A Pedigreed Midcentury Joins the Spokane Register of Historic Places
The Ferris Residence by Bruce Walker was tailor-made for its inhabitants and environs.
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Seeking a house that would exemplify their design-oriented lifestyle (together they ran a modern housewares and furniture store), Joel E. Ferris II and his wife, Mary Jean, hired Bruce M. Walker in 1955. A promising young architect, Walker studied at Harvard under Walter Gropius.
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Diana Budds
A New York-based writer, Diana studied art history and environmental policy at UC Davis.
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