Cathedral Building

The Cathedral was begun in 1925 and completed in less than a generation. It is the sucessor to All Saints Cathedral, which stood in downtown Spokane, and is the fulfillment of the dream of the Right Reverend Edward Makin Cross, Third Bishop of Spokane.

The building itself suggests the typical English Gothic cathedral, but its detail includes the French influence. The structure is solid masonry with exterior stone quarried near Tacoma, Washington; the interior of the nave is of sandstone from Idaho and the remainder of the interior is of Indiana limestone. Mr. Harold C. Whitehouse, F.A.I.A., of the Spokane firm of Whitehouse and Price, and a devout member of the congregation, was the architect from the beginning. The west entrance, the nave, and the base of the tower were constructed between 1925 and 1929, the chancel and sanctuary, tower and transepts 1948 to 1957. All Saints Chapel and the south transept were completed in 1960. The organ was installed in 1961. The parish house was built in 1962, and named Jewett House in memory of Mr. George Frederick Jewett, also a devout member and generous contributor. The carillon was installed in Bishop Cross Tower in 1971.

There are three chapels in the Cathedral, commemorating the three congregations which united to form the Cathedral parish. At the end of the north aisle is St. Peter’s Chapel, and at the end of the south aisle is St. James’ Chapel. The largest is All Saints’ Chapel, entered from the south transept, commemorating the first Cathedral in Spokane.

Interior Decorations

The decorative carvings in wood and stone were executed by Ole Sunde of Seattle, Arcangelo Cascieri and Adio diBiccari of Boston. The needlework and embroidery are labors of love by artisans from our own Diocese of Spokane.