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Mack-Hayfield-Kane House, Garage & Garden

Mack-Hayfield-Kane House, Garage & Garden
Mack-Kane House
734 E. 23rd Avenue See Map
1912
Ivan H. Abraham (builder)
Rockwood
04/14/1997
11/27/2000

Built in 1912, the Mack-Hayfield-Kane House and Garage are excellent examples of the Craftsman Style. The house is distinguished by a unique design, an original garage that echoes the quality, materials, and architectural elements of the house and by grounds and a basalt rock wall remnants that accentuate the property. In 1918, the Hayfields purchased the adjacent vacant lot and developed a formal garden with paths, trees, shrubs, flowers, a reflecting pool, and a basalt rock wall that encircled three sides of the property. The mid-block greenspace has become a neighborhood oasis used as a place of quiet contemplation by its owners and neighbors alike.


The home was built for Spokane attorney Mansfield Mack by contractor Ivan Abraham, an accomplished Spokane builder who constructed several other homes in the Rockwood District. The house was later home for nearly 60 years to Spokane furniture maker Owen Kane and his daughter Katherine. Unusual for its four front-facing gables and facade design and for its “artistic” interpretation of the identifying features of the Craftsman Style, the home retains excellent integrity in all respects.
 

The Mack-Hayfield-Kane House, Garage & Garden is a contributing property in the Rockwood Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. The property was originally listed on 11/27/2000 and was amended to include the Hayfield Garden in July of 2024.

 

Management Agreement - Amended on 7/26/2024

Nomination (PDF)