South Lake Union in Seattle in King County, Washington — The American West (Northwest)
Supply Laundry Building
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, August 29, 2021
1. Supply Laundry Building Marker
This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Asian Americans • Industry & Commerce • Labor Unions. A significant historical year for this entry is 1906.
Location. 47° 37.358′ N, 122° 19.834′ W. Marker is in Seattle, Washington, in King County. It is in South Lake Union. Marker is at the intersection of Yale Avenue North and Republican Street, on the right when traveling south on Yale Avenue North. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1265 Republican Street, Seattle WA 98109, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. George Ward House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Pantages House (approx. half a mile away); Mayer Plaza (approx. half a mile away); The Paramount Theatre (approx. 0.6 miles away); Broadway High School (approx. 0.6 miles away); Growing Together (approx. 0.7 miles away); Chrysler Building (approx. 0.7 miles away); John Harte McGraw (approx. ¾ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Seattle.
Regarding Supply Laundry Building. Excerpt from the National Register of Historic Places registration:
…The Supply Laundry Company, in Seattle, Washington was established in 1904 and the subject building constructed over a period of 15+ years, starting in 1906. The laundry operated continuously at this location (later known as the New Richmond Supply Laundry after it changed hands in 1942) until ca. 1985. The Supply Laundry Building is historically significant … for its association with the history of commerce in Seattle, specifically as an example of the type of commercial laundry that was prevalent in the early decades of the 20th century. The business endured and adapted through changing times — more than 80 years — even as many other commercial laundries declined and closed with the introduction of residential-scale power washers. …
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Also see . . .
1. Supply Laundry Building, 1265 Republican Street. Seattle Historical Sites website entry (Submitted on October 15, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. Supply Laundry. Clip (in English) from HistoryLink.org's audio tour of Seattle. (Submitted on September 10, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, August 29, 2021
2. Supply Laundry Building Marker
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, August 29, 2021
3. Former Supply Laundry Building
It now is called the Stackhouse building as part of Amazon's Seattle campus.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 10, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 255 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 10, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
