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Trinity Parish Episcopal Church
Located near the base of First Hill, Trinity Parish Church...
German Club/Assay Office
As its name suggests, the German Club/Assay Office has wit...
Cobb Building
The Cobb Building is the only surviving example of the inn...
Coliseum Theater
A 1931 issue of the Journal of the Royal Institute of Arch...
Pike Place Public Market
Prior to the arrival of grocery stores in the 1920s, many ...
Seattle, Chief of the Suquamish, Statue
The Seattle, Chief of the Suquamish, Statue was created in...
Harvard - Belmont Historic District
The Harvard-Belmont District encompasses an exclusive resi...
Queen Anne High School
Queen Anne High School represents a major change in Seattl...
Ballard Avenue Historic District
The Ballard Avenue Historic District reflects the patterns...
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
From 1877 to 1895 this was the home of famous abolitionist...
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Trinity Parish Episcopal Church
Located near the base of First Hill, Trinity Parish Church is one of Seattle's oldest continually meeting congregations and the "Mother Church" of Episcopal mission activities in the city. Formally established on August 14, 1865, as the "unorganized mission" of ...
German Club/Assay Office
As its name suggests, the German Club/Assay Office has witnessed a remarkable series of events during its history. In 1868, Thomas Prosch, noted newspaper publisher, civic leader and secretary of the Chamber of Commerce in Seattle, built the two-story, Italianate ...
Cobb Building
The Cobb Building is the only surviving example of the innovative urban design scheme planned to create a commercial center in Seattle. It occupies part of a 10-acre plot that originally served as the first site of the University of ...
Coliseum Theater
A 1931 issue of the Journal of the Royal Institute of Architects referred to Seattle's Coliseum Theater as "the first of the world's movie palaces." The Coliseum is an early example of these large-scale, luxuriously-decorated theaters designed specifically for the ...
Pike Place Public Market
Prior to the arrival of grocery stores in the 1920s, many Americans purchased their produce in large open-air markets directly from farmers as a way to "beat the middleman." In 1907, after rumors of price fixing mounted, Seattle's City Council ...
Seattle, Chief of the Suquamish, Statue
The Seattle, Chief of the Suquamish, Statue was created in 1912 and commemorates the relationship between the American Indians of Puget Sound and the incoming European-American settlers. Around 1783, a Suquamish named Noah Sealth was born on Blake Island in ...
Harvard - Belmont Historic District
The Harvard-Belmont District encompasses an exclusive residential area on the western slope of Capitol Hill. Seattle was the departure point for the Yukon gold rush, and an event which created a new class of wealthy people. These individuals attempted to ...
Queen Anne High School
Queen Anne High School represents a major change in Seattle's education system. Reformers around the turn of the century viewed education as a possible cure for America's social ills. They argued that better schooling required safe, scientifically designed buildings. Seattle's ...
Ballard Avenue Historic District
The Ballard Avenue Historic District reflects the patterns of industrial growth in Seattle, as well as the city's Scandinavian heritage. In the 1870s and 1880s, several distinct communities were formed in the Puget Sound area that centered around the area's ...
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
From 1877 to 1895 this was the home of famous abolitionist, writer, lecturer, statesman, and Underground Railroad conductor, Frederick Douglass. Modest in its scale and ornamentation, Cedar Hill demonstrates the characteristics of a romantic cottage in natural surroundings. Frederick Douglass ...
