Hutton Settlement District is a historic district near
Spokane, Washington
Spokane ( ) is the most populous city in eastern Washington and the county seat of Spokane County, Washington, United States. It lies along the Spokane River, adjacent to the Selkirk Mountains, and west of the Rocky Mountain foothills, south o ...
. It was first listed on the NRHP in 1976 as Hutton Settlement. It had with 12 contributing buildings and four contributing structures.
[ It was expanded by 304 acres and renamed in 1994.][ ][ ]
History
The Hutton Settlement is an orphanage
An orphanage is a residential institution, total institution or group home, devoted to the care of orphans and children who, for various reasons, cannot be cared by their biological families. The parents may be deceased, absent, or abusi ...
institution founded and endowed by mining magnate Levi W. Hutton in 1919. Following much research and a nationwide tour of orphanages for inspiration on the best orphanage design and organizational structure, a settlement on a plot was designed to function as a working farm with an administration building and four “cottages” on the campus. As an orphan himself, “Daddy Hutton” as he became known, took a great interest in all aspects of the Settlement and was very involved in the planning, building, administration, and operation of the facilities until his death in 1928.
See also
* Morning Star Boys' Ranch
Morning Star Boys' Ranch is a residential facility for youths in Spokane
Spokane ( ) is the most populous city in eastern Washington and the county seat of Spokane County, Washington, United States. It lies along the Spokane River, adjacent ...
References
External links
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Hutton Settlement Children’s Home Official Website
Tudor Revival architecture in Washington (state)
Spokane County, Washington
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington (state)
National Register of Historic Places in Spokane County, Washington
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