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Pioneer Square (Seattle, Wash.), James Street, street elevation, north side between First and Second Avenues
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| Title | Pioneer Square (Seattle, Wash.), James Street, street elevation, north side between First and Second Avenues |
| Architects | Fisher, Elmer H., 1840?-1905
Parkinson, John, 1861-1935
Evers, Cecil Calvert, b. 1866 |
| Artist | Steinbrueck, Victor |
| Client | Yesler, Henry L. (Henry Leiter), 1810-1892
Phinney, Guy C., 1852-1893
Jones, Daniel C., 1856- |
| Date of Drawing Execution | 1969 |
| Object Type | Architectural drawings |
| Physical Description | Ink and graphite on tracing paper: 47 x 61 cm. |
| Building Street Address | 606 1st Avenue
601 2nd Avenue |
| 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:
James Street
Handwritten beneath drawing:
First Avenue
Pioneer Building
Butler Block
Second Avenue
Butler Block not to scale in width - see 1972 drawing_VS
Signed by artist:
[copyright] Victor Steinbrueck 1969 |
| Building Style | Commercial Style
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 Pioneer Building was completed in 1892. It was commissioned by mill owner and entrepreneur Henry Yesler and designed by Elmer Fisher. The building has a grid composition and includes an amazing variety of window openings and decorative elements, all typical of Victorian buildings; but Elmer Fisher himself described the building as Romanesque. Also typical of the type of buildings constructed right after the Fire of 1889, although it stands out in the variety of its detailing and the richness of its interior. Only two floors remain of the Butler Hotel, one of Seattle's most elegant hotels, now known as the Butler Block. Built in 1889-1890, it was designed by Parkinson & Evers and commissioned by Guy Phinney and Daniel Jones. Phinney was an important seattle businessman involved in banking, insurance and real estate. |
| 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 | ARC0523
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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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