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| Title | Post-Intelligencer building revisions (Seattle, Wash.), main entrance details |
| Alternate Title | Douglas Building |
| Architectural Firm Name | Howells & Albertson |
| Architects | Howells, John Mead, 1868-1959
Albertson, Abraham Horace, 1872-1964 |
| Date of Drawing Execution | 1921 |
| Object Type | Architectural drawings |
| Physical Description | Ink on drafting cloth: 47 x 56 cm. |
| Building Street Address | 4th Ave. and Union St. |
| 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:
Entrance Details
Remodelling P. I. Building
Howells and Albertson, Architect
727 Henry Building. Seattle
Dr'w'g No. 11, Drawn by W.
Job No. 112. Revised: Section at Col. 1, Apr. 1
Date 1-15-21
Handwritten on drawing:
1/2" section on Gov. Alley back of Col. 1
Inside elevation
Details of main entrance
Scale: 1/4" to1' |
| Building Style | Chicago School
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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. This 1921 remodel linked the old Post-Intelligencer Building with the Cobb Annex next door. It was then renamed the Douglas Building, and was demolished sometime prior to 1959. |
| Subjects (LCTGM) | Architectural elements |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Seattle post-intelligencer (Seattle, Wash. : Newspaper)--Buildings--Designs and plans; Newspaper buildings--Remodeling--Washington (State)--Seattle--Designs and plans; Doorways--Washington (State)--Seattle--Designs and plans |
| Digital Collection | Architecture Collection
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| Digital ID Number | ARC0536
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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. |
