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| Title | Northern Life Tower (Seattle, Wash.), details of ground floor elevator lobby |
| Alternate Title | Seattle Tower |
| Architects | Albertson, Abraham Horace, 1872-1964 |
| Associate Architect | Wilson, Joseph Wade, 1878-1968
Richardson, Paul David, 1888-1939 |
| Client | Northern Life Insurance Company |
| Date of Drawing Execution | 1927-1928 |
| Object Type | Architectural drawings |
| Physical Description | Ink and graphite on drafting cloth: 128 x 62 cm. |
| Building Street Address | 1218 3rd Ave. |
| Building Location | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Purpose | Working drawings
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| Representation | Details
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| Descriptive Notes | Handwritten in title block:
Date: Nov. 25, '27. Drwg. No. 13R.
Northern Life Tower
S.E. corner, University St. & Third Ave., Seattle
Northern Life Insurance Co., Owners
A.H. Albertson, Architect
Jos. Wilson, Paul Richardson, Associates
Apr. 9, '28; May 1, 1928; May 12, 1928; Dec. 18, '28; Clock, 12-28-28
Handwritten on drawing:
Details of ground floor elevator lobby.
North elevation of elevator lobby.
South elevation of elevator lobby.
Scale: 1/2" to 1' |
| Building Style | Art Deco
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| Building Notes | A. H. Albertson, born in New Jersey on April 14, 1872, graduated from Columbia University (Ph. B. in architecture, 1895) and initially sought work as a draftsman with the firm of Clinton & Russell in New York. Albertson came to Seattle in 1907 as a representative of Howells & Stokes to help prepare a plan for the redevelopment of the downtown Metropolitan Tract. He later formed a separate partnership with Howells around 1917 and then an independent practice with Joseph W. Wilson and Paul D. Richardson, whom by 1924 were generally identified as Albertson's associates on all the firm's drawings and published works. His firm produced a number of buildings, using a mix of styles that help generate the development of regional design through the use of appropriate architectural metaphors. The Northern Life Tower completed in 1929 is now known as the Seattle Tower. |
| Subjects (LCTGM) | Architectural elements; Lobbies--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Seattle Tower (Seattle, Wash.); Northern Life Insurance Company--Buildings--Designs and plans; Office buildings--Washington (State)--Seattle--Designs and plans |
| Digital Collection | Architecture Collection
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| Digital ID Number | ARC0451
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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. |
