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Kemp & Hebert Building

Coordinates: 47°39′33″N 117°25′07″W / 47.65917°N 117.41861°W / 47.65917; -117.41861 (Kemp & Hebert Building)
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Kemp & Hebert Building
The building in 2007
Kemp & Hebert Building is located in Spokane riverfront area
Kemp & Hebert Building
Location404 West Main Avenue, Spokane, Washington
Coordinates47°39′33″N 117°25′07″W / 47.65917°N 117.41861°W / 47.65917; -117.41861 (Kemp & Hebert Building)
Arealess than one acre
Built1908 (1908)
ArchitectJones, Alfred
Architectural styleChicago, Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.94000660[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 1, 1994

The Kemp & Hebert Building, also known as the Liberty Furniture Store, is a historic four-story building in Spokane, Washington. It was designed by Alfred D. Jones in the Classical Revival style, and built in 1908 as a store for Kemp & Hebert, a dry goods company co-founded by Spokane businessmen Charles John Kemp (1857–1914) and Henry H. Hebert (1866–1941) in 1892.[2][3]

The building was purchased by Shannon Ahern and Chris O'Harra in the fall of 1993 and was remodelled to be the home of Auntie's Bookstore and Uncle's Game Store. They had the building listed on the National Register of Historic Places since July 1, 1994.[1] And changed the name of the building to the Liberty Building.[3]

Today the building is home to over 30 local businesses.

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System – (#94000660)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ Sally R. Reynolds (July 30, 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Kemp & Hebert Building". National Park Service. Retrieved December 29, 2019. With accompanying pictures
  3. ^ a b Tinsley, Jesse (March 16, 2015). "Then and Now: Kemp and Hebert's department store". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington.