Loren Leighton Rand (December 23, 1851 - October 6, 1935) was an American architect.
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| Born | December 23, 1851 Amesbury, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | October 6, 1935 (aged 83) Spokane, Washington, U.S. |
| Education | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Spouse |
Luanna O. Rice (m. 1876) |
| Children | 3 |
Biography edit
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 edit
- ^ "Loren Leighton Rand (Architect)". Pacific Coast Architecture Database. University of Washington. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "L. R. Rand, 83, Architect, Dies". The Spokesman-Review. October 7, 1935. p. 1. Retrieved October 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ John W. W. Mann (1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hotel Upton". National Park Service. Retrieved December 29, 2019. With accompanying pictures
- ^ 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
External links edit
Media related to Loren L. Rand at Wikimedia Commons
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