Constructed in 1911, the Knights of Pythias Lodge Hall Building is historically significant as an early downtown fraternal hall constructed just outside of the city’s most significant period of growth from 1900 to 1910. The building represents the expansive fraternal movement in Spokane, as it was constructed during the hey-day of the fraternal lodge movement in the region. This more modest building represents a group that, like other lodges, took several years to organize and fund the construction of its own building. The location on Riverside Avenue was central in the city and the Masonic Temple and Spokane Club were already located nearby. The popularity of the fraternal organizations in the city no doubt brought together newcomers and were important social organizations in the city as it expanded. It is one of ten existing buildings built either as fraternal halls or buildings that housed fraternal organizations remaining in downtown Spokane. The three-story red brick building is distinctive in form and use of material with clinker brick, limestone, and pressed tin. With its wide overhanging eaves, pronounced square brackets and tile hipped roof, the Mission style commercial building is rather rare in downtown Spokane. With the exception of its sash and entry door, the building is essentially unaltered from its original construction.

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