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
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
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 . . . — — Map (db m181248) 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
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
[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
Now the oldest of its kind, Arthur Foss is a classic Pacific Northwest tugboat built for long-distance towing. During its 80-year working life, this wooden tug built up an impressive history.
Built as the steam tug Wallowa in . . . — — Map (db m266009) 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
Duwamish fished this lake, hunted the woods along its shores and gathered a rich harvest of natural resources. Settlers used Lake Union as an industrial pond for brickyards and sawmills, boatyards and gas plants. The city grew up around this lake, a . . . — — Map (db m266130) 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
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
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
Built 1931
Designated October 7, 2009
as a
City of Seattle
Historic Landmark
Designed by:
James H. Shack
Shack, Young & Myers Architects — — Map (db m181516) 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
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
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
The B-52 Stratofortress is one of the longest
serving heavy bomber aircraft in history. The
B-52 was designed in the 1960s by The Boeing
Company as an eight-engine long-range high
altitude strategie bomber for the delivery
of
nuclear . . . — — Map (db m291252) 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
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 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
Although the architect and builder are unknown, the Brooklyn Building is one of the few remaining late nineteenth century commercial buildings of consequence outside the Pioneer Square Historic District.
Largely a residential street before the . . . — — Map (db m99626) HM
By 1900, boatyards dotted the Lake Union shore, and after the Lake Washington Ship Canal opened in 1917, Lake Union Drydock opened as a major shipyard. Lake yards built pleasure boats, fishing boats, ferries and Navy ships — but none bigger than . . . — — Map (db m266129) HM
The paper industry of the state of Washington had its beginning on May 5, 1885 in a mill located on the north bank of the Columbia River at Camas where this stone was used to grind wood logs into pulp. This Camas mill, a division of Crown Zellerbach . . . — — Map (db m266064) HM
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
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
[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
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
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
Chun Ching Hock (center, with cane, in photo) is believed to be the first immigrant from China to establish a business in Seattle. His Wa Chong Company was initially housed near here before it moved inland to Chinatown.
Chun Ching Hock . . . — — Map (db m294692) HM
This grand clock stands the test of time. It stood outside the entrance of Carroll’s Fine Jewelry at Fourth Avenue and Pike Street for almost 80 years.
By the early 1900s, street clocks had become prominent features along Seattle sidewalks. The . . . — — Map (db m266065) 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
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 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
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
This is the last of several roadhouses
that once lined this street. Patrons enjoyed drinking, dancing, and gambling downstairs and "hotel" rooms upstairs.
Built in 1904 — — Map (db m248738) 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
Elliott Bay and the land surrounding it was shaped over millennia by glaciers, volcanic eruptions, and earthquakes. More recently, humans have played a big part. The natural forces that have made this place so beautiful also pose risks, reminding us . . . — — Map (db m310903) 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
A main north-south artery of Seattle, stretching north from the original Pioneer Square business district, First Avenue was lined with offices, leading hotels, banks and even a few residences. Until the mid-20th century, the street was also home to . . . — — Map (db m47941) 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
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
Arthur A Denny
in his log cabin home on
this spot opened the first
post office of Seattle
August 27, 1853.
———————————
This Tablet was Erected by the Washington . . . — — Map (db m99533) HM
This is the corner stone of the old church, corner of Fourth Avenue and Spring Street. It was removed to this location A.D. October 1906 by order of the Session... — — Map (db m81457) HM
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 memory of the men of our church who gave their lives for their country and the liberty of the world
Major Golland C. Clark Jr. •
P.F.C. Hugh E. Craven •
Private H. E. Dupar •
Lieut. David C. Hall Jr. •
P.O. J. Francis Henning • . . . — — Map (db m81461) WM
In memory of the men of our church who gave their lives for their country and the liberty of the world
Capt. John S. Pringle •
Capt. Elijah W. Worsham •
Lieut. Walter C. Lee •
Lieut. Wm. J. A. MacDonald •
Lieut. Harold C. White • . . . — — Map (db m81460) WM
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
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
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
Local tribes fished Lake Union year-round, and shared in the spectacular abundance of the annual salmon run, drying bounty for the winter.
Settlers industrialized fishing and introduced canning to preserve the catch. Many commercial fishing boats . . . — — Map (db m266127) HM
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
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
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
This Blended Winglet was test flown on a
Boeing 747-200 in 2000 to prove the viability
of Blended Winglets for big transport aircraft.
Blended Winglets are gracefully curved
wingtip extensions that measurably enhance
the aerodynamic . . . — — Map (db m155428) 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
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
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
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 . . . — — Map (db m292684) HM
Longtime Music Director of the Seattle Symphony, Maestro Schwarz has initiated concert series, led award-winning recordings and introduced many new American works. He is active as a spokesman for music education, and was honored in 1994 as . . . — — Map (db m99649) HM
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
Injustice Challenged
Over and above any man-made creed or law is the natural law of life — the right of human individuals to live and to creatively express themselves. No man was born with the right to limit that law. . . . — — Map (db m296050) HM
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 m294566) HM
This Excellent Example of Richardsonian
Romanesque Architecture was Built as the
City Expanded Northward to Meet the Needs
of the Alaskan Gold Rush. It, also was
Long in Use as a Workingmen’s Hotel, and
Has Been Converted to Apartment . . . — — Map (db m120462) HM
Dedicated jointly by the Municipal Governments of Taipei, The Republic of China, and Seattle, Washington, USA, symbolizing the good will and close friendship of their people.
Designed and constructed in Taipei and donated to and erected in . . . — — Map (db m294041) HM
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
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
In a city built around water [illegible] getting around can be difficult. Interstate Freeway 5 bisects Seattle, creating a major north-south corridor when it was built in the 1960s. However, it did not permanently divide the city's downtown to the . . . — — Map (db m235223) HM
Registered national
historic place
Washington State Advisory Council
on Historic Preservation
Guiry/Schillestad Buildings
under the provisions of the
National Historic Preservation
Act of 1966, this property possesses . . . — — Map (db m181422) HM
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