Founder of Spokane's world famous Davenport Hotel
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Llewellyn Marks "Louis" Davenport, a restaurateur moved to Spokane, Washington, where he had the Davenport restaurant constructed in to a hotel in 1913; designed by Kirkland Kelsey Cutter (1860-1939) and Karl Malmgren.
Louis M. Davenport opened the Grand Hotel for business on September 1, 1914. One hundred stock holders invested the money to build the Davenport Hotel at a cost of nearly two million dollars. One of the investor’s included, F. Lewis Clark, of Spokane, who sold the land and carried the contract for Louis Davenport to help build his Davenport Hotel. Mr. Davenport owned a 440-acre summer estate named Flower field, located on the Little Spokane River, Nine Mile Falls, Washington. Neighboring farms integrated Davenport’s Flower field, Binkley’s Montvale, Grave’s Waikiki Dairy, Griffith’s Glen Tana Dairy and Birchwood Farm are all down river from the Spokane fish hatchery. Saint George’s School was established in 1955 as St. George’s Episcopal School, purchasing 120 acres of Flower field. L.M. Davenport, Ben Norman, W.S. Norman, J.W. Binkley, Jay P. Graves and Thomas S. Griffith were close friends and business associates who graciously entertained one another at their Spokane stately manors or country estates. The Spokane Country Club was conveniently located nearby these gentlemen ranches. The Glen Tana horse races were by private invitation only on private property-closed off to all outsiders. Later the Davenport remained closed (1985-2000). Civic and community leaders worked to save her from demolition. Walt and Karen Worthy purchased the hotel, re-opening her in 2002.
Bio: BIRCHWOOD FARM GROVE-BOOK 2017 by the Berg's
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Llewellyn Marks "Louis" Davenport, a restaurateur moved to Spokane, Washington, where he had the Davenport restaurant constructed in to a hotel in 1913; designed by Kirkland Kelsey Cutter (1860-1939) and Karl Malmgren.
Louis M. Davenport opened the Grand Hotel for business on September 1, 1914. One hundred stock holders invested the money to build the Davenport Hotel at a cost of nearly two million dollars. One of the investor’s included, F. Lewis Clark, of Spokane, who sold the land and carried the contract for Louis Davenport to help build his Davenport Hotel. Mr. Davenport owned a 440-acre summer estate named Flower field, located on the Little Spokane River, Nine Mile Falls, Washington. Neighboring farms integrated Davenport’s Flower field, Binkley’s Montvale, Grave’s Waikiki Dairy, Griffith’s Glen Tana Dairy and Birchwood Farm are all down river from the Spokane fish hatchery. Saint George’s School was established in 1955 as St. George’s Episcopal School, purchasing 120 acres of Flower field. L.M. Davenport, Ben Norman, W.S. Norman, J.W. Binkley, Jay P. Graves and Thomas S. Griffith were close friends and business associates who graciously entertained one another at their Spokane stately manors or country estates. The Spokane Country Club was conveniently located nearby these gentlemen ranches. The Glen Tana horse races were by private invitation only on private property-closed off to all outsiders. Later the Davenport remained closed (1985-2000). Civic and community leaders worked to save her from demolition. Walt and Karen Worthy purchased the hotel, re-opening her in 2002.
Bio: BIRCHWOOD FARM GROVE-BOOK 2017 by the Berg's
Founder of Spokane's world famous Davenport Hotel
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Llewellyn Marks "Louis" Davenport, a restaurateur moved to Spokane, Washington, where he had the Davenport restaurant constructed in to a hotel in 1913; designed by Kirkland Kelsey Cutter (1860-1939) and Karl Malmgren.
Louis M. Davenport opened the Grand Hotel for business on September 1, 1914. One hundred stock holders invested the money to build the Davenport Hotel at a cost of nearly two million dollars. One of the investor’s included, F. Lewis Clark, of Spokane, who sold the land and carried the contract for Louis Davenport to help build his Davenport Hotel. Mr. Davenport owned a 440-acre summer estate named Flower field, located on the Little Spokane River, Nine Mile Falls, Washington. Neighboring farms integrated Davenport’s Flower field, Binkley’s Montvale, Grave’s Waikiki Dairy, Griffith’s Glen Tana Dairy and Birchwood Farm are all down river from the Spokane fish hatchery. Saint George’s School was established in 1955 as St. George’s Episcopal School, purchasing 120 acres of Flower field. L.M. Davenport, Ben Norman, W.S. Norman, J.W. Binkley, Jay P. Graves and Thomas S. Griffith were close friends and business associates who graciously entertained one another at their Spokane stately manors or country estates. The Spokane Country Club was conveniently located nearby these gentlemen ranches. The Glen Tana horse races were by private invitation only on private property-closed off to all outsiders. Later the Davenport remained closed (1985-2000). Civic and community leaders worked to save her from demolition. Walt and Karen Worthy purchased the hotel, re-opening her in 2002.
Bio: BIRCHWOOD FARM GROVE-BOOK 2017 by the Berg's
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Llewellyn Marks "Louis" Davenport, a restaurateur moved to Spokane, Washington, where he had the Davenport restaurant constructed in to a hotel in 1913; designed by Kirkland Kelsey Cutter (1860-1939) and Karl Malmgren.
Louis M. Davenport opened the Grand Hotel for business on September 1, 1914. One hundred stock holders invested the money to build the Davenport Hotel at a cost of nearly two million dollars. One of the investor’s included, F. Lewis Clark, of Spokane, who sold the land and carried the contract for Louis Davenport to help build his Davenport Hotel. Mr. Davenport owned a 440-acre summer estate named Flower field, located on the Little Spokane River, Nine Mile Falls, Washington. Neighboring farms integrated Davenport’s Flower field, Binkley’s Montvale, Grave’s Waikiki Dairy, Griffith’s Glen Tana Dairy and Birchwood Farm are all down river from the Spokane fish hatchery. Saint George’s School was established in 1955 as St. George’s Episcopal School, purchasing 120 acres of Flower field. L.M. Davenport, Ben Norman, W.S. Norman, J.W. Binkley, Jay P. Graves and Thomas S. Griffith were close friends and business associates who graciously entertained one another at their Spokane stately manors or country estates. The Spokane Country Club was conveniently located nearby these gentlemen ranches. The Glen Tana horse races were by private invitation only on private property-closed off to all outsiders. Later the Davenport remained closed (1985-2000). Civic and community leaders worked to save her from demolition. Walt and Karen Worthy purchased the hotel, re-opening her in 2002.
Bio: BIRCHWOOD FARM GROVE-BOOK 2017 by the Berg's
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