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[8] [9] The Pioneer Building, whose observation tower surpassed 110 feet (34 m), was completed in 1892 and is regarded as the city's first modern high-rise building. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] The Alaska Building , completed in 1904 and rising 203 feet (62 m) above 2nd Avenue in Pioneer Square , is considered to be Seattle's first skyscraper and first steel ...
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 exterior.
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 National Bank Building (United Way) 720 Second Avenue: Seattle Times Building: 1120 John Street: More images: March 11, 1996 Demolished in 2016. Seattle Tower: 1212 3rd Avenue: More images: Seattle Yacht Club: 1807 E. Hamlin Street: More images: Securities Building: 1907 Third Avenue
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 ...
Buildings and structures in Pioneer Square, Seattle (11 P) Pages in category "Buildings and structures in Downtown Seattle" The following 66 pages are in this category, out of 66 total.
The Fourth and Madison Building (formerly the IDX Tower) is a 40-story skyscraper in downtown Seattle, Washington. [5] The building is located at 925 Fourth Avenue, at the intersection with Madison Street. Upon its completion in 2002, the late-modernist highrise was Seattle's first building to exceed 500 ft (150 m) in over a decade.
Smith Tower construction, February 1913. In the wake of the Klondike Gold Rush, Eastern financial interest in Seattle was at an all-time high. [12] Prominent local attorney James Clise, who represented numerous capitalists in New York and Boston was responsible for many of the land transactions that saw numerous new office buildings built in the city.