Historic Properties of Spokane
Eastman-Heritage House
Built in 1910, the Eastman-Heritage House is significant for its distinctive architecture and association with notable people of the past. Important as the property's first homeowners, retirees David & Eliza Eastman purchased the home in 1910 for $4,500 from Amil T. Johnson, the contractor who built it. In 1918, Sarah Heritage and her daughter, Ruby, bought the house from the Eastman's. Sarah Heritage was a celebrated pianist at Whitworth College in Spokane, and her daughter, Ruby Heritage, was famously known as an internationally acclaimed soloist, voice instructor, department dean, and distinguished music professor at different times in New York, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Mississippi, Spokane, and various European countries. Master Spokane architect, Earl W. Morrison, and accomplished contractor, Amil T. Johnson, designed and built the residence in 1910. The Eastman-Heritage House is remarkably well-preserved and is architecturally significant as a hallmark example of the Craftsman architectural style and the bungalow house form in Spokane.




