--- title: "Desmet Avenue Warehouse Historic District – what is there, and how you get there | Mixroutes" description: "Desmet Avenue Warehouse Historic District, United States: The Desmet Avenue Warehouse Historic District is a 2 acres (0.81 ha) historic district in the…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/desmet-avenue-warehouse-historic-district" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/desmet-avenue-warehouse-historic-district.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- United States historic place # Desmet Avenue Warehouse Historic District The Desmet Avenue Warehouse Historic District is a 2 acres (0.81 ha) historic district in the Logan neighborhood just outside the city center of Spokane, Washington which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. The place The Desmet Avenue Warehouse Historic District is a 2 acres (0.81 ha) historic district in the Logan neighborhood just outside the city center of Spokane, Washington which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. The listing includes six contributing properties, two of which have subsequently been demolished. The district was notable for its tight collection of early-20th-century structures over just two city blocks that all served like purposes. Of the four remaining structures, only one is still used for a purpose similar to what it was built to serve. The two easternmost structures are now part of the Gonzaga University campus, which surrounds the eastern half of the district to the north, east and south. Adapted from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desmet_Avenue_Warehouse_Historic_District), CC BY-SA 4.0. What is there ## Worth seeing in and around Desmet Avenue Warehouse Historic District 10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name. 1. Gonzaga University Gonzaga University is a private Jesuit university in Spokane, Washington, United States. It is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. 500 m · private Catholic Jesuit university in Spokane, Washington, US · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonzaga_University) 2. Diocese of Spokane The Diocese of Spokane is a diocese of the Catholic Church in Washington State in the United States. Erected in 1913, it is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Seattle. 1.5 km · diocese of the Catholic Church in the United States · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Spokane) 3. Numerica Veterans Arena Numerica Veterans Arena, formerly known as Spokane Arena and Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena, is a multi-purpose arena in the northwestern United States, located in downtown Spokane, Washington. Opened 31 years ago in 1995, it is home to the Spokane Chiefs of the Western Hockey League and Lilac City Legends of the United States Basketball League. 1 km · arena in Spokane, Washington, United States · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numerica_Veterans_Arena) 4. Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes The Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes is a Catholic cathedral in Spokane, Washington, in the United States. It is the seat of the Diocese of Spokane. 1.7 km · church in Washington, United States · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathedral_of_Our_Lady_of_Lourdes_(Spokane,_Washington%29) 5. Spokane Falls Spokane Falls is the name of a waterfall and dam on the Spokane River, located in the central business district in downtown Spokane, Washington. The city of Spokane was also initially named "Spokane Falls". 1.4 km · waterfall in Washington, United States · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spokane_Falls) 6. Monroe Street Bridge The Monroe Street Bridge is a deck arch bridge in the northwestern United States that spans the Spokane River in Spokane, Washington. It was built 115 years ago in 1911 by the city of Spokane, and was designed by city engineer John Chester Ralston, assisted in construction supervision by Morton Macartney with ornamentation provided by the firm of Kirtland Kelsey Cutter and Karl G. Malmgren as part of Cutter & Malmgren. 1.5 km · bridge in Spokane, Washington · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monroe_Street_Bridge_(Spokane,_Washington%29) 7. Riverfront Park Riverfront Park, branded as Riverfront Spokane, is a public urban park in downtown Spokane, Washington that is owned and operated by the Spokane Parks & Recreation Department. The 100-acre park is situated along the Spokane River and encompasses the Upper Spokane Falls, which is the largest urban waterfall in the United States. 1 km · amusement park in Spokane, Washington · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riverfront_Park_(Spokane,_Washington%29) 8. Washington State University Spokane Washington State University Spokane, branded as WSU Health Sciences Spokane, is a campus of Washington State University located in Spokane, Washington. It was established in 1989 and, as of 2010, is designated as the university's health science campus. 700 m · campus of Washington State University in Spokane, Washington · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_State_University_Spokane) 9. Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist The Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in Spokane, Washington, is the cathedral church of the Episcopal Diocese of Spokane. 2.5 km · church in Washington, United States · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathedral_of_St._John_the_Evangelist_(Spokane,_Washington%29) 10. Manito Park and Botanical Gardens Manito Park, also called Manito Park and Botanical Gardens is a 90-acre public park with arboretum, botanical gardens, and conservatory, located at 17th Ave and Grand Blvd in the Manito/Cannon Hill neighborhood of Spokane, Washington, United States. It is open daily without charge. 3.6 km · park in Spokane, Washington state, USA · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manito_Park) Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0. Go there ## Getting to Desmet Avenue Warehouse Historic District **Airports:** Spokane (GEG), 11 km · Kelowna (YLW), 292 km\ **Stations:** Spokane Intermodal Center, 1.3 km\ - Portland → Desmet Avenue Warehouse Historic District Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/portland-to-desmet-avenue-warehouse-historic-district) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Portland&to=Desmet+Avenue+Warehouse+Historic+District) - Seattle → Desmet Avenue Warehouse Historic District Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/seattle-to-desmet-avenue-warehouse-historic-district) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Seattle&to=Desmet+Avenue+Warehouse+Historic+District) - Boise → Desmet Avenue Warehouse Historic District Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/boise-to-desmet-avenue-warehouse-historic-district) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Boise&to=Desmet+Avenue+Warehouse+Historic+District) - From anywhere The planner compares every way there from wherever you are. [Plan a trip](https://www.mixroutes.com/?to=Desmet%20Avenue%20Warehouse%20Historic%20District) Not yet researched ## No local-transport research exists yet for Desmet Avenue Warehouse Historic District Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Desmet Avenue Warehouse Historic District. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more. What Wikivoyage says about moving around - Go next Helens are multi-day trips popular with locals. From [Wikivoyage: Spokane](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Spokane), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09. The nearest places where the work is done 1. [Port Townsend and the Olympic Peninsula](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/port-townsend) US 9 ways of moving, 17 sources 402 km 2. 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