Campbell House

Amasa B. Campbell was sent by wealthy Ohio speculators to investigate mining opportunities in the west in 1878.  In 1892 Mr. Campbell made the front page of the Lawrence Daily Journal when he was caught in the midst of a mining dispute between unioned and non-union miners.  Mr. Campbell and his business partner John Finch were ultimately very successful in founding the Standard and Mammoth mines in the vicinity of Wallace, Idaho.  These mines became so successful that by 1903, they sold the mines for $3,000,000 to a joint venture backed by the Rockefeller and the Gould families.

The Campbell House, designed by Kirtland Cutter
Photo courtesy of : Washington State Archives. Eastern Region Branch, City of Spokane Historic Preservation Photographic Collection. The Eastern Region Branch of the Washington State Archives retains all original prints/negatives.                     

The Campbell House was built in 1898 and constructed for $30,000.  The Campbell House was home for Mr. Amasa B. Campbell, his wife Grace and their daughter, Helen.  Renowned architect Kirtland K Cutter designed this house.  The house is of the Tutor architectural style and has been restored from 1984-2001 by the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.  In 1924 W.W. Powell (formerly Helen Campbell) donated the house to the Eastern Washington Historical Society.  Guided tours of the house are available and are included in your entrance fee to the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture, inquire at the admissions desk.