Built in 1904, the Ammann Apartments is significant as a product of master Spokane architect Albert Held, and is a fine example of the type of apartment houses designed especially for middle-class tenants. In addition, the Ammann Apartments possess high artistic values in its construction and aesthetic achievement in design in the building’s wide geometric-inspired central hall, which is softened and tempered by the addition of twin staircases that gracefully curve up to the second floor. One of the most prominent and prolific architects in Spokane, Held was responsible for more than 60 documented commissions, including some of the finer residential homes, commercial buildings, warehouses, schools, and apartment blocks in the city and surrounding area. Four of the earliest and finest apartment blocks designed by Held were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. Built as multi-story brick buildings between 1904 and 1911, the four apartment buildings include one of the earliest (Ammann), most elaborate (San Marco and Knickerbocker), and largest (Breslin) apartment buildings constructed in Spokane. They altogether reflect apartment construction in the city, and were among the first apartment houses built to attract middle-class residents. When opened, the apartments were hailed for their “innovation and luxury.”

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