Hutton Elementary School
E. 908 24th Avenue

First built in 1920-1921 of red brick and concrete blocks with a crème-colored stucco exterior and red tile roof, Hutton School was named for Spokane philanthropist, Levi W. Hutton. Hutton and his social activist wife, May Arkwright Hutton, were two of the first mine workers to develop the famed Hercules Mine in northern Idaho, and generously built, operated and endowed the Hutton Settlement—called the “Hutton Children’s Home.” The home is revered and significant as one the country’s first 20th-century modern orphanages for unwanted children. Hutton School was enlarged in 1930, remodeled in 1978-1985, and listed in 1997 as a contributing historic resource in the Rockwood National Register Historic District. In 2016, Hutton Elementary School was completely overhauled, enlarged, rebuilt, and restored. When they reached high school age, students from Hutton attended and continue to attend Lewis & Clark High School.