Downtown Seattle in King County, Washington — The American West (Northwest)
Union Station
Designed by Daniel J. Patterson
— Dedicated on May 20, 1911 —
October 10, 2019
1. Union Station Marker
Inscription.
Union Station. Designed by Daniel J. Patterson. Restored and rededicated by Sound Transit on October 16, 1999 to link the past and future of public transportation and serve the Central Puget Sound community. Union Station served as the Seattle passenger terminal for the Oregon - Washington Railroad and Navigation Company, Union Pacific Railroad, and Milwaukee Roads lines from 1911 until 1971. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on August 30, 1974, and is included in the City of Seattle’s International Special Review District and Pioneer Square Preservation District. Union Station was restored and adapted in 1999 to serve as the headquarters of Sound Transit – the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority – and hub for its regional system in cooperation with Union Station Associates. The project was make possible by the vision and tax dollars of the citizens of King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties, who approve development of a new regional transit system in 1996.
Restored and rededicated by Sound Transit on October 16, 1999 to link the past and future of public transportation and serve the Central Puget Sound community. Union Station served as the Seattle passenger terminal for the Oregon - Washington Railroad and Navigation Company, Union Pacific Railroad, and Milwaukee Roads lines from 1911 until 1971. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on August 30, 1974, and is included in the City of Seattle’s International Special Review District and Pioneer Square Preservation District. Union Station was restored and adapted in 1999 to serve as the headquarters of Sound Transit – the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority – and hub for its regional system in cooperation with Union Station Associates. The project was make possible by the vision and tax dollars of the citizens of King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties, who approve development of a new regional transit system in 1996.
Erected 1999 by Sound Transit.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1905.
Location. 47° 35.937′ N, 122° 19.72′ W. Marker is in Seattle, Washington, in King County. It is in Downtown Seattle. Marker is on South Jackson
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Street near 4th Avenue South, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 401 South Jackson Street, Seattle WA 98104, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, September 17, 2011
2. Union Station Marker
The marker is located to the right of the right-hand set of doors.
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, September 17, 2011
3. Union Station
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 11, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 701 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos:1. submitted on November 5, 2019, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. 2, 3. submitted on October 11, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
