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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWFB_smith-and-squire-buildings_Seattle-WA.html
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…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWFA_kings-st-coal-wharf-skinner-eddy-shipyards-site-of-hooverville_Seattle-WA.html
A coal wharf was located at the waterfront during the late 19th century. Coal was transported here by railroad from Newcastle and Renton. Abandoned in the early 1900's, the wharf soon became the Skinner & Eddy Shipyard.
During World War I, the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWF9_ballast-island_Seattle-WA.html
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 g…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWF7_indians-attack-seattle-jan-26-1856_Seattle-WA.html
The settlement would have been destroyed but for the presence of the U.S. Sloop of War "Decatur". Anchored off this point, she fired a volley at the attackers, frightening them into hasty retreat.
Erected National Maritime Day 1959
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWF4_seattles-first-pier_Seattle-WA.html
Seattle's first pier lies buried beneath your feet. The famous Yesler sawmill and wharf, constructed in 1853m marked the birth of Seattle's great lumber and shipping industries. For many years it was the center of Seattle's business district.
E…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWDF_the-st-charles-apartments_Seattle-WA.html
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…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWDE_carson-d-boren_Seattle-WA.html
Built here the first cabin home of white man in the City of Seattle in April 1852. It was made of split cedar puncheons.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWDD_site-of-yeslers-pavillion_Seattle-WA.html
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 wa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWD2_interurban-building_Seattle-WA.html
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 …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWCS_interurban-building_Seattle-WA.html
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 Taco…