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SPA's 2011 Annual Holiday Party
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Spokane Preservation Advocates cordially invites you & your guests to SPA's
15th Annual Holiday Celebration & Fundraiser
Saturday, December 10, 2011 - 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
The Historic Russell House
2231 W. First Avenue, Spokane, WA
Please bring an appetizer and/or beverage to share.
Self-guided tour of the home welcome.
Tickets are $25 per person in advance, $30 at the door.
Please contact Events Committee Chair Barbara Clapp
at (509) 838-2195 if you have any questions.
About the Historic Russell House:
Lucy Russell, and her husband, Wakefield Perry Russell, a Spokane mining investor, banker and business owner, commissioned the construction of the Russell House and made it their primary residence for over 50 years. The house is a fine example of the Tudor Revival style and was erected in 1900, during Spokane's "Age of Elegance," a time when successful businessmen and socialites demonstrated their wealth and social position through the construction, design, and furnishings of large, elegant homes. Architecturally and historically significant, the Russell House is a historic landmark listed on the Spokane, Washington State, and National Registers of Historic Places.
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The Historic Richard & Florence Webster House
2522 S. Manito Boulevard
Spokane, WA 99203
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| The historic Webster House was constructed in 1918 for Spokane Superior Court Judge Richard Webster and his wife, Florence Webster, and is a fine example of the Colonial Revival style. The house is distinguished with Classic cornice returns, modillioned roof eaves, round porch columns, multi-paned windows and doors, wood shutters, and a built-in china cabinet with an S-curved pediment. Reminiscent of 18th and 19th-century Charleston, South Carolina-built homes, the Webster House is uniquely positioned sideways on a double lot which affords a view of a fenced garden and protection from street traffic, a favorite home in Spokane's Manito Park neighborhood. |
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Holiday Tour Postponed
This year's Holiday Home Tour has been postponed,
look for our next tour in 2011.
Last year's Holiday Home Tour was a Huge Success.
It was SPA's 10th tour and took place
in beautiful Browne's Addition.
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This year's tour is in Browne's Addition and includes the Patsy Clark Mansion, the Phelps House, and the Fotheringham House, all on Second Avenue near Coeur d'Alene Park. Buy your tickets the day of the tour at the Phelps House, 2118 W. Second Ave.
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The Patsy Clark Mansion 2208 W. Second Ave.
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The Phelps House 2118 W. Second Ave.
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Gazebo in Coeur d'Alene Park
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The Fotheringham House 2128 W. Second Ave.
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The 2009 Holiday Celebration
was held at the home of Judy Sugg and Anupam Narayan at 2124 S. Rockwood Blvd. The well-attended celebration is held the second Saturday
of each December with proceeds from ticket sales benefitting SPA's grant program.
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The home of Judy Sugg and Anupam Narayan
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9th Annual Holiday Home Tour
Lower South Hill at 12th and Adams
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SPA's 9th Annual Holiday Heritage Home Tour on Saturday, December 6th, was a great success! Over 500 tickets were sold, resulting in more than $8,000 to SPA! The funds will be given to SPA's Heritage Grant program, which promotes historic preservation in Spokane and Spokane County. Including the homeowners, their families, and people who received free tour tickets because they volunteered their time as tour guides, the four historic homes on the tour were visited by more than 650 people, making this tour the most well-attended of all. A huge "thank you" to fabulous weather, wonderful homeowners, and to all who helped make the 9th Annual Holiday Heritage Home Tour SPA's most successful tour event yet!
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SPA member entering one of the houses.
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Decorated and ready for holiday festivities.
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Carolers provide entertainment
and Christmas cheer.
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Helpers provide refreshments for
those on the Tour.
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This year's weather was vastly different from last year's, when it snowed all day.
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The history and/or transformation of a historic house is of great interest.
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2008 Annual Holiday Party
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SPA's 2008 Holiday Party was a huge success despite the arrival of the season's first extremely chilly temperatures. Over 150 guests enjoyed a variety of beverages and catered appetizers while touring the finely-restored interior of the 1912 Moorehouse-Williams home, owned by Lawrence Stone. It was beautifully decorated with evergreen garlands, live Christmas trees in full regalia, and red poinsettias for the occasion. Guests especially appreciated the detailed information about the home's interior appointments, supplied by friends of the homeowner acting as docents. A spectacular panoramic view of the city's lights was available from all the rooms on the north side of the home.
The two-and-one half storied home is an eclectic blend of stylistic Tudor Revival and Craftsman details. Its interior boasts large rooms with gleaming oak woodwork, doors, and floors, original light fixtures, grand entry with carved oak staircase, a master bedroom with en-suite fireplace, several beautifully tiled bath rooms, a basement game room, and much more. The home was designed by accomplished architect Frank Hutchinson and is listed as a historic landmark on the Spokane, Washington State, and National Registers of Historic Places.
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Guests arrive and are welcomed by SPA volunteers.
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One of the beautifully decorated Christmas trees.
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A view from the garland-strewn staircase
to the guests below.
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The catered event was both beautiful and delicious.
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This year's host, Larry Stone on the left, talking with
one of the guests. Much thanks to Larry for all
he did for this year's Holiday Party!
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Some of the volunteers who made
this event a huge success.
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