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Kirtland Kelsey Cutter (August 20, 1860 – September 26, 1939) was a 20th-century architect in the Pacific Northwest and California. He was born in East Rockport, Ohio, the great-grandson of Jared Potter Kirtland. He studied painting and illustration at the Art Students League of New York. At the age of 26 he moved to Spokane, Washington, 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 Seattle and Portland, Oregon 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 Arts and Crafts movement.
Cutter also worked in partnership with Karl G. Malmgren as Cutter & Malmgren and variations.
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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
1889: The Rookery Building – demolished in 2006
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
1898: Amasa B. Campbell House 2316 W First Avenue – Now part of the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.