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Photographer: Kenneth Grossman
Taken: May 1983
Caption:
Mutual Life Building, 601-607 First Avenue... | Additional Description:
Significance: The Mutual Life Building is an example of Victorian Romanesque architecture typical of the buildings in Seattle's historic Pioneer Square. Designed to two prominent Seattle architects, Elmer Fisher and James E. Blackwell, it was constructed after the great Seattle fire of 1889. The site of the building is significant in Seattle's history as that of Henry Yesler's cookhouse, the city's first restaurant and public space. The building's location across from Pioneer Square and its pergola make it a prominent part of the historic fabric of the district. - Historic American Buildings Survey
Submitted: November 9, 2016.
Database Locator Identification Number: p368748
File Size: 0.307 Megabytes
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