Historic Properties of Spokane
MacLeod House
Built in 1902, the Alex & Addie MacLeod House is an excellent example of the Freе Classic subtype of the Queen Anne style. Located north of downtown Spokane in the Mountain View Addition in the city's West Central neighborhood, the house is one of few homes built in the area that features brick masonry construction and a full-width front porch with a hexagonal porch turret. The MacLeod House is well preserved and conveys building techniques, materials, workmanship, and designs popularized by the Queen Anne style in Spokane during the late 1890s and early 1900s. In the middle 1940s, the property was adapted for use as a multi-family apartment house, which followed a strong development trend that saw large, turn-of-the-century homes throughout the city remodeled with apartments to accommodate budget-conscious residents and locally stationed and returning World War II GI's and their families. The house was originally built for prominent pioneer physician, Alex F. MacLeod, and his wife, Addie Brink MacLeod. Dr. MacLeod practiced in Spokane and throughout the Inland Empire for 47 years, and was an honored member of the Spokane, Washington State, and American Medical Associations. From 1920 to 1945 the MacLeod House was owned by St. Paul's Methodist Church and was home to various ministers and their families as the church parsonage.




