Davenport Hotel Presentation for Rosewood Corporation, 1984.

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Davenport Hotel Presentation for Rosewood Corporation, 1984.

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A presentation notebook put together by the "original friends of the Davenport," Mrs. E. Z. Coman and David Lempesis, to sell the Davenport Hotel to the Rosewood Corporation. The paperwork shows it was offered by Tim Babcock, president of the Davenport. This sale did not take place, but this presentation gives a brief history and state of conditions of the hotel in 1984. The presentation was in a notebook, but has been placed in archival housing with the original headings, including the offer of sale, description of property, history, historic preservation, renovation survey and photographs.

1 box (.25 linear ft.)

Spokane Public Library, Downtown Branch

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Spokane Public Library, Downtown Branch

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Davenport Hotel (Spokane, Wash.)

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Lempesis, David L.

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The Davenport Hotel, designed by architect Kirtland K. Cutter, opened in downtown Spokane in 1914. The Davenport was a large, elegant hotel with a reputation around the West. The hotel boasted many ballrooms, banquet rooms, restaurants, and had a reputation for fine service, elegance and comfort. The Davenport became a business and social center for Spokane. In 1945, Louis Davenport sold the hotel and retired. The hotel declined through a series of owners in the 1950s and 1960s, and closed in 19...