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Pioneer Square (Seattle, Wash.), First Avenue South, street elevation, east side between Yesler Way and South Washington Street
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| Title | Pioneer Square (Seattle, Wash.), First Avenue South, street elevation, east side between Yesler Way and South Washington Street |
| Architects | Saunders, Charles Williard, 1858-1935
Houghton, Edwin Walker, 1856-1927
Heins, George Lewis
La Farge, C. Grant (Christopher Grant), 1862-1938
Somervell, W. Marbury, 1872-1939
Cote, Joseph S., 1874-
Steinmann, Herman, 1860-1905 |
| Artist | Steinbrueck, Victor |
| Client | Lippy, Thomas S., 1860-1931
Kittenger, George B., 1865-1933
Terry, Edward L. (Edward Lander), b. 1862 |
| Date of Drawing Execution | 1969 |
| Object Type | Architectural drawings |
| Physical Description | Ink and graphite on tracing paper: 38 x 61 cm. |
| Building Street Address | 102-112 1st Avenue S.
108 S. Washington Street |
| Building Location | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Purpose | Record drawings
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| Representation | Elevations
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| Descriptive Notes | Handwritten in title block:
First Avenue South
Handwritten beneath drawing:
Yesler Way
Cascade Hotel
Lippy Building
City Club
G. B. Kittenger & E. L. Terry Building
So. Washington St.
Signed by artist:
[copyright] Victor Steinbrueck 1969 |
| Building Style | Beaux-Arts
Commercial Style
Queen Anne Style
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| Building Notes | Architect, educator, and artist Victor Steinbrueck helped foster responsible civic development though his efforts in promoting revitalization programs for the city of Seattle. Along with many others, Steinbrueck's work to raise awareness of Seattle's historic and architectural significance resulted in the city's adoption of historic preservation ordinances, including the one that made Pioneer Square the city's first National Register district in 1970. These drawings were part of a study he conducted of that area in the late 1960s, early 1970s. The Olympic Block, labeled in the drawing as the Cascade Hotel, was designed by Saunders & Houghton and collapsed in 1972. The Lippy Building, completed in 1902 and also designed by Houghton, is named after its original owner, T. S. Lippy, Secretary of the Seattle YMCA who had made a fortune in the Klondike Gold Rush. The building was designed mainly as a warehouse with retail space on the first floor facing out on 1st Ave. The City Club building was originally a single story and dates from 1897. It housed the Olympus Cafe restaurant from 1897 to 1915. The ornate second and third stories were added in 1905 by Heins & La Farge, with Somervell & Cote as the local supervising architects, to accommodate a much larger cafe and club rooms. From 1908 to 1965 The Seattle City Club, The City Club Cafe, and The City Club Hotel subsequently occupied the building. The facade stands out because of the combination of Beaux-Arts and Art Nouveau architectural detailing. The Kittenger-Terry Building, completed in 1891, was designed by Herman (Henry) Steinmann as a joint block for George B. Kittenger and Edward L. Terry. In 1909, the northern portion of the building, originally a dry goods store, became a 200 room, low budget hotel called the State Hotel, which continued to serve clientel until 1967. The southern portion of the building was named The Delmar at some later date. |
| Subjects (LCTGM) | Elevations |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Pioneer Square (Seattle, Wash.); Commercial buildings--Washington (State)--Seattle--Designs and plans |
| Digital Collection | Architecture Collection
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| Digital ID Number | ARC0515
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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 | Victor Steinbrueck 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. |
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