Spokane
The Louie
Two 1890 blocks built after Spokane's 1889 fire, where Louis Davenport ran his first restaurant, reopened as a 48-room hotel in 2025.
- Built
- 1890Occupies the Whitten Block and the adjoining Miller Block, both built 1890 after the Great Fire of 1889; formerly Hotel Lusso / Davenport Lusso, renamed The Louie in 2025.
- Style
- Romanesque Revival
- Architect
- Lorenzo M. Boardman (Whitten Block)
- Type
- Boutique hotel
- Rooms
- 48
- Credentials
- Listed on the National Register of Historic Places; Historic Hotels of America member
The story
The Whitten Block, a five-story Romanesque building designed by Lorenzo M. Boardman, and the neighboring Miller Block both went up in 1890 as Spokane rebuilt after the fire of 1889. Louis Davenport lived and ran his first restaurant here before building the Davenport Hotel across the street. The pair became Hotel Lusso in the 1990s and, after a 2025 remodel by the Davenport Hotel Collection, reopened as The Louie with 48 king rooms.
Good to know
- Address: 808 W Sprague Avenue, Spokane, WA 99201
Sources (3)
Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.