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Landmarks Preservation Board to consider nomination for the Great Western Motors Building

The Landmarks Preservation Board will consider landmark nomination for the Great Western Motors Building at 1158 Broadway (aka 905 E. Union). The meeting will be on Wednesday, September 4 at 3:30 p.m. in the Seattle Municipal Tower, 700 5th Avenue, 40th Floor in Room 4060. The public is invited to… [ Keep reading ]

Landmarks Preservation Board to consider nomination for Arbor Heights Elementary School

The Landmarks Preservation Board will consider landmark nomination for Arbor Heights Elementary School at 3701 SW 104th St. The meeting will be on Wednesday, September 4 at 3:30 p.m. in the Seattle Municipal Tower, 700 5th Avenue, 40th Floor in Room 4060. The public is invited to attend the meeting… [ Keep reading ]

Landmarks Preservation Board to consider nomination for property at 1523 East Madison Street

The Landmarks Preservation Board will consider landmark nomination for the property at 1523 East Madison Street. The meeting will be on Wednesday, August 21 at 3:30 p.m. in the Seattle Municipal Tower, 700 5th Avenue, 40th Floor in Room 4060. You are invited to attend the meeting and make comments…. [ Keep reading ]

Landmarks Preservation Board to consider nomination for Genesee Hill Elementary School

The Landmarks Preservation Board will consider landmark nomination for Genesee Hill Elementary School at 5012 SW Genesee Street. The meeting will be on Wednesday, August 7 at 3:30 p.m. in the Seattle Municipal Tower, 700 5th Avenue, 16th Floor in Room 1600. The public is invited to attend the meeting… [ Keep reading ]

Landmarks Preservation Board to consider nomination for 721 E. Pine Street building

The Landmarks Preservation Board will consider landmark nomination for the building at 721 E. Pine Street in Seattle. The meeting will be on Wednesday, July 17 at 3:30 p.m. in the Seattle Municipal Tower, 700 5th Avenue, 40th Floor in Room 4060.  The public is invited to attend the meeting… [ Keep reading ]

Landmarks Preservation Board to Consider two Seattle Center Facilities

The Landmarks Preservation Board will consider nomination of Seattle Center’s International Fountain Pavilion and the Northwest Rooms at its meeting on Wednesday, June 19 at 3:30 p.m. in the Seattle Municipal Tower, 700 5th Avenue, 40th Floor, Room 4060. The public is invited to attend the meeting and make comments…. [ Keep reading ]

Historic Seattle Honors Historic Preservation Projects

On May 14, Historic Seattle hosted its Fifth Annual Historic Preservation Awards Ceremony to acknowledge recent successes in the preservation and heritage fields. This year it introduced the Beth Chave Historic Preservation Award in honor of our peer who served as the Senior Landmarks Preservation Board Coordinator for many years…. [ Keep reading ]

Atlantic Weekly Reports on the Economic Benefits of Historic Districts

Our Historic Preservation staff shared this article from the Atlantic Weekly. It certainly proves true for the eight Historic Districts in Seattle. Read on.

Mayor McGinn Seeks Candidate for Ballard Avenue Landmark District Board

Mayor Mike McGinn is inviting applicants for an opening on the Ballard Avenue Landmark District Board. The opening is for either a Ballard historian or a person having a demonstrated interest in the Ballard community. The seven-member Ballard Avenue Landmark District Board protects the historical and architectural values and significance… [ Keep reading ]

Manning’s Funeral Parlor/Richard Hugo House to be Considered for Landmark Nomination

The Landmarks Preservation Board will consider landmark nomination for Manning’s Funeral Parlor/Richard Hugo House (1634 11th Avenue in Seattle) at its meeting on Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at 3:30 p.m. in the Seattle Municipal Tower, 700 5th Avenue, 40th Floor, Room 4060. The public is invited to attend the meeting… [ Keep reading ]