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| Title | Blaine building (Seattle, Wash.), lobby floor plan |
| Alternate Title | Liberty Theater |
| Architects | Ryan, Henderson, b. 1878 |
| Engineer | Bittman, Henry W., 1882-1953 |
| Date of Drawing Execution | 1914 |
| Object Type | Architectural drawings |
| Physical Description | Blueprint: 54 x 61 cm. |
| Building Street Address | 1520 1st Avenue |
| Building Location | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Purpose | Working drawings
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| Representation | Floor plans
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| Descriptive Notes | Written in title block:
Blaine Building
Fire Proof Construction Containing Stores, Lofts and Liberty Theatre
H. Ryan Architect
Seattle Washington
Handwritten below drawing:
Mezzanine Floor Plan
5 [probably sheet #]
3-2-14
Scale:1/8"=1'0" |
| Building Style | Beaux-Arts
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| Building Notes | Architect Henderson Ryan was commissioned to design the retail/residential Blaine building, enlisting Henry W. Bittman as the project's engineer. Ryan arrived in Seattle in 1898 and worked as a contractor/builder for his first year, then started his own architectural firm in 1900. Bittman, originally trained as an engineer, received his architect's license in 1923 and soon became known for his commercial work. The Blaine project contained designs for ground floor retail space, lofts and the Liberty Theater - a moving picture house. The drawings for the theater's floor plans show Ryan's innovative contribution to theatre design: ramped entrances leading to the main auditorium space. |
| Subjects (LCTGM) | Floor plans |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Blaine Building (Seattle, Wash.); Multipurpose buildings--Washington (State)--Seattle--Designs and plans |
| Digital Collection | Architecture Collection
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| Digital ID Number | ARC0081
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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 | Henry W. Bittman 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. |
