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Loren L. Rand

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Loren L. Rand
Born(1851-12-23)December 23, 1851
Amesbury, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedOctober 6, 1935(1935-10-06) (aged 83)
Spokane, Washington, U.S.
EducationMassachusetts Institute of Technology
OccupationArchitect
Spouse
Luanna O. Rice
(m. 1876)
Children3

Loren Leighton Rand (December 23, 1851 - October 6, 1935) was an American architect.

Biography

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Hotel Upton, designed by Rand

Loren L. Rand was born in Amesbury, Massachusetts on December 23, 1851.[1] He married Luanna O. Rice on September 25, 1876, and they had three children.[2]

He graduated from MIT and became an architect in Grand Rapids, Michigan and Minneapolis, Minnesota before settling in Spokane, Washington in 1888.[3] He designed the NRHP-listed Hotel Upton in Spokane.[4] With John K. Dow, he designed the NRHP-listed Bump Block-Bellevue House-Hawthorne Hotel.[5]

He died at his home in Spokane on October 6, 1935.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Loren Leighton Rand (Architect)". Pacific Coast Architecture Database. University of Washington. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
  2. ^ Durham, Nelson Wayne (1912). History of the City of Spokane and Spokane County, Washington: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. Vol. 3. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. pp. 164–167. Retrieved October 26, 2021 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ a b "L. R. Rand, 83, Architect, Dies". The Spokesman-Review. October 7, 1935. p. 1. Retrieved October 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ John W. W. Mann (1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hotel Upton". National Park Service. Retrieved December 29, 2019. With accompanying pictures
  5. ^ Stephen Emerson (April 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Bump Block--Bellevue House--Hawthorne Hotel". National Park Service. Retrieved December 29, 2019. With accompanying pictures
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