[3] Built in 1904 by owner George C. Beck, who intended the San Marco to be, "one of the most elegant, expensive buildings" in the city and home to, "flats to lease to the upper crust.

[4] The San Marco, like the Amman, Breslin and Knickerbocker, represents the initial wave of apartment homes built in Spokane.

[5] There was a stigma against apartment homes for upper and middle class tenants at the time, but the housing shortage necessitated their construction.

To alleviate the stigma, Held designed the San Marco like he did with other early apartment homes, to appear as if it was a grand hotel or exclusive club.

[6] Renovation and preservation work on the San Marco and surrounding area helped spur massive investment in Downtown's west end, which continues into the 2020s.