Central Building (Seattle) Explained
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| Architect: | Charles Ronald Aldrich[1] |
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The Central Building is a historic building at 810 3rd Avenue in downtown Seattle, in the U.S. state of Washington.[2]
Design
Charles Ronald Aldrich designed the building following the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.[3] It has a facade apparently made of granite, but the structure is actually terra cotta.[4]
History
The building was completed in 1907 and renovated between 2002 and 2007.[5] It sold for $67.5 million in 2018.[6]
The building held the first meetings of the Port of Seattle commission in 1911.[7] It was designated as a city landmark by the Seattle Landmarks Preservation Board in 2008.[8]
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Notes and References
- Book: Shaping Seattle Architecture. June 2016 . University of Washington Press. 416. 9780295806891 .
- Web site: June 4, 2015 . Cushman to manage Central Building . Daily Journal of Commerce . November 25, 2023 . November 25, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231125093238/https://www.djc.com/news/re/12078333.html . live .
- Web site: PCAD - Central Building, Downtown, Seattle, WA . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221229015921/https://pcad.lib.washington.edu/building/8286/ . December 29, 2022 . December 29, 2022 . pcad.lib.washington.edu.
- Book: Crowley . Walt . Dorpat . Paul . Wiley . 1998 . 51 . Walt Crowley . Paul Dorpat.
- Web site: July 11, 2013 . Seattle's Central Building sold for 20 percent less than in 2007 . November 25, 2023 . . en-US . November 25, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231125093115/https://www.seattletimes.com/business/seattlersquos-central-building-sold-for-20-percent-less-than-in-2007/ . live .
- Stiles . Marc . July 19, 2018 . Landmark downtown Seattle building sells for $67.5 million . Puget Sound Business Journal.
- Web site: Oldham . Kit . February 12, 2020 . Port of Seattle commissioners meet for the first time on September 12 . November 25, 2023 . www.historylink.org . November 25, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231125093623/https://www.historylink.org/File/9726 . live .
- Web site: May 13, 2008 . Report on Designation: Central Building . . December 29, 2022. December 29, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221229015920/https://www.seattle.gov/documents/Departments/Neighborhoods/HistoricPreservation/Landmarks/RelatedDocuments/central-building-designation.pdf. live.
