Built in 1910 and 1915 respectively, the Jimmie & Margaret Durkin House & Garage are excellent examples of the American Arts & Crafts tradition as expressed in the Craftsman style. The house was designed by the Ballard Plannary Company, a prominent Spokane architectural firm, and the garage was designed by accomplished Spokane architect, Franklin Manz. The Durkin House & Garage achieved importance for its association with James “Jimmie” Durkin, “one of Spokane’s most colorful characters…saloon owner, liquor tycoon, and philosopher,” and for its association with urban trends and patterns that led to the creation of subdivision covenants as implemented by prescribed residential and architectural development of the Hillside Addition on Spokane’s South Hill.

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