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Pioneer Square (Seattle, Wash.), Occidental Avenue South, street elevation, west side between South Jackson and Main Streets
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| Title | Pioneer Square (Seattle, Wash.), Occidental Avenue South, street elevation, west side between South Jackson and Main Streets |
| Architects | Skillings, Warren Porter, 1860-1939
Corner, James N., 1862-1919 |
| Artist | Steinbrueck, Victor |
| Client | Young, M. H. |
| Date of Drawing Execution | 1969 |
| Object Type | Architectural drawings |
| Physical Description | Ink and graphite on tracing paper: 44 x 61 cm. |
| Building Street Address | 122 S. Jackson St.
311 1/2 Occidental Ave. S.
119 S. Main St. |
| 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:
Occidental Avenue South
Handwritten beneath drawing:
So. Jackson St.
Ingel's Block
Waltham Block
New England Hotel
So. Main St.
Signed by artist:
[copyright] Victor Steinbrueck 1969 |
| Building Style | Commercial Style
Renaissance Revival
Queen Anne Style
Richardsonian Romanesque
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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 Ingel's Block building was built around 1890. Although records indicate that it was remodeled in 1920, the building still retains its original shape and fenestration. The Waltham Block building dates from the same period as part of the first wave of construction right after the Fire of 1889. M. H. Young, who haled from Waltham, Massachusetts, commissioned the building and named it after his home town. It is significant because of the fine architectural detailing both at the storefront level and on its upper floors. The Union Trust Building (mislabeled in the drawing as the New England Hotel), designed by Skillings & Corner, was completed in 1893. It was built to house a series of wholesale businesses and was designed to carry what were considered heavy loads -- 250 pounds per square foot -- and the walls and piers were of "extra size." The use of light brick for the exterior facade was something of a rarity at the time of the building's construction, although it became more prevalent thereafter. Another rarity, electric elevators were planned for the building at a time when hydraulic elevators were more prevalent in Seattle. |
| 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 | ARC0526
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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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