Built 1914
Designated a City of Auburn Landmark 1995
The development of this local public library building was part of a national movement spurred by the philanthropy of iron and steel magnate Andrew Carnegie. In 1911, the Auburn Library . . . — — Map (db m197164) HM
Inspired by the park's many resident crows, this clever corvid reminds us that a drive-in restaurant once stood at this site. Intended as a whimsical landmark for
Auburn's beloved Les Gove Park, this sculpture is meant to capture the attention of . . . — — Map (db m224098) HM
The Ballard Avenue Landmark District holds a significant place in Seattle history. The uniquely-preserved state of Ballard Avenue provides visitors with a window into the heyday of Ballard’s industrial and commercial era.
The City of Ballard . . . — — Map (db m27976) HM
Bellevue Downtown Park, a 20-acre oasis in the heart of Downtown Bellevue, is a gathering place that connects Downtown Bellevue and the Meydenbauer Bay waterfront. It provides places for active and passive recreation, and is a prime location for . . . — — Map (db m266193) HM
This garden is a living tribute to all
of America’s Veterans and their
families in silence and respect, this is
a place to remember why millions of
Americans have fought and died for
our liberty and our freedom.
Here we renew our promise to . . . — — Map (db m296345) WM
This brick facade is part of the original structure that housed the historic Bothell Cooperative Mercantile Company.
In 1906, a group of merchants, teachers, and farmers founded the co-op and built the long-standing brick store in 1908. The Merc . . . — — Map (db m272454) HM
In the late 1850’s under the leadership of the Secretary of War Jefferson Davis, Military Road was constructed between Fort Vancouver and Fort Bellingham,
continuing north of Seattle, skirting the swamps of the Sammamish Slough. The portion of the . . . — — Map (db m254933) HM
Here lived and gave her service to mankind
World's Champion Milk Cow
Born 1913 - Died 1925
Twice she registered production records that set her fame above all dairy cattle of any age. In each of two years she exceeded 16,500 quarts of milk, . . . — — Map (db m303152) HM
Designated a City of Carnation Landmark 1994
The old Tolt Oddfellows Lodge Hall has been an integral part of community life in Carnation since its construction. It was built by IOOF Lodge No. 148 and subsequently became the Eagle's Hall. The . . . — — Map (db m303154) HM
Presented April 24, 1926
Dedicated Aug. 20, 1933
by
Seattle, Tacoma & Associated
Young Men's Business Clubs
Co-Sponsors
Seattle Star and Tacoma Times
9-10-39 — — Map (db m180095) HM
The Saar Pioneer Cemetery is named for former King County Councilman Peter Saar, who in 1873 buried his wife on a small hill on their homestead. Since that time the cemetery has been known by many names.
Kent Cemetery • Kent Methodist Cemetery . . . — — Map (db m52568) HM
Leslie and Alicia Forbes opened Juanita Beach resort in 1921. They and their five children: Dorris, Betty, Joyce, Joanne, and Dorr ran the beach for 35 years. The 20’s and 30’s were exciting and busy years with thousands of visitors coming to the . . . — — Map (db m266201) HM
Prior to 1916, Lake Washington’s shoreline reached today’s Juanita Drive. When Lake Washington was lowered, a vast, sandy expanse was revealed on the north side of Juanita Bay. Leslie and Alicia Forbes erected a small bathhouse and established a . . . — — Map (db m266197) HM
Originally paved in 1913, the road was part of the transcontinental Yellowstone Trail connecting Boston and Seattle, and which is now the longest remaining stretch of brick highway in King County. — — Map (db m176611) HM
The Celebration Rose Garden was initiated in 2004 by the Seattle Rose Society through the vision and efforts of Seattle Rose Society member Lori White.
The planning and maintenance of the Rose Garden during its early years was carried on . . . — — Map (db m178625) HM
The story of the Elda Behm Paradise Garden is also the story of the Highline SeaTac Botanical Garden.
It is the story of Elda's love of gardening and how a community came together to express and share that love. Many of the plants in the . . . — — Map (db m178573) HM
These roses honor the legacy of the women
who made history on our Home Front during WWII.
They are part of a national "Living Memorial" to inspire
a new generation of 21st century Rosies. — — Map (db m178624) HM
Seike Family History
Shinichi Seike immigrated from Ehime, a southern Japanese island, in 1919 and ran an import/export business in Seattle. In 1929 he purchased 13 acres near Des Moines Memorial Drive and moved into a farmhouse along with . . . — — Map (db m178673) HM
Presented by
The Exchange Club of Highline
To the P.O.W.-M.I.A. Memorial Plaza
Washington Memorial Park.
September 19, 1992
[Historical Documents in U.S. History,
listed chronologically]
The Mayflower Compact
The Mayflower . . . — — Map (db m178541) HM
This Victory Garden or Food Garden for Defense was planted in 2019 in commemoration of the over 20 million victory gardens planted across the U.S. during World War II. The orchard in the Neighborhood Heritage Garden is over 50 years old and was . . . — — Map (db m178622) HM
Purser, mate, trader, Shipowner, venturer, Joshua Green began his waterfront career on Puget Sound in 1888 when steamboating was in its infancy. He founded the LA Conner Trading and Transportation Company, operating freight and passenger steamers, . . . — — Map (db m294122) HM
America's oldest continually operating movie theater opened on this historic site in 1914 as the Majestic. In 1929, as the Roxy, it featured "talkies." In 1946, it became known as the Bay. In 2000, with the opening of The Majestic Bay, we start a . . . — — Map (db m294121) HM
Multiple plaques on and near the Ballard Centennial Bell identify the Ballard Avenue Historic District.Marker 1:
Be it remembered that at this place on the eleventh day of April, Nineteen Hundred and Seventy Six, the Ballard . . . — — Map (db m168325) HM
This commemorative centennial tree was planted to celebrate the annexation of Ballard to the City of Seattle on May 29, 1907.
Mayor Greg Nickels
May 29, 2007 — — Map (db m294644) HM
Built by Ballard saloon entrepreneur Louis Anderson, this structure was originally home to Warren Brothers Drug Store. In 1912 Samuel and Lewis Barthelemy opened the well-known Ballard Hardware and successfully conducted business from here for . . . — — Map (db m181484) HM
Considered one of the largest moving companies in the area, Ballard Livery and Transfer was established on Leary Avenue in 1904. Its office was moved to this location in 1907, when B.J. Cooney took over the business. A year later the Boyd Brothers . . . — — Map (db m181485) HM
The original owner was Louis Chopard, a partner in Chopard and Cosgrove Wholesale and Retail Liquors, who ran his successful business in downtown Seattle. In 1901 Nicholas Theisen purchased this property and maintained ownership until the late . . . — — Map (db m181441) HM
As early as 1893 this property housed a saloon in a modest wooden structure. In 1911 this fine brick building was constructed to take its place. Known as the Club Tavern for over fifty years, this drinking establishment took a short break during . . . — — Map (db m310047) HM
Through the 1890s this was the most imposing structure in Ballard. It was built in 1893 by William Cors and Robert Wegener, proprietors of the Ballard Wine House. These two men first became business associates in 1889 and opened the Wine House a . . . — — Map (db m181461) HM
Built for Fitzgerald and Hynes Department Store for a total of $15,000, this building was dedicated in February of 1909. The department store was located on the ground floor. The Ballard Aerie of Eagles leased the entire upper floor for what was . . . — — Map (db m181473) HM
In 1898 Swedish merchant tailors Frank and Arthur Enquist opened their first tailor shop down the street in the Swanson Block at 5140 Ballard Avenue. Through their success at that location, they were able to build this classic brick structure in . . . — — Map (db m181474) HM
Stephen Battleson, secretary and treasurer for the Horse Shoe Mining Company, with his sisters Olga and Emma, constructed a modest storefront here in 1905. It was initially occupied by Dr. A. J. Douglas's optical manufacturing business and P. . . . — — Map (db m181482) HM
Louis Anderson began his illustrious career in Ballard as a barber in 1891. He quickly became involved in the thriving saloon business, fronting bonds for various bar owners' liquor licenses. By 1902 he had opened his own saloon, the Fremont Saloon, . . . — — Map (db m181479) HM
This fine example of Romanesque architecture was built in 1901 and named in honor of Gustavus B. Sanborn, a pioneer Ballard businessman. Sanborn began his career as a carpenter in 1891. He owned a series of hardware stores on Ballard Avenue in the . . . — — Map (db m181481) HM
In 1920 Charles and Edna Halverson built this structure to house their Ladies and Gents Furnishings Store, which they ran successfully for thirty-four years. Shortly after opening the store they expanded their retail focus to include dry goods. . . . — — Map (db m181476) HM
Built by Swan Hansen, the president of the Horse Shoe Mining Company, this elegant brick structure was home to the Henry Brothers Saloon (Charles and Lewis). By 1908 the Pederson and Olsen Bar took up residence on the ground floor and stayed until . . . — — Map (db m181487) HM
When dedicated on July 4, 1917, the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks was the largest navigation facility in North America. During the dedication, the USS Roosevelt - flagship for Commodore Robert Peary's famous 1909 expedition to the North Pole - led a . . . — — Map (db m86455) HM
Built by Seattle saloon owner Stephano Raggio in 1904, the Junction Building originally stood three stories tall with a crenellated turret. Unfortunately, fire destroyed the third floor, requiring its removal. In the early 1900s the ground floor was . . . — — Map (db m181465) HM
Brothers Charles and Richard Kutzner built this stately brick and sandstone structure in 1904 to house their Tonsorial Parlor, a successful barber shop that was formerly located in downtown Seattle. The Kutzners operated their business out of the . . . — — Map (db m181471) HM
plaque one:
Dedicated in Honor of
Marvin Sjoberg
Mayor of Ballard
April 4, 1975
plaque two:
Marvin Sjoberg (born April 4, 1921 – Died February 26, 1989) was a colorful resident of Ballard Avenue. He was given the . . . — — Map (db m294639) HM
Originally only two stories tall, this Neoclassical Revival building was financed by Albin and Oscar Matthes, proprietors of the Old Home Saloon. In 1905 the Fraternal Brotherhood of the Elks purchased the building and occupied the upper floor. The . . . — — Map (db m181466) HM
The Ballard Historical Society and the Seattle-Bergen Sister City Association joined together to create this mural in 1995 to commemorate our community’s rich and prosperous history, and to celebrate our economic and cultural ties to . . . — — Map (db m27794) HM
Tacoma residents James and Welthia Kelsey built this one-story building in 1903 as an investment. They entered into an agreement with Eugene Felt, the owner of the Felt Block next door, to create an internal opening between their two buildings . . . — — Map (db m181472) HM
Longtime Ballard bar owner Charley Swanson built this structure in 1904 and opened the Owl Saloon here with his partner Leonard Strygen. Except for the years during Prohibition, when the Owl Cafe occupied the ground floor, this building has . . . — — Map (db m181460) HM
Alfred Palmer, proprietor of Alfred Palmer and Sons Real Estate Company in downtown Seattle, owned this building for more than three decades. Valued at $3,890 in 1905, the property was one of the more impressive structures in what was known as the . . . — — Map (db m181440) HM
Pioneer businessman Percy Sankey built this building in 1893 to house his dry goods business, which had existed elsewhere on Ballard Avenue since 1891. For the next twenty years Percy Sankey and his partner Alexander Grub ran the Sankey and Grub Dry . . . — — Map (db m310053) HM
Built by prosperous Norwegian miner Martin Markusen, this vernacular sandstone and brick building first housed the St. Paul Hotel and later the Princess Hotel on its upper floor. Groceries and meat markets occupied the ground floor storefronts . . . — — Map (db m181478) HM
For over two decades the Ballard branch of the Scandinavian-American Bank operated out of this Second Empire Baroque structure, which was built in 1902. Originally incorporated in 1892, the bank's main branch was located in Seattle and boasted of a . . . — — Map (db m181468) HM
In 1891 William Curtiss built a modest structure on this site to house his tinware and stove manufacturing and sales business. By 1909 he had expanded his inventory to include a wide variety of hardware products and in 1911 he constructed the . . . — — Map (db m181464) HM
A grant from philanthropist Andrew Carnegie helped to underwrite construction cost, also with money raised by local citizens & businesses at the time.
This building has not been a library since 1963
This building is on The National Register . . . — — Map (db m298501) HM
In 1901 Nicholas Theisen started his liquor store in the adjacent Chopard Block. Known as the California Wine Company, it featured "a high grade of California wine." Through the success of his business Mr. Theisen was able to construct the Theisen . . . — — Map (db m181442) HM
Prior to the construction of this classic building, this site housed a much more modest structure that contained the White Front Saloon. Proprietors John Peterson and Hector Chestnut ran their bar here from 1900 to 1905. When the current structure . . . — — Map (db m181483) HM
A Trolley Stop along the Seattle and Rainier Valley Railway
Wildwood Station dates back to Washington State's early yeans when the first privately owned electric trolley rail service carried passenger streetcars and freight trains along . . . — — Map (db m181541) HM
Carkeek Park is an urban oasis. The salt water beach, the salmon bearing stream, wetlands, forest, picnic tables, play areas and miles of trails welcome visitors with new discoveries year round.
The land once occupied by early Salish peoples . . . — — Map (db m102488) HM
On this site stood Seattle's first High School. Opened in 1902 as Seattle High School, in 1904 it was named Broadway High School until its closing in 1946. Broadway set high standards for education and racial harmony. This plaque is presented by . . . — — Map (db m102981) HM
The Broadway Performance Hall of Seattle Central Community College was constructed in 1911-12 as an addition to Broadway High School, to accommodate gymnasiums and auditorium/study hall. Restored and remodeled, it opened in 1979 as a theater, with . . . — — Map (db m266485) HM
The Washborn-Haines Company built this structure to showcase their preeminent Chrysler auto dealership, so special that Walter Chrysler himself came out for the opening on November 29, 1925. This building continued to house automobile sales and . . . — — Map (db m103015) HM
Two markers are side-by-side on this house:
(Marker 1)
Ward House
Seattle's Oldest Building
1882
Seattle Landmark
(Marker 2)
George Ward House
520 E Denny Way
has been placed on the
National Register
of . . . — — Map (db m102516) HM
—First Presbyterian missionary to serve western Washington, 1854. Started 15 churches including the first Presbyterian church of Seattle.
—President of University of Washington, 1865-66 & 1874-76.
—Founded Sumner Academy, 1863, which . . . — — Map (db m121329) HM
Built by the people of Seattle, this structure was originally dedicated as the Henry L. Yesler Memorial Public Library. Over the course of the 20th century it served a diverse and changing community. In 1975, to reflect these changes and honor . . . — — Map (db m181534) HM
On this site the Sisters of Charity of the House of Providence, on April 25, 1878, established Providence Hospital, Seattle's first hospital and continued its operation until September 24, 1911, when the new instiution was dedicated, at 500 17th . . . — — Map (db m307288) HM
“This market is yours. I dedicate it to you, and may it prove a benefit to you and your children. It is for you to defend, to protect and to uphold; and it is for you to see that those who occupy it treat you fairly, that no extortion be . . . — — Map (db m69997) HM
The famous “Ton of Gold” that started the Alaska Gold Rush was unloaded here in 1897. The SS Portland landed the valuable cargo at this pier then known as Scwabacher Dock. — — Map (db m294129) HM
At this site on August 31, 1896, the Nippon Yusen Kaisha Steamer ‘Miike Maru’ arrived with her cargo of tea. This was the first regularly scheduled steamer service between the Orient and Seattle and marked the birth of Seattle as an international . . . — — Map (db m294130) HM
The U.S. Navy’s “Great White Fleet” arrived Seattle May 23 and departed May 27, 1908 to continue their famous 46,000 mile round the world cruise. Part of the fleet anchored in Elliot Bay near this site and the crews disembarked here at . . . — — Map (db m48001) HM
First Pastor
Dr. George F. Whitworth.
Charter Members
Mary E. Whitworth • Clara Whitworth York
Lida Whitworth • Ruth J. McCarty
Rebecca Jones • Samuel Kenny
Jessie Kenny
Erected on the Fiftieth
Anniversary of the
founding . . . — — Map (db m81459) HM
The Japanese community on the West Coast blossomed in the early 20th century, despite hostility directed at Asian immigrants in the United States. The Chinese population remained mostly male and single due to discriminatory immigration policies, . . . — — Map (db m296015) HM
Seattle’s Japanese American community established a thriving Nihonmachi (Japantown) north of Jackson Street in the early 20th century. Japanese-owned shops, bathhouses, tailors, and other businesses served the community. Japanese-language . . . — — Map (db m296022) HM
Designed by Max Umbrecht for J.W. Clise, this building originally housed stores, offices and lodgings, and together with others in the area, marked the northward move of the downtown up First Avenue. Later it was converted into a parking garage and . . . — — Map (db m99629) HM
Under the provisions of the National
Historic Preservation Act of
October 15, 1966, this property
possesses exceptional value in
commemorating, or illustrating
American history
Placed on the National Register on
March 16, 1972 by . . . — — Map (db m181530) HM
Dedicated: 1893
Elmer Fisher, architect
National Historic Register
Renovation & addition dedicated 1999
Snell Partnership, Architect
Cassimar US, Inc. & Austin A. Bell Associates, LLC
a member of the Murray Franklyn family . . . — — Map (db m181425) HM
In this area once part of the bay, vessels from ports all over the world dumped their ballast. Untold thousands of tons were unloaded into the water by ship’s crews including 40,000 tons from San Francisco’s Telegraph Hill.
The island, long a . . . — — Map (db m48122) HM
Designed in 1901 by Max Umbrecht
For Clifford Beebe, This Building Although
Presenting an Elegant Neo-Regency Facade,
Housed a Modest Hostelry for Most of its
Earlier Life. It was Restored to In-City
Housing by the Cornerstone . . . — — Map (db m120352) HM
The original Bell Street Bridge was a wooden trestle built in 1915 to provide access to Pier 66 from Elliott Avenue and the hillside above.
In the early 1900s, trestle bridges connected many of Seattle's piers on the central waterfront with the . . . — — Map (db m86453) HM
The site of the Indian camping place called Muck-Muck-Wum. In 1911 the headquarters of Washington’s first public port was established here by commissioners H.M. Chittenden, C.E. Remsberg and Robert Bridges. This tablet dedicated May 19, during . . . — — Map (db m48002) HM
On this site, from 1978 to 1982, the Belltown Café served the neighborhood as a cultural hearth and home to a Groundhog Day root pie tradition. The café proprietors often traded food for art with their customers. One exchange resulted in the . . . — — Map (db m180272) HM
[Right side of the monument]
Kitsap sights Vancouver’s vessel 1792 – First vessel on Puget Sound
[Left side of the monument]
Seattle
Chief of the Suquamish
A firm friend of the whites
For him the city of . . . — — Map (db m47938) HM
Dedicated to American Soldiers of Chinese Ancestry in Seattle and vicinity who died in the service of their country during World War II,
1941 - 1945
[Translation in Chinese calligraphy]
Yeu Louie
Lee Hong Chew
Bak Hong Chin
John . . . — — Map (db m26934) WM
Only the base of this building, designed by the well-known firm of Bebb and Gould, in 1915 was designated. In 1982 the Bumgardner Partnership saved the facade and merged it into the new tower for the Cornerstone Development Corporation. — — Map (db m99636) HM
Colman Dock was built on this site by J. M. Colman in 1909. This dock was center of ferry boat activity on Puget Sound. Seattle Ferry Terminal dedicated May 18, 1966, National Maritime Day - 1966 — — Map (db m294215) HM
The Cristalla site is the original home of the Crystal Pool Natatorium. Known as Crystal Pool, the building was commissioned in 1913 by Seattle dignitary C. D. Stimson and designed by architect Marcus Priteca, a prominent West Coast designer . . . — — Map (db m99651) HM
The Dearborn House currently serves as Historic Seattle’s headquarters. The Classical Revival style building was constructed for Henry H. Dearborn (1844 - 1909), an East Coast investment banker who relocated to Seattle in the 1880s. He was . . . — — Map (db m266496) HM
Frank Goodwin and his nephew Arthur saw an opportunity: Use Frank’s Gold Rush money to acquire, expand, and develop new buildings around the bustling farmers market. As their buildings grew downhill and to the north, other developers built the more . . . — — Map (db m294019) HM
One of the world’s best harbors. Noted by Captain George Vancouver in 1792 and first surveyed by midshipmen, Sam Elliott of the Wilkes Expedition in May 1841. With its depths to 100 fathoms the bay can accommodate the biggest ships. Through the . . . — — Map (db m294378) HM
For much of the 20th Century, this site was occupied by the Medical Arts Building, a six-story brick and concrete building, built in 1903. This original building was named the Lumber Exchange. In a 1950 renovation by its long-time owners, the Albert . . . — — Map (db m99566) HM
Opened in May 1930, the Exchange Building was designed to house more stock and mercantile exchanges than any building in the United States. It was constructed as one of the tallest and largest reinforced concrete structures in the world. . . . — — Map (db m99501) HM
Father Sullivan served as president of Seattle University from 1976-1996, leading it into a prosperous time of record enrollment, financial stability and new academic programs. An insightful leader in the Seattle community, he served as chairman of . . . — — Map (db m99644) HM
Historic fire bell from Station No. 4 located at 4th and Battery Street in the 1800's prior to the first Denny regrade - This bell sounded out the fire alarms to all the stations in the North End area and Queen Anne Hill by means of area code and . . . — — Map (db m98926) HM
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