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Otis Hotel

Coordinates: 47°39′23″N 117°25′42″W / 47.65639°N 117.42833°W / 47.65639; -117.42833 (Otis Hotel)
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Otis Hotel
The building in 2022
Otis Hotel is located in Spokane riverfront area
Otis Hotel
Location1101-1109 West First, Spokane, Washington
Coordinates47°39′23″N 117°25′42″W / 47.65639°N 117.42833°W / 47.65639; -117.42833 (Otis Hotel)
Arealess than one acre
Built1911 (1911)
ArchitectArthur W. Cowley & Archibald G. Rigg
Architectural styleEarly Commercial
WebsiteHotel Indigo Spokane Downtown
MPSSingle Room Occupancy Hotels in Central Business District of Spokane MPS
NRHP reference No.98001227[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 2, 1998

The Otis Hotel, also known as the Hotel Indigo Spokane Downtown, is a historic five-story building in Spokane, Washington. It was designed by Arthur W. Cowley and Archibald G. Rigg, and built in 1911 for Dr. Joseph E. Gandy.[2] The single room occupancy (SRO) was first known as the Willard Hotel, and later through ownership changes as the Atlantic Hotel, the Earle Hotel, and then the Otis Hotel in 1956.[2][3] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since October 2, 1998.[1] The building is also listed as a contributing property to the NRHP's West Downtown Historic Transportation Corridor. After the completion of a $15 million renovation to convert the building from low income apartments back into a hotel in early 2020, the building was reopened as the Hotel Indigo Spokane and is part of the InterContinental Hotels Group.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b Stephen Emerson (May 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Otis Hotel". National Park Service. Retrieved December 29, 2019. With accompanying pictures
  3. ^ Wnek, Zachary. "Willard Hotel". Spokane Historical. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  4. ^ "All Systems Go at Hotel Indigo > Spokane Journal of Business".
  5. ^ "Hotel Indigo Spokane takes shape in former Otis Hotel building".