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| Title | First Church of Christ Scientist (Seattle, Wash.), 16th Ave. elevation |
| Architectural Firm Name | Bebb & Mendel |
| Architects | Bebb, Charles H.
Mendel, Louis Leonard, 1867-1940 |
| Client | First Church of Christ Scientist |
| Date of Drawing Execution | 1908 |
| Object Type | Architectural drawings |
| Physical Description | Ink on drafting cloth: 88 x 87 cm. |
| Building Street Address | 1519 E. Denny Way |
| Building Location | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Purpose | Working drawings
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| Representation | Elevations
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| Descriptive Notes | Written in title block:
First Church of Christ Scientist
16th Ave. & E. Denny Way
Seattle, Wash.
Bebb & Mendel, Architects
Denny Bldg., Seattle
Sept. 1908
Sheet 4
16th Ave. Elevation
Scale: 1/4" to 1' |
| Building Style | Beaux-Arts
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| Building Notes | Bebb and Mendel formed a partnership in 1901 and became the most prominent architectural firm in Seattle during the first part of the decade designing some of the finest homes and buildings in the city. Bebb was educated in private schools in England and Switzerland, and studied civil engineering in London. He came to Seattle to oversee the construction of the Seattle Opera House (Adler & Sullivan), which was never completed due to the 1893 Financial Panic. Louis Mendel came to the United States from Germany in 1882, working in Cleveland and in several west Coast cities before settling in Seattle in 1899. He initially worked as a draftsman for Bebb, but quickly formed a partnership that lasted until 1914. This church is designed in a classical style with a flattened octagonal dome and ornamented with classical pilasters, elaborate stained glass, and heavy sculptural swags. |
| Subjects (LCTGM) | Elevations |
| Subjects (LCSH) | First Church of Christ Scientist (Seattle, Wash.); Christian Science church buildings--Washington (State)--Seattle--Designs and plans |
| Digital Collection | Architecture Collection
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| Digital ID Number | ARC0218
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| Ordering Information | Restrictions apply to the ordering of this image. Please contact photos@u.washington.edu for more information. |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division. |
| Repository Collection | Carl F. Gould Collection |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original drawing in RGB at 200-400 dpi, saved in TIFF format, changed to indexed color, enhanced and resized using Adobe Photoshop, and imported as JPEG2000 using Contentdm software's JPEG2000 Extension. 2006. |
