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| Title | Medical building for Metropolitan Tract (Seattle, Wash.), main entrance and elevator hall details |
| Alternate Title | Stimson Building
Stimson Medical Building |
| Architectural Firm Name | Howells & Albertson |
| Architects | Howells, John Mead, 1868-1959
Albertson, Abraham Horace, 1872-1964 |
| Engineer | Hall, John, L. |
| Client | Metropolitan Building Company (Seattle, Wash.) |
| Date of Drawing Execution | 1924 |
| Object Type | Architectural Drawings |
| Physical Description | Ink and graphite on drafting cloth: 54 x 96 cm. |
| Building Street Address | 1215 4th Ave. |
| Building Location | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Purpose | Working drawings
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| Representation | Elevations
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| Descriptive Notes | Handwritten in title block:
Medical Building for the Metropolitan Building Company Seattle
Howells and Albertson
Architects
727 Henry Building
John L. Hall Consulting Engineer
Project No. 136
Date May 21, '24
Drawing No. 24
Handwritten beneath drawings:
Elevator Hall looking West
Main Entrance looking West
Main Entrance looking South
Elevator Hall looking North
Elevator Hall looking East
Elevator Hall looking South
Scale: As Shown |
| Building Style | Beaux-Arts
Commercial Style
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| Building Notes | A. H. Albertson came to Seattle in 1907 as the representative of Howells & Stokes, a New York Firm hired by the Metropolitan Building Company to prepare a plan for the development of the University of Washington's Metropolitan Tract. Albertson oversaw this and the firm's other works on the West Coast, eventually forming his own separate partnership with Howells around 1917. This new firm completed most of the remaining Metropolitan Tract buildings. The drawings illustrate many of the features the original Metropolitan Tract designs had in common: terra cotta ornamentation at the top and street levels, brick in-between; decorative elements combining Beaux-Arts and commercial styles, such as symmetry, a clearly marked storefront and ornate classical detailing. The Henry, White and Stuart buildings shared one block now known as the Rainier Plaza. Their coordinated facades created the appearance of a single structure, often referred to as the White Henry Stuart Building. They are no longer extant. |
| Subjects (LCTGM) | Elevations |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Stimson Building (Seattle, Wash.); Metropolitan Tract (Seattle, Wash.); Office buildings--Washington (State)--Seattle--Designs and plans; Medical offices--Washington (State)--Seattle--Designs and plans; Doorways--Washington (State)--Seattle--Desig |
| Digital Collection | Architecture Collection
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| Digital ID Number | ARC0372
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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 | Metropolitan Building Company 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. |
