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Virginia Mason Hospital (Seattle, Wash.), front east elevation
Virginia Mason Hospital (Seattle, Wash.), front east elevation
TitleVirginia Mason Hospital (Seattle, Wash.), front east elevation
Architectural Firm NameBebb & Gould
ArchitectsBebb, Charles H.
Gould, Carl Freylinghausen, 1873-1939
ClientVirginia Mason Hospital
Date of Drawing Execution1919-1920
Object TypeArchitectural Drawings
Physical DescriptionInk and graphite on drafting cloth: 77 x 93 cm.
Building Street AddressTerry Ave. & Spring St.
Building LocationUnited States--Washington (State)--Seattle
PurposeWorking drawings
RepresentationDetails
Elevations
Descriptive NotesHandwritten in title block:
Virginia Mason Hospital - Terry Av. & Spring St.
Seattle Wash.
C. H. Bebb & Carl F. Gould - Architects - 1005 Securities Bld.
Seattle
Drawing No. 54
Nov. 1919
Window Schedule

Handwritten below drawings:
Front (East) Elevation

Scale: 1/4"=1'0"
Building StyleRenaissance Revival
Building NotesBoth Charles H. Bebb and Carl F. Gould came into their partnership having already established themselves in their respective fields as individuals and members of highly successful design teams. Joining their complementary strengths, Bebb and Gould became associates in 1914 with the agreement that Bebb would act as engineer and partner in charge of management, contracts and specifications, and Gould as principal designer and planner. In the early decades of the 20th century, Bebb & Gould flourished, designing over two hundred projects, churches, civic buildings, homes, commercial structures and monuments. These designs took on a variety of architectural styles, depending on the wishes of the client, siting, and financial considerations. In 1920, the new Mason Clinic and Virginia Mason Hospital opened it doors to the public. It was the first on the West Coast to have advanced x-ray and laboratory facilities. It also had offices for a team of medical specialists, which were innovative ideas for a hospital in the early 1900s. These drawings are of Virginia Mason Hospital's first building on the corner of Terry and Spring Streets in Seattle. The design vocabulary employs restrained, yet traditional elements, of which the simple brick detailing, pedimental roof parapet over the upper third section, square central tower with pavillion roof and round recessed entrance arches suggest a mix of Italian Renaissance Revival, Beaux Arts Classicism and Richardsonian Romanesque as inspiration or influence for this project. The building is now part of a much larger hospital complex.
Subjects (LCTGM)Elevations
Subjects (LCSH)Virginia Mason Hospital (Seattle, Wash.); Hospitals--Washington (State)--Seattle--Designs and plans
Digital CollectionArchitecture Collection
Digital ID NumberARC0774
Ordering InformationRestrictions apply to the ordering of this image. Please contact photos@u.washington.edu for more information.
RepositoryUniversity of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division.
Repository CollectionCarl F. Gould Collection
Digital Reproduction InformationScanned 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.
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