Julius Zittel

• Birth Name — Julius Albert Johann Zittel • Born — 2 October 1869 • Birthplace — Karlsruhe, Germany • Died — 7 May 1939 • Place of death — Spokane, Washington, US • Resting Place — Fairmount Memorial Park • Occupation — Architect, hotelier • Children — 1

Zittel was born on October 2, 1869 in Karlsruhe, Germany, the son of Albert Ernst Zittel and Ida (née Wietinger) Zittel. He immigrated to the United States in either 1882 or 1885, first living in Chicago, Illinois, then moving to Spokane, Washington in 1887, upon turning eighteen.

Zittel worked as a drafter and designer at Herman Preusse's architecture firm from 1887 to 1893. In 1893, they formed the partnership Preuss & Zittel, where Zittel remained until 1910. He subsequently partnered with Archibald G. Rigg from 1912 to c. 1914, then worked solo from 1915 onward. For a time, he was the state architect of Washington. He was also President of Hotel Spokane Ltd. and Spokane's Citizens Savings and Loan Society. In 1889, Zittel married Alice Shanks (1870–1930). They had one daughter, Eunice I.M. Zittel, born in 1893. He lived in Spokane, dying there on May 7, 1939, aged 69. He was buried at Fairmount Memorial Park.

Zittel's works include (in Spokane, WA unless otherwise noted):

• Illustration — Spokane Public Library - Heath Branch • Washington School for the Blind (1911), Vancouver, WA • Spokane City Hall Building (1912) • Spokane Public Library - Heath Branch (1914) • Washington State Normal School at Cheney administration building (1915), Cheney, WA • Mount Saint Michael (1917) • Benewah County Courthouse (1924), St. Maries, ID

• Illustration — St. Boniface Church, Convent and Rectory • Edwin H. Hanford House (1892), Oakesdale, WA • Cathedral of our Lady of Lourdes concept work (1902) • Spokane Public Library - Main (1905) • St. Boniface Church, Convent and Rectory (1905), Uniontown, WA • Ritzville Carnegie Library (1907), Ritzville, WA • Holy Names Academy Building (1908) • Bump Block-Bellevue House-Hawthorne Hotel (1909 expansion)

• Former Spokane Public Library - Main (1905), Preusse & Zittel, part of the Riverside Avenue Historic District and part of a National Register listing of Carnegie libraries in Washington • early buildings at Gonzaga University including St. Aloysius Church (1909), Preusse & Zittel • Finch School (1923, 1926, 1930) • State College of Washington - Troy Hall (1926), Pullman, WA • Western Washington Hospital for the Insane additional wing (1927), Lakewood, WA