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In 1911 land bounded by Argonne, Liberty, Sargent & Euclid was purchased from Harry Salmons.  The  Paper Company began acquiring the newly platted lots,  and in 1923 encouraged employees to build their own homes. They established a revolving home loan fund and offered almost 70 lots for sale.. Pattern books were made available at the mill to provide ideas for architecture or  house plans. Nine homes were built both by managers and workers in this 1923 wave of building activity. In 1926 another wave of construction took place.
PictureSalmons House 1910

Escaping Kansas droughts, Harry Salmons came to the Spokane Valley & bought 90 acres of land for $45 an acre at the turn of the century. He built this log and frame house in 1910, and later sold the land which now comprises the 8th block historic  Millwood neighborhood.  There are peeled logs around the base of the house.  This is one of the oldest homes in Millwood.
PictureRosebush House 1923
The incredible design of the Rosebush House would not exist except for the imagination of its first owner and builder Waldo Rosebush recently returned from Europe in 1919.   Mr. Rosebush was employed as the assistant general manager and later the general manager of the paper mill until 1936. In addition to running the mill, Rosebush, a lifelong bachelor, was locally recognized as a publisher, offer historian and avid gun collector. Built in 1923 the Rosebush house and its carriage house are landmark examples of the French eclectic architectural style . Together the two buildings represent a carefully executed design intended to resemble age old French country cottage architecture inspired by the late medieval tradition, popular during the 17th century.  An identifying feature of the style is the roof of the house and the carriage house.  The red composition shingles  that cover the roof curve around the eaves this unusual roof design mimics the thatched roofs of country.
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Buckland House 1923
Built in 1923, this brick house features a roof with  an unusually steep pitch-a characteristic element of Tudor Revival style architecture. The home was constructed from the house plans found in a pattern book and was built for Chester & Kathleen Buckland. He was a general manager for the paper mill and also served as Millwood's second mayor.

PictureRuud House 1923

This red brick bungalow was probably built in 1923.  It features a low brick closed-rail porch with contoured brick columns supporting its hipped roof.  The House’s low hipped roof, closed soffits & rounded, full length, porch columns show a neoclassical influence.  Hans Ruud, a Paper Mill employee & his family lived here for many years.

PictureKoshman/Schleef House 1920s
J.G. Koshman, a Paper Mill employee from Wisconsin lived in this house in the late 20’s or 30’s. William Schleef moved here sometime before 1936. Mr. Schleef was proprietor of the Millwood Mercantile for many years.
 PictureBanta House 1923
This home was built in 1923 for paper mill sulfite superintendent Horace Banta and his wife Mary. The design for the Craftsman Bungalow style house was chosen from a selection of pattern books available at the paper mill.  A talented and resourceful woman, Mary Banta laid a portion of the hardwood floor that is featured in the home.
PictureBennett House 1923

In 1923, L Robert Bennett, Paper Mill office employee & 2nd town clerk built this classic bungalow. It gains interest from its multiple front-facing gables & the stepped effect of the brick front porch peers. Mr. Bennett later became Sales Manager. He very much disliked flying so chose to make all sales trips.

PictureAucutt House 1926
This originally stucco-clad house was one of three stucco homes built during the summer of 1926. The recently added siding obscures it’s Mediterranean influences. The low spread out floor plan dates at least to 1931 & probably is original. Fred Aucutt worked at the Paper Mill & served on Millwood’s 1st town council.
 
PictureBrazeau House 1926
This house was built for W.A. Brazeau, founder and secretary of the paper mill and charter member of Millwood Presbyterian Church. The house is an example of Italian Renaissance architecture, and was designed by noted architect George Rasque, who designed more than 200 homes in Spokane.
PictureStevens House 1926


A Craftsman Bungalow, this home was built for Mr & Mrs Francis Stevens in 1926. The house features a covered front porch, supported by sturdy brick & wood piers.
 

PictureVanSteenbergen House 1927
Peter VanSteenbergen bought the land for this modest one story hipped roof home in July of 1927.    The block walls of this House we’re not finished with the brick or stucco veneer seen on the other masonry houses in the district. This family resided here through  the mid 1950s.  Peter VanSteenbergen owned Millwood Shoe Repair.

PictureSchraeder House 1929

As with many Tudor-influenced homes of the late 1920s, the front gable on this two-story House continues on one side to the first floor level & encloses an arched main entrance porch.  Mr. Schraeder was an early employee of the Paper Mill.
 PictureButler House 1926
An article in the Spokane Valley Herald reported the excavation work began on this house in April 1926. The house was built for Francine & Joe Butler, a clerk for the Paper Mill. This house is one of the largest in the Millwood neighborhood, and is an example of the Spanish eclectic architectural style. The Butler family lived here for more than 70 years.

PictureWayerski/Mork 1926
Inland Empire Paper Co employee & amateur baseball player Joe Wayerski had this six room house built during the baseball season of 1926. A large segmental arched window gives distinction to the smallest of three Mediterranean influenced stucco clad houses built in Millwood during that summer. The Ed Mork family (accountant at the Paper Mill) bought it in 1938.
 

Picturenew Salmons House 1927
In 1927 Harry Salmons and his wife Mary built this house across the street from his first home. The well-preserved house is a good vernacular example of the Craftsman Bungalow style.


PictureClearwater House 1928
Built in 1928, this tall  brick house was constructed from plans developed by architect George Swan for the house plan books published by the homeowners Service Institute.  The steeply pitched, two-story gable on the front of the house  is a prominent Tudor Revival style element.
 
PictureBeguelin House
Fred & Ida Beguelin lived in this brick hipped-gable bungalow.  The wrought iron posts & the porch roof pieces they are a later addition.  The original porch lay under the small front gable roof, which shelters the front door.  Fred Beguelin a Paper Mill employee served on Millwood’s Town Council in the early 1930s.

PictureBlack House 1928
Designed in the Tudor Revival style, this tapestry brick house was built in 1928 from house plans found in a plan book provided by the Inland Empire Paper Company for their employees. The home was built for Myron Black, a chemical technician for the paper mill.

PictureMaurer House 1947




In 1947 general contractor Howard Maurer designed and built this house for himself and his family. It is a hallmark example of the Minimal Traditional style popular from 1935-1955.
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Victor Maurer House
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In 1931 Spokane Valley contractor F.A . Coleman built this house for Rev. Luther Williams, the 2nd pastor of Millwood Community Presbyterian Church, and his wife Mildred.

PictureBrazeau/Black House
The brick piers & battered porch columns add a California bungalow touch to this otherwise classic Colonial Revival house. It may be that Walter Brazeau built this House & lived here for a short time.  Myron Black Paper Mill chemical technician moved here in the 1940s.