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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 ...
Bell Apartments and Barnes Building
Elmer Fisher is best known as the dominant architect of Se...
Fire Station No. 25
Fire Station No. 25 is a reminder of the fire stations and...
Harvard - Belmont Historic District
The Harvard-Belmont District encompasses an exclusive resi...
Volunteer Park
For more than a century Volunteer Park has been the center...
Virginia V
The Virginia V documents a crucial phase in Seattle's mari...
Ballard Avenue Historic District
The Ballard Avenue Historic District reflects the patterns...
Kenilworth Gardens
Although Kenilworth Gardens are locally important today as...
National Arboretum
Official proposals for the establishment of an arboretum i...
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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 ...
Bell Apartments and Barnes Building
Elmer Fisher is best known as the dominant architect of Seattle's reconstruction after the Great Fire of 1889 that destroyed 60 acres in downtown Seattle. In the wake of the Great Fire, Fisher designed and supervised the construction of over ...
Fire Station No. 25
Fire Station No. 25 is a reminder of the fire stations and fire equipment of earlier eras. Built between 1908 and 1909, the station was designed with features necessary for the horse-drawn fire wagons of the early 20th century: room ...
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 ...
Volunteer Park
For more than a century Volunteer Park has been the center of Seattle's park system. Though the city began purchasing this site along the crown of Capitol Hill in 1876, more than 15 years passed before the municipal government began ...
Virginia V
The Virginia V documents a crucial phase in Seattle's maritime history. Built in 1922, when roads were frequently impassible, this propeller-driven wooden steamer immediately became one of the vessels that supported the commerce and communications of Puget Sound. For 16 ...
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 ...
Kenilworth Gardens
Although Kenilworth Gardens are locally important today as a part of Washington's Park System, its greater significance lies in its contribution to the botanical study and development of water plants and gardens under the direction of its founder, W.B. Shaw ...
National Arboretum
Official proposals for the establishment of an arboretum in the Washington area date as far back as the McMillan Commission of 1901. The gradual elimination of the Botanic Gardens on the Mall in the second decade of the 20th century ...
