture. It is the largest national historic district in the state of Washington. Located on a flat plateau surrounded on three sides by a bend in the Spokane River about a mile-and-a-half northwest of the center of Downtown Spokane, the area's proximity to the city center made it one of the first residential areas developed in Spokane. The neighborhood was platted in 1887 and largely developed by 1911. Architectural styles represented in the district include Queen Anne Revival, shingle style, Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, Bungalow, American Craftsman, as well as a dozen ranch-style homes which were built after 1937 and are not considered to be contributing properties to the historic district. At the time of its listing on the NRHP in 2006, Nettleton's Addition consisted of 949 properties on 1002 parcels, of which 536 are considered to be historic contributing buildings. Notable architects who worked in the neighborhood include Kirtland Cutter and Karl Malmgren. A working and middle-class neighborhood from the time of its development through to the present day, Nettleton's Addition consists primarily of one-to-two story single-family homes built of wood. Nettleton's Addition was laid out in a grid pattern with sidewalks on every street and alleys running east-to-west in the middle of each block. The only disruptions to this pattern come in the northern and southwestern edges of the district where the terrain drops off dramatically to the river and in one block in the northeastern portion of the district where the Holmes Elementary campus takes up the entire block.

Location

Spokane, Spokane County, Washington
47.66992, -117.44393

Categories

COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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

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Nearby Historic Sites

Ralston, John and Mary, House
Industrial
0.2 mi
Bleeker, Harry and Catherine, House
Industrial
0.2 mi
Meese, Gustav, Building
Industrial
0.3 mi
Knight House
Industrial
0.3 mi
Grace Baptist Church
Civil War
0.5 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of Spokane Plains (September 5, 1858)
1858Indian Wars
0.8 mi

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When was Nettleton's Addition Historic District listed on the National Register?

Nettleton's Addition Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 22, 2006.

What type of historic resource is Nettleton's Addition Historic District?

Nettleton's Addition Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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