Spokane architect subject of lecture series Thursday

The Inland Northwest Milestones Lecture Series will focus this week on the life and works of Spokane architect Kirkland Cutter.

The free lecture, presented by regional historian Robert Singletary and sponsored by the Coeur d’Alene Public Library and Museum of North Idaho, will take place in the Community Room at Coeur d’Alene Public Library, 702 Front Ave., at 7 p.m. Thursday.

Kirtland Cutter, who came to Spokane as a young inexperienced architect in 1887, became well known in the Inland Northwest in just a few years. After most of the buildings in downtown Spokane were destroyed in the 1889 fire, Cutter designed many of the new structures including the Graham Building, the Spokane Club and the spectacular Davenport Hotel. He was especially known for his wide variety of home styles, consisting of Tudor, Gothic, Swiss Chalet, Oriental, Roman and French, many occurring in one building. In addition to Spokane, Cutter also designed buildings in Idaho, Montana, California, Colorado, and New York.

Several of Cutter’s most famous buildings and structures will be discussed.