Spokane investment group Patsy Clark LLC has purchased the 130-year-old Patsy Clark Mansion, at 2208 W. Second, in Browne’s Addition.

Steve DeWalt, the governing agent for Patsy Clark LLC, couldn’t be reached immediately for comment.

DeWalt also is a development associate with Seattle-based InterUrban Development LLC, a company founded by developer Rob Brewster that also has offices in Spokane and Portland.

The property sold for over $2 million, says Marianne Bornhoft, of Windermere/Manito LLC, who represented Patsy Clark LLC in the transaction.

Built in 1889 by mining magnate Patrick “Patsy” Clark, the 3 1/2-story building was designed by architect Kirtland Cutter. 

Michael Sharapata, managing director of Jones Lang LaSalle Brokerage Inc., of Spokane, and Eric Tucker, of John L. Scott Real Estate, represented the seller.

Sharapata says the sale included the mansion, the 4,700-square-foot carriage house behind the mansion, and a similar-sized duplex west of the property.

Bornhoft says the carriage house, which previously had been renovated for use as apartments but has been used as storage for years, will be updated for use again as apartments.

Sharapata says, “Steve DeWalt and his team have the experience to modernize the mansion while preserving its historical authenticity.”

The 11,400-square-foot mansion boasts offices on the second, third, and basement levels, while the first floor has been used most recently as event space. Bornhoft says DeWalt also plans to use the main floor as an event space and is taking bookings for future events.

In a press release, Tucker says, “There were several offers to purchase the property over the last 1 1/2 years, but at the end of the day, InterUrban had the right local experience to make the current owners comfortable to pass the baton.”

The structure was used as a rooming house, an inn, and a restaurant at times between 1947 and the early 2000s. In 2002, it was sold to the law firm of Eymann Allison Hunter Jones PS under subsidiary Spokane Civic Group LLC. The law firm will continue to occupy a portion of the second floor, says Bornhoft. DeWalt has moved his offices to the third floor of the mansion, she says.