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This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in the city of Seattle, Washington, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in an online map. [1]
As of 2017, Downtown Seattle contains all but one of the 20 tallest buildings in Washington (the nearby Space Needle being the sole exception); the vast majority are office buildings, although the office-residential-hotel Rainier Square Tower, which broke ground is slated to become the city's second-tallest building; [136] [137] [138] the F5 ...
The Northern Life Tower was the first building in Seattle to illustrate this style, now known as Art Deco or Art Moderne. Derived from Eliel Saarinen's famous, second-place proposal for the Chicago Tribune contest, the Northern Life Tower building beautifully illustrates the increasing popularity of a simple, smooth, almost machine-like ...
The Space Needle is an observation tower in Seattle, Washington, United States.Considered to be an icon of the city, it has been designated a Seattle landmark.Located in the Lower Queen Anne neighborhood, it was built in the Seattle Center for the 1962 World's Fair, which drew over 2.3 million visitors.
Seattle was selected to host the World's Fair in 1962, revitalizing the downtown area and bringing the construction of the fairgrounds' centerpiece, the Space Needle. The 605-foot (184 m) observation tower became the symbol of the fair and a landmark for Seattle, and was the first new structure to surpass the Smith Tower in height. [15] [20]
Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in an online map. [ 1 ] There are 315 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county. 222 of these listings are located in the city of Seattle , and are listed separately ; the ...
Built in 1916 for the Seattle Automobile Company, one of Seattle's first car dealers. 1411 Fourth Avenue Building: 1411 Fourth Avenue: More images: October 23, 1989 [2] 1st Avenue Groups/Waterfront Center: multiple addresses
The Tracy House was built for Bill and Elizabeth Tracy, who occupied it until the latter's death in 2012; the property was listed on the real estate market for the first time at a price of $950,000. [3] In 2011, Seattle Met named it one of the ten greatest homes in the Seattle area. [4]