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Pantages House

 
 
Pantages House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Rob Ketcherside, April 7, 2017
1. Pantages House Marker
Inscription.
Built in 1907 for
Alexander Pantages

Vaudeville Impressario

Founder of Over
200 Theaters
Nationwide

Designated a Seattle Historic Landmark in 2004

Restored in 2005 by Capitol Hill Housing

 
Erected 2005 by Capitol Hill Housing.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: EntertainmentNotable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1907.
 
Location. 47° 37.119′ N, 122° 19.314′ W. Marker is in Seattle, Washington, in King County. It is in Capitol Hill. It is on East Denny Way near Harvard Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 803 East Denny Way, Seattle WA 98122, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Washington’s Puget Sound Region. It is also on the American Pacific Coast, in the Pacific Northwest, and in the Lewis & Clark Corridor. Globally, it is in North America, in the Cascade Range, in the Inside Passage, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: George Ward House (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Broadway Performance Hall (approx. 0.2 miles away); Broadway High School (approx. 0.2 miles away); Chrysler Building (approx. Ό mile away); Seattle First Baptist Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (approx. half a mile away); Rainier Chapter House (approx. half a mile away); Supply Laundry Building (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Seattle.
 
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To the east of the corner steps, in the landscaping.
 
Regarding Pantages House. The house was incorporated into a new apartment building and they are now both collectively referred to as Pantages Apartments.
 
Also see . . .  Alexander Pentages 1876-1936. (Submitted on May 1, 2017.)
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 23, 2017, by Rob Ketcherside of Seattle, Washington. This page has been viewed 613 times since then and 30 times this year. Photo   1. submitted on April 23, 2017, by Rob Ketcherside of Seattle, Washington. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
 
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Jun. 29, 2026