Organized December 12, A.D. 1869
by Rev. George F. Whitworth, D.D.
Membership 8
This edifice
erected A.D. 1906
Rev. M. A. Matthews, D.D.
Pastor
Dedicated to the Worship
of the Triune God — — Map (db m81458) HM
In 1889, while this building was under construction, fire consumed most (sixteen blocks) of Seattle's downtown business district. The deep pit that had been dug for this building's foundation acted as a fire stop, preventing the destruction from . . . — — Map (db m99477) HM
On Pine Street at 9th Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Pine Street.
Listed in the National Register of
Historic Places by the
National Park Service,
U.S. Department of the Interior
October 9, 1974 — — Map (db m181515) HM
On 8th Avenue at James Street, on the right when traveling south on 8th Avenue.
Fire destroyed the interior of the church in 1902. It was rebuilt in its present form with enlarged transepts, sanctuary, and addition of a tower. The eclectic design is derived from English Country Gothic. The church has long been an important . . . — — Map (db m181532) HM
On South Jackson Street near 4th Avenue South, on the right when traveling west.
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 . . . — — Map (db m48168) HM
On University Street west of 5th Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Victory Square was created during World War II as a place for citizens to rally behind the war effort and to raise community morale. This plaque marks the site, which included a speaker's stand and a replica of the Washington Monument inscribed with . . . — — Map (db m118086) WM
On Maynard Avenue South south of South King Street, on the left when traveling south.
"In very early days, when I first was traveling around the country, around the state, I was first accepted for what I was — a black man. When I came to the International District, I was accepted as a human being. There was no race. . . . — — Map (db m181538) HM
On Alaskan Way, on the right when traveling south.
The Seattle waterfront played and exciting role in the early days of pioneer Seattle. Where you are now standing once was tidal flats, edged by forests. Salish natives traveled up and down the coast in intricately carved cedar dugout canoes and . . . — — Map (db m48003) HM
On Western Avenue at Virginia Street / Pike Street, in the median on Western Avenue.
Welcome to downtown Seattle's neighborhood market. Pike Place Market is the city's center for fresh, local produce, specialty food and small independent businesses. Established in 1907 to connect citizens and farmers, the Market continues its . . . — — Map (db m75521) HM
Welcome to downtown Seattle's neighborhood market. Pike Place Market is the city's center for fresh, local produce, specialty food and small independent businesses. Established in 1907 to connect citizens and farmers, the Market continues its . . . — — Map (db m235024) HM
Where did this bridge used to go?
In the early 1900s, trestle bridges connected many of Seattle's piers
on the central waterfront with the top of the bluff, offering an easy
way to negotiate the steep hillside between the two. In the . . . — — Map (db m235014) HM
On Alaskan Way south of Wall Street, on the right when traveling south.
Normally a pier, or dock, extends straight out from the shoreline. So why are the piers in Seattle angled? How would you build them?
Piers are constructed by first driving numerous pilings into the bottom of the bay to support the pier deck. . . . — — Map (db m99666) HM
Near East Roanoke Street near Fairview Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
From this site, Boeing launched its first airplane, the B & W, in 1916. Employees manufactured the parts at the Red Barn and assembled them here in a specially built hangar. — — Map (db m155215) HM
On Franklin Avenue East at East Shelby Street, on the left when traveling north on Franklin Avenue East.
Named as a French-Spanish twist on the word "lover", L'Amourita was built in 1909 by developer Adolph J. Jarmouth. It is a classic example of the Mission Revival style of architecture, with ornamentation unique to the Pacific Northwest. An Eastlake . . . — — Map (db m181512) HM
This piece of the Berlin Wall
arrived in Fremont in 2001 to
commemorate the role of Seattle
and Boeing's C-47 in the Berlin
Airlift of 1948.
Thank you to the Burke Family
and History House for retaining
this piece of history. — — Map (db m234832) WM
On Fremont Place North at North 35th Street and Evanston Avenue North, on Fremont Place North.
Seen by most as one of the most controversial art pieces in Fremont; the sculpture of Lenin reminds us that art outlives politics — a stalwart reminder
of egregious policy not to be repeated.
One of A Kind
Weighing over 7 tons, the . . . — — Map (db m83642) HM
"Peace means a flood of love in the world-family."
- Sri Chinmoy
Founder of the Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run, a biennial torch relay, passing the Peace Torch through communities and schools in over 100 countries since 1987.
. . . — — Map (db m234891) HM
History
The dinosaurs standing before you did not start their life here in Fremont on the shores of the ship canal. Built in the 1980's for an exhibit at Seattle's Pacific Science Center, the dinosaurs topiaries were about to be destroyed . . . — — Map (db m235250) HM
On North 36th Street at Troll Avenue North, on the right when traveling east on North 36th Street.
The Fremont Troll was designed and built by Steve Badanes, Will Martin, Donna Walter and Ross Witehead with the help from the community. The Fremont Arts Council sponsored the project, which hoped to build a greater sense of place in the . . . — — Map (db m168327) HM
On North 34th Street, on the right when traveling east.
J.P. and Gertrude. They were our friends, our heroes, and to many children growing up in the Pacific Northwest, they were the best part of childhood. The J.P. Patches Show, starring a young actor named Chris Wedes, debuted in Seattle on February 10, . . . — — Map (db m234877) HM
Acquired By the People of King County, State of Washington, for the Purpose of Promoting Aeronautics, and Named in Honor of
William Edward Boeing,
Whose Intelligent, Active, and Long Continued Interest in All That Concerns and Advances the . . . — — Map (db m139396) HM
On Carleton Avenue South south of South Eddy Street, on the right when traveling north.
The "Georgetown Castle" was
once a rooming house, a brothel,
a clubhouse for the Nonpareils
baseball team, as well as home to
a ghost named Sara.
Built in 1902 — — Map (db m177763) HM
On West Thurman Street west of 18th Avenue West, on the right when traveling west.
Dedicated on October 8, 1988 as a tribute to the men women, their families, and the members of the fishing community who have suffered the loss of life at sea. — — Map (db m70739) HM
Near Martin Luther King, Jr. Way S. south of S. Walker Street.
This park honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. was inspired by Dr. King’s last speech entitled “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop.” He delivered the speech in Memphis, Tennessee the night before he was assassinated. He was there in support of . . . — — Map (db m22557) HM
On 4th Avenue North, on the right when traveling north.
Late at night on June 15th of 1917 the world's first vehicle crossed the Fremont Bridge. Foot traffic was allowed across the bridge deck the next day and has continued in a steady stream since then, along with horse drawn conveyance, trolleys, . . . — — Map (db m112962) HM
This bell is the remaining symbol of the leap made by city leaders to establish and equip a professional firefighting force after the Great Seattle Fire of June 6, 1889. On that day, the young metropolis of Seattle was devastated by flames in . . . — — Map (db m27187) HM
On Sand Point Way NE at NE 74th Street, in the median on Sand Point Way NE.
Dedicated to
U.S. Army Air Service officers
in first round-the-world flight.
Began April 6, 1924. Ended September 28, 1924,
at Sand Point Airdrome on this field.
1st Lt. Lowell H. Smith, Pilot. Commander
1st Lt. Leslie P. Arnold.
Flying Air . . . — — Map (db m210083) HM
Presented to the University of Washington June 14, 1909 by Rainier Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution, Assisted by the Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution by the School Children of the State of Washington and by the State . . . — — Map (db m120324) HM
Ordinary Individuals
Facing Extraordinary Circumstances
With Courage and Selflessness
Answer the Call and Change the Course of Destiny
Medal of Honor
Deming Bronson, 1LT, USA (1915)
Gregory “Pappy” Boyington, COL., USMC . . . — — Map (db m113048) WM
Occupied 80 Acres, this site
Trained 15,000 Naval Volunteers
Commander Miller Freeman, National Naval Volunteers
Commanding Officer
Rear Admiral Robert E. Coontz U.S. Navy
Commandant Thirteenth Naval District . . . — — Map (db m142204) WM
Near Walla Walla Road east of Montlake Boulevard NE.
Built by the US Navy in 1918 as a hangar to house amphibious aircraft for the aviation training corps, this building served as the University of Washington's shell house from 1920 to 1949. Several generations of Husky oarsmen trained here, including . . . — — Map (db m135912) HM
On Roosevelt Way Northeast at Northeast 50th Street, on the right when traveling south on Roosevelt Way Northeast.
The University Library,
a Carnegie Library listed on the
National Register of Historic Places,
was dedicated August 6, 1910.
Major renovation was completed in 1987
by the Seattle Public Library
through citizen support of the
Seattle . . . — — Map (db m197166) HM
Medal of Honor Recipient Emil Fredreksen 1/5/1867-6/24/1950. Emil Fredreksen was the recipient of extremely rare peacetime Medal of Honor for his extraordinary heroism during the boiler explosion on July 21, 1905 aboard the USS Bennington . . . — — Map (db m109290) HM
In August 1907, in a 6 by 17 foot office under the original sidewalk here, a few messenger boys began the business which their many thousand successors extended throughout the vast regions of our country covered by United Parcel Service today. . . . — — Map (db m70736) HM
On 1st Avenue South at South Main Street, on the right when traveling north on 1st Avenue South.
Originally the Young's Credit Jewelers Clock c. 1907 located at 4th and Pike. Donated to Historic Seattle by the Dean Black family. Placed here in dedication to Earl Drais Layman City of Seattle Historic Preservation Officer 1974 - 1982, in . . . — — Map (db m103167) HM
On South 1st Avenue north of South Main Street, on the right when traveling north.
Originally known as the Squire-Latimer Building, this structure served as office space until 1897. At that time the influx of miners on their way to the Klondike Gold Rush brought about its conversion to the Grand Central Hotel. After years of . . . — — Map (db m48126) HM
On South Main Street at 4th Avenue South, on the left when traveling east on South Main Street.
Completed in 1905, this one mile long railroad tunnel provided access to the new passenger depot and the expanded freight yards south of King Street. The tunnel was built at the suggestion of City Engineer R.H. Thomson to relieve growing street . . . — — Map (db m48167) HM
On South Main Street at 2nd Avenue South, on the right when traveling east on South Main Street.
At its peak, nearly 14,000 people, many of them U.S. citizens,
lived and worked from here on up the hill.
This is the original edge of Japantown, a large and energetic community from the 1890s to 1942. The Japanese influence in Seattle . . . — — Map (db m142039) HM
On Occidental Avenue South at South King Street, on the right when traveling north on Occidental Avenue South.
Workers moved 80 million cubic yards of earth from the hills to the tidelands. By hand.
In the 1890s, Seattle boomed from sleepy village to significant metropolis. Accelerated by the arrival of transcontinental railroads and the Klondike Gold . . . — — Map (db m140914) HM
On Occidental Avenue South at South Main Street on Occidental Avenue South.
Dedicated June 16, 1977, the Pioneer Square information booth was constructed from portions of an ornate elevator cab from the Maynard Building. Idle for years, the cab was donated by Strand, Inc., and now continues in service to visitor’s to . . . — — Map (db m48163) HM
Originally known as the Pacific Block, this building was designed by John Parkinson, a noteworthy Seattle-Los Angeles architect. Built in 1890, it housed the office of the Puget Sound Electric Railway Interurban Line, which served Seattle and . . . — — Map (db m48025) HM
This romanesque revival building, with outstanding brick masonry and exceptional stone carving and terra cotta trim, is one of the finest in Pioneer Square. The building served as an interurban railroad depot and ticket office until 1920, and was . . . — — Map (db m48036) HM
On South Washington Street at 3rd Avenue, South on South Washington Street.
Lou Graham, Seattle’s best known madam, opened her establishment on this site in 1888. Rebuilt in brick and expanded after the Great Fire in 1889, Graham’s parlor became the most elegant of Seattle’s bordellos during the city’s rough pioneer era. . . . — — Map (db m22499) HM
On South 1st Avenue at South Washington Street on South 1st Avenue.
Solid grey brick and stone, and fully restored interior paneling mark this romanesque revival building as one of Pioneer Square’s most handsome. Site of Seattle’s first bank, operated by pioneer merchant Dexter Horton. This building was restored in . . . — — Map (db m48127) HM
On Yesler Way east of 1st Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Seattle’s oldest continuously-used restaurant retains most of its original interior. Its 30-foot bar was brought “around the horn” in a sailing vessel during the 1860s, and much Klondike gold passed across it during the 1890s. The . . . — — Map (db m48021) HM
This modified Romanesque Revival building of brick and terra cotta complements the nearby Pioneer Building. It has been home to such varied businesses as a speakeasy (1920s), elegant cigar store (1930s), and ice cream parlor. Site of Henry Yesler’s . . . — — Map (db m47995) HM
Near 1st Avenue north of James Street and Yesler Way.
The Pioneer Building is one of the finest and most ornate buildings in the District, characteristic of the Richardsonian Romanesque style prevalent throughout Pioneer Square. Constructed in 1889 on the site of Henry Yesler’s first home. This . . . — — Map (db m22495) HM
[This marker is consists of seven panels and a map which deal with various aspects to the history of Pioneer Square. The panels are clustered together in Occidental Park in the heart of Seattle’s Pioneer Square Historic District.]
[Panel . . . — — Map (db m168619) HM
On South 1st Avenue south of Yesler Way, on the right when traveling south.
This 1890 building once housed Schwabacher’s Store, a leading mercantile outfitter for prospectors passing through Seattle en route to the Klondike Gold Rush. The firm was managed by Bailey Gatzert, who married into the Schwabacher family, becoming . . . — — Map (db m48128) HM
On South Main Street at Occidental Avenue South on South Main Street.
Site of the smaller fort to protect the whites in the Indian War of 1855. A Stockade stretched from here to the main blockhouse at the foot of Cherry Street. — — Map (db m48164) HM
On Cherry Street east of 1st Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
This was the site of Seattle’s first civic and entertainment center. Built by Henry Yesler in 1865, in a corner of his private orchard, the Pavilion hosted town meetings, musicals, and theatrical performances. Remodeled into offices in 1887, it was . . . — — Map (db m120816) HM
On South Jackson Street near South 1st Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
Smith and Squire Buildings, designed by Max Umbrecht and C.H. Webb, were built in 1900, and combined in a later renovation. The Steinberg Clothing Company occupied the original premises, which were redesigned as residential lofts in 1982 by Hewitt . . . — — Map (db m48124) HM
Near 2nd Avenue north of Yester Way, on the right when traveling north.
Seattle’s first skyscraper opened on July 4, 1914. The 42 story Smith Tower was the tallest building outside of New York City and Seattle’s tallest for nearly fifty years. It was built by Lyman Smith of Smith-Corona and Smith and Wesson fame, from . . . — — Map (db m22481) HM
On 1st Avenue at Yesler Way, on the left when traveling south on 1st Avenue.
1909
This ornamental glass and cast iron pergola provided shelter at the northwest’s first comfort station, a place featuring modern conveniences such as public restrooms.
2002
The pergola was extensively damage when a truck failed to safely . . . — — Map (db m47992) HM
The St. Charles Apartments, originally called the Rector Hotel was built to provide accommodations for the patrons of the Grand Seattle Opera.
The St Charles Apartments is listed in the Washington Heritage Register, and the National Register of . . . — — Map (db m48052) HM
The White Chapel District:
In the depression of 1893 there stood on opposite corners of Washington Street and Third Avenue, at the foot of “profanity hill,” what was referred to as the most financially solvent institution in . . . — — Map (db m48169) HM
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of UPS, employees gathered here at the company’s birthplace to honor, celebrate and reaffirm UPS’s commitment to serving communities around the world. — — Map (db m48165) HM
On South 1st Avenue south of Yesler Way, on the right when traveling south.
One ton of gear for a year, purchased from Seattle stores like Cooper & Levy.
When news of the Klondike Gold Rush hit the nation's
newspapers in 1897, about 70,000 stampeders rushed to Seattle to catch ships going north to Canada via Alaska. . . . — — Map (db m157615) HM
The original donation of the land by the Kinnear family, the neighbors who donated the first plants to be installed in the park, and the many celebrations held in the park over the years demonstrate the community's love for the park.
1893 - . . . — — Map (db m112940) HM
On 4th Ave S south of South Lander Street, on the right when traveling south.
A historic day in Seattle
Just after 1pm on July 07, 2014, Deb Green, a 65-year-old marathon running grandmother from Ballard brought her camp chair, a hat, and a book as she planted herself down to become the first person in line to legally . . . — — Map (db m116579) HM
The station was completed in 1906 for James J. Hill and his Great Northern Railroad. The depot and the vast freight yards were built on the reclaimed tide flats adjacent to a newly developing warehouse and industrial district near Pioneer Square. . . . — — Map (db m22490) HM
On 1st Avenue South at Railroad Way South (Washington Route 519), on the right when traveling south on 1st Avenue South.
Under the provisions of the National
Historical Preservation Act of
October 15, 1966, this property
possesses exceptional value in
commemorating or illustrating
American history
Placed on the National Register on
May 12, 1976 by . . . — — Map (db m181414) HM
On Dexter Avenue North at Harrison Street, on the right when traveling north on Dexter Avenue North.
Built circa 1915 by Joseph Mayer, Seattle clockmaker and jeweler, this clock uniquely features eight dials. Seattle, once known as the City of Clocks, boasted dozens of these grand clocks around the city, but today few remain. This clock is one of . . . — — Map (db m181428) HM
On Yale Avenue North at Republican Street, on the right when traveling south on Yale Avenue North.
c. 1906
This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m181513) HM
[RIGHT] How wonderful is it that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.' -Anne Frank, 1929-1945
[LEFT] While in hiding during the Holocaust, Anne Frank was inspired by the tree outside her window, from which . . . — — Map (db m234929) HM
Construction on this military reserve headquarters began in 1938.
The building's dedication ceremony provided a moment of great
civic pride as thousands paraded through downtown Seattle.
Over many years, the Armory has housed boat shows . . . — — Map (db m234933) HM
Under the Provisions of the
National Historic Preservation
Act of 1966, This Property Possesses
Exceptional Value in Illustrating
American History and Culture
Entered in the
National Register of Historic Places
August 18, 1980
by . . . — — Map (db m120470) HM
In memory of
George Washington
1732-1799
This tree is planted by
Mary Morris Chapter D.A.R.
in the Bicentennial Year
of his birth.
1932 — — Map (db m234932) HM
The trains were built in Germany by Alweg Rapid Transit Systems, also known for the Disneyland Monorail. They were then shipped to New York and carried via railroad to Seattle.
While Alweg's technology is still in use today, Seattle Center . . . — — Map (db m234893) HM
In commemoration
of service and honor
to the Seattle World’s Fair
April 21 – October 21 1962
and the City of Seattle
Placed in tribute this 19th day
of October 1962 at the site of
the Northern Termius of the first commercial . . . — — Map (db m47939) HM
The Seattle Alweg Monorail is an icon of the 1962 Seattle World's Fair. It was the world' first full-sized Alweg monorail system to operate down the center of an urban street. During the Fair, the Monorail carried about eight million passengers and . . . — — Map (db m234892) HM
On 61st Avenue SW at Southwest Strevens Street, on the right when traveling east on 61st Avenue SW.
Restored in 2012-2014 and unveiled and dedicated on June 6, 2014 at the "Birthplace of Seattle" Log House Museum of the Southwest Seattle Historical Society.
This is a replica of a totem pole carved by natives of the coastal island region . . . — — Map (db m181248) HM
Near West Marginal Way Southwest, 0.5 miles north of Southwest Front Street, on the right when traveling north.
This fountain, sponsored by Ideal Cement Company, is dedicated to the nation's pioneer commercial air mail pilots. Direct scheduled commercial air line service in Seattle was established when a Travelair bi-plane, carrying 12,000 letters, landed . . . — — Map (db m232004) HM
On Alki Avenue SW at 63rd Avenue SW, on the right when traveling east on Alki Avenue SW.
Near this site
in the autumn of 1851
David Denny and Lee Terry
erected first log cabin at Alki
Birthplace of Seattle
This plaque placed April 21, 1962
by the West Seattle
Rotary Club — — Map (db m181255) HM
Near Stevens Pass Highway (U.S. 2) at Old Cascade Highway, on the right when traveling west.
Downstream from here, about one mile to the west of where you are now standing, the “last spike” connecting the tracks from the west and east was driven into the ground late at night on January 6, 1893. If you look across this valley . . . — — Map (db m156160) HM
On East Railroad Avenue east of 5th Street North, on the right when traveling east.
In 1890 when James J. Hill decided to extend his Great Northern Railway to the Pacific coast from Montana, he hired John F. Stevens as chief locating engineer to determine the route of the railroad. After locating Marias Pass in Montana, Stevens . . . — — Map (db m129319) HM
Near Stevens Pass Highway (U.S. 2) at Old Cascade Highway, on the right when traveling west.
The timbers that held up the wooden roofs of the snowshed rested on large concrete footings, visible to the left in this 1913 photo taken during construction. Look for these footings along this wall and in other places along the Iron Goat Trail. . . . — — Map (db m156190) HM
Near Stevens Pass Highway (U.S. 2) at Old Cascade Highway, on the right when traveling west.
This massive concrete wall stands as mute testimony to the fearsome conditions that finally drove the Great Northern Railway off the side of Windy Mountain. Denuded hillsides, unstable from logging and forest fires started by the coal-fired steam . . . — — Map (db m156177) HM
Near Stevens Pass Highway (U.S. 2) at Old Cascade Highway, on the right when traveling west.
The twin tunnels were built in 1916 by blasting through solid granite rock. To protect the trains from falling pieces of granite, which is easily cracked by temperature extremes of freezing and thawing, a timber lining was constructed inside the . . . — — Map (db m156145) HM
On Interurban Avenue South at 56h Avenue South, on the right when traveling north on Interurban Avenue South.
Flat-bottomed boats carried passengers and goods on the Duwamish River to and from the Green and Black rivers from 1854 to 1886. Names of the boats were the Minehaha, the Black Diamond, the Decatur, the Comet, and the Gem. A landing for the . . . — — Map (db m181561) HM
Near Interurban Avenue South south of 56h Avenue South.
— In memoriam —
Joseph Foster. Came to the state
of Washington from Sheboygan, Wis
arriving Vancouver, Wash. by ox team,
July 1, 1852
Arriving Alki Point and Seattle
by boat, April 4, 1853
locating here May 1, 1853
Gov. scout . . . — — Map (db m181555) HM
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