Kirtland Cutter (August 20, 1860 – September 26, 1939) was a 20th-century

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in the

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. He was born in East Rockport, Ohio, the great-grandson of Jared Potter Kirtland. He studied painting and illustration at the

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. At the age of 26 he moved to

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, and began working as a banker for his uncle. By the 1920s, Cutter had designed several hundred buildings that established Spokane as a place rivaling

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in its architectural quality. Most of Cutter's work is listed in State and National Registers of Historic Places. His design for the 1893 Chicago World's Fair Idaho Building was a rustic design log construction. It was a popular favorite, visited by an estimated 18 million people. The building's design and interior furnishings were a major precursor of the

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. Cutter also worked in partnership with Karl G. Malmgren as Cutter & Malmgren and variations.

Notable designs

Buildings in Spokane, Washington

* 1887: Kirtland Cutter's Chalet Hohenstein 628 West 7th Avenue – was demolished to build condominiums in the 1960s * 1888: Glover Mansion 321 W Eighth Avenue – Now a conference and events center. * 1889: F. Lewis Clark Lodge Gate 705 West 7th Avenue – temporary home for Clark * 1889: F. Lewis Clark House 703 West 7th Avenue – Clark named it Undercliff it was later changed to Marycliff * 1889: F. Rockwood Moore House 507 West 7th Avenue * 1897: John A. Finch House 2340 W First Avenue – Designed with Karl Malmgren. * 1897: Austin Corbin House 815 West 7th Avenue * 1897: D. C. Corbin House 507 West 7th Avenue – Now houses the Corbin Art Center * 1898: Amasa B. Campbell House 2316 W First Avenue – Now part of the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture. * 1898: Patsy Clark Mansion 2208 West Second Avenue – Contains the largest stained glass window ever made by Tiffany Studios. * 1898: Wakefield House, 2328 W First Avenue – First example of

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in Washington State. * c. 1900: Manito United Methodist Church, 3220 S Grand Blvd * 1904
Robert E. Strahorn Residence Strahorn Pines designed by J.J. Browne in 1887 remodeled by Cutter
* 1907: J.M. Corbet Corbet-Aspray House 820 West 7th Avenue * 1907: Gardner and Engdahl/The Gables Apartments 1302–1312 West Broadway Avenue *1909: Post Street Electric Substation – designed for Washington Water Power, now called Avista * c. 1910: The Hall of Doges, above Davenport's Restaurant – see The Davenport Hotel * 1910: Spokane Club, 1002 W Riverside Avenue * 1910: Western Union Life Insurance Building * 1911: Monroe Street Bridge – Designed aesthetic elements. * 1912: Waikiki Mansion – Now Gonzaga University's Bozarth Center. * 1912: Louis Davenport House 34 West 8th Avenue * 1914: The Davenport Hotel * 1915: Sherwood Building 510 West Riverside

Other Washington State sites

* 1892: Wardner's Castle 1103 15th Street,

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– Now a

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known as Hilltop House. * 1893: Cutter House 802 North Yakima Avenue,

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* 1898: Charles Stimson Stimson-Green Mansion, 1204 Minor Ave, Seattle * 1904: Rainier Club,

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* 1905: Remodeling of the Tacoma Hotel,

, – Designed by

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in 1883. * 1906-1908: Charles J. Smith house, 1147 Harvard Avenue E, Seattle * c. 1909 Yale Hotel in Chewelah – Designed with Karl Malmgren. * 1909: Thornewood Castle,

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– Set of '' Rose Red'' TV movie by

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* 1912: Cutter Theatre, Metaline Falls, Washington – Formerly the Metaline Falls High School Building * 1912: Rock House, 102 5th Ave Metaline Falls, Washington – Private residence on the Pend Oreille River. * 1922: Heather Hill 11430 Gravelly Lake Dr SW, Tacoma

Out of state locations

* 1893: Idaho Building,

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for

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in partnership with John C. Poetz * 1895: Charles E. Conrad Mansion,

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* 1902: Kirtland Hall,

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* 1903: Carnegie Camp North Point,

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- Summer Home of Lucy Carnegie * 1904: Idaho State Building,

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. * 1906: The Hurlbut Mansion, Lewiston, Idaho – Formerly the Children's Home Finding and Aid Society of North Idaho * 1907: Fredrick Blackwell Residence - Located in Spirit Lake, IDAHO - designed by Cutter * 1907: Bozanta Tavern - Later became Hayden Lake Country Club in 1927, Hayden Lake, Idaho * 1908: Seattle Golf and Country Club * 1913: John P.and Stella Gray Estate, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho * 1913: Lake McDonald Lodge, Glacier National Park * 1913: William H. Cowles House Eucalyptus Hill Santa Barbara, California * 1917: Wilcox Manor,

* 1922: Lewis-Clark Hotel, Lewiston, Idaho] * 1926: Autzen Mansion,

* 1929: Los Cerritos, Long Beach, California – three homes in subdivision * 1937: Fleming House, Balboa Island, Newport Beach, California – Built for

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, director of '' The Wizard of Oz'' and ''

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References

External links

"Kirtland Cutter" at History Link: The Free Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History
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