July 11, 2007

Downtown Historic Survey – Category I

To view larger, clearer photos of these buildings, go to:
http://web1.seattle.gov/dpd/historicalsite and look up building by its address.

1. Fifth Avenue Court - 2132 Fifth Avenue

Historic Name: Fifth Avenue Court Common Name: Fifth Avenue Court
Style: Beaux Arts - Neoclassical Neighborhood: Belltown
Year Built: 1922

2. Ace Hotel - 2419 First Avenue

Historic Name: Glaser Building/New Latona Hotel Common Name: Ace Hotel
Style: Queen Anne - Richardsonian Romanesque Neighborhood: Belltown
Year Built: 1909
3. Bergonian Hotel (Mayflower Hotel) - 405 Olive Way

Historic Name: Bergonian Hotel Common Name: Mayflower Park Hotel

Style: Commercial, Italian - Italian Renaissance
Year Built: 1927

4. Bon Marche Stables – 2315 Western Avenue

Historic Name: Bon Marche Stables/ Compton Lumber Company

Common Name: Compton Building
Style: Other Neighborhood: Downtown Urban Center
Year Built: 1908

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5. Brasa – 2107 Third Avenue

Historic Name: Metropolitan Printing Press Co. Common Name: Brasa

Style: Spanish - Mediterranean Neighborhood: Belltown
Year Built: 1923

6. Castle Apartments – 2132 Second Avenue

Historic Name: Castle Apartments Common Name: Castle Apartments

Style: Beaux Arts - Neoclassical Neighborhood: Belltown
Year Built: 1918

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7. Central Building – 810 Third Avenue

Historic Name: Central Building Year Built: 1907

Style: Beaux Arts - Neoclassical

8. Chamber of Commerce Building – 215 Columbia Street

Historic Name: Seattle Chamber of Commerce Building

Common Name: Pacific NW Title
Style: Queen Anne - Richardsonian Romanesque Neighborhood: Commercial Core
Year Built: 1924

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9. Cinerama Theater – 2100 Fourth Avenue

Historic Name: Cinerama Theater Common Name: Cinerama Theater

Style: Modern Neighborhood: Belltown
Architect: Year Built: 1963

10. Davenport Apartments – 420 Vine Street

Historic Name: Davenport Apartments Common Name: Davenport Apartments

Style: Tudor Neighborhood: Belltown
Year Built: 1925

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11. El Gaucho – 2505 First Avenue

Historic Name: Sailors Union of the Pacific Common Name: El Gaucho

Style: Modern Neighborhood: Belltown
Year Built: 1954

12. Fischer Studio Building – 1519 Third Avenue

Historic Name: Fischer Studio Building

Style: Beaux Arts - American Renaissance
Year Built: circa 1914

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13. Lexington-Concord Apartments – 2402 Second Avenue

Historic Name: Lexington-Concord Apartments

Common Name: Lexington-Concord Apartments
Style: Colonial - Georgian Revival Neighborhood: Belltown
Year Built: 1923

14. Lloyd Building – 601 Stewart Street

Historic Name: Lloyd Building Common Name: Lloyd Building

Style: Commercial - Chicago School, Beaux Arts - American Renaissance
Neighborhood: Denny Triangle
Year Built: 1926

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15. Maritime Building – 911 Western Avenue

Historic Name: Maritime Building/ Pacific Warehouse Building

Common Name: Maritime Building
Style: Commercial Neighborhood: Downtown Urban Center
Year Built: 1910

16. Blu Canary

Historic Name: MGM/Loews Common Name: Blu Canary

Style: Art Deco Neighborhood: Belltown
Architect: Year Built: 1936

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17. Norton Building – 801 Second Avenue

Historic Name: Norton Building Common Name:

Style: Modern - International Style Neighborhood: Commercial Core
Year Built: 1958

18. Immunex

Historic Name: Pacific Net and Twine Company/ Pacific Marine Supply Company
Common Name: Immunex
Style: Commercial - Chicago School, Other - Industrial
Neighborhood: Downtown Urban Center
Y ear Built: 1918

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19. Pier 54 - 1003 Alaskan Way (Ivar’s)

Historic Name: Pier 3 Common Name: Pier 54 (Ivar’s)

Style: Commercial, Other - Utilitarian Neighborhood: Downtown Urban Center
Year Built: 1900

20. Pier 55 - 1101 Alaskan Way (Argosy Cruises)

Historic Name: Pier 4 Common Name: Pier 55

Style: Commercial, Other - Utilitarian Neighborhood: Downtown Urban Center
Year Built: 1902

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21. Pier 56 - 1201 Alaskan Way (Elliot’s Oyster House)

Historic Name: Pier 5 Common Name: Pier 56

Style: Commercial, Other Neighborhood: Downtown Urban Center
Year Built: 1900

22. Pier 57 - 1301 Alaskan Way (Bay Pavillion)

Historic Name: Pier 6/ John B. Agen Dock/ The Milwaukee Pier

Common Name: Pier 57
Style: Commercial, Other - Utilitarian Neighborhood: Downtown Urban Center
Year Built: 1902

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23. Pier 59 1451 Alaskan Way

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24. Pier 59 1451 Alaskan Way

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25. Rivoli Apartments – 2127 Second Avenue

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26. Roq le Rue Gallery – 2312 Second Avenue

Historic Name: RKO Distributing Common Name: Roq la Rue Gallery

Style: Art Deco Neighborhood: Belltown
Architect: Year Built: 1928

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27. Seattle Labor Temple – 2800 First Avenue

Historic Name: Seattle Labor Temple Common Name: Seattle Labor Temple
Style: Modern - Contemporary Neighborhood: Belltown
Architect: Year Built: 1942

28. Securities Building – 1904 Third Avenue

Historic Name: Securities Building

Style: Beaux Arts - American Renaissance Neighborhood: Downtown Urban Center
Year Built: 1913, 1924

29. Two Bells Tavern – 2315 Fourth Avenue

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Historic Name: Hewitt's Café Common Name: Two Bells
Style: Spanish - Eclectic Neighborhood: Belltown
Year Built: 1923

30. Tyee Building – 410 Stewart Street

Historic Name: Tyee Building Common Name: Centennial Building

Style: Italian - Italian Renaissance, Beaux Arts - American Renaissance
Neighborhood: Downtown Urban Center
Year Built: 1925

31. Vance Hotel – 620 Stewart Street

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Historic Name: Vance Hotel
Common Name: Hotel Max, formerly Vance Hotel (until recently)
Style: Beaux Arts - Neoclassical, Commercial - Chicago School
Neighborhood: Denny Triangle
Year Built: 1926

32. Washington Athletic Club – 1325 Sixth Avenue

Historic Name: Washington Athletic Club Style: Art Deco

Neighborhood: Commercial Core
Year Built: 1930

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33. Watermarke at the Regrade- -320 Cedar Street

Historic Name: Cedar Apartments

Common Name: Watermarke at the Regrade
Style: Beaux Arts - Neoclassical Neighborhood: Belltown
Year Built: 1908

34. William Tell Apartments – 2327 Second Avenue

Historic Name: Lorraine Hotel Common Name: William Tell Hotel

Style: Spanish - Mediterranean Neighborhood: Belltown
Year Built: 1925

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35. Williamsburg Apartments – 1007 Stewart Street

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Historic Name: Terry Stewart Apartments/ The Oronoco

Common Name: The Williamsburg Apartments
Style: Colonial Neighborhood: Denny Triangle
Year Built: 1912

36. Women’s University Club – 1105 Sixth Avenue

Historic Name: Women's University Club

Style: Colonial - Georgian Revival Neighborhood: Commercial Core
Year Built: 1922,1962

37. YWCA – 1118 Fifth Avenue

Historic Name: YWCA Building

Style: Beaux Arts - American Renaissance Neighborhood: Commercial Core
Year Built: 1913, 1944, 1950

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38. Zeek’s Pizza

Historic Name: Rodeo Café Common Name: Zeek's Pizza

Style: Queen Anne, Vernacular Neighborhood: Belltown
Architect: Year Built: 1902

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