The Davenport Hotel, opened in 1914, must be counted among the grand city landmark hotels of the west. Built in the waning years of the railroad era, the Davenport was an important measure of the urbanity and sophistication of Spokane and the inland empire of eastern Washington, Idaho, and the mining country of western Montana. The Davenport was designed to present an outpost of elegance in a major city along the Northern Pacific and Great Northern Railroads and to impress visitors with its refinement and elegance. This landmark was designed by one of Spokane’s most celebrated architects, Kirkland K. Cutter, who is responsible for the designs of several of Spokane’s most prominent and luxurious buildings. The twelve story masterpiece became Cutter’s signature accomplishment, and far surpassed in design elegance its competitors in Seattle and Tacoma. The Davenport is an eclectic, yet elegant mix of Spanish Mission Revival, Italian Renaissance Revival, and Beaux Arts architectural styles and is sure to demand the attention of anyone passing by.

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