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Landmarks Preservation Board to Consider Landmark Nomination of William and Annie Phillips House 

July 1, 2026

Seattle Department of Neighborhood’s Landmarks Preservation Board will consider the nomination of William B. and Annie C. Phillips House (711-713 E Union Street) at its meeting on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, at 3:30 p.m. A copy of the Landmark Nomination can be viewed on the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods website. Meeting Information Members of the public can attend… [ Keep reading ]

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Preserving the LGBTQ+ History of Pioneer Square

June 26, 2026

Pioneer Square is the historic heart of the Seattle. Long before the city was founded, this area was home to Dzizdilalich, a Coast Salish village where the Suquamish, Duwamish, and Muckleshoot peoples gathered to trade, socialize, and harvest shellfish. From Ballast Island to present-day Chief Seattle Club, Native people have… [ Keep reading ]

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Black Sanctuaries in Motion Highlights Seattle’s Black History and Present

June 18, 2026

Churches play a critical role in the story of Black Seattle. They are places of worship, community gathering spaces, organizing hubs, and cultural anchors through decades of change and displacement. In recognition of this significant history, the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods launched Black Sanctuaries in Motion, a multimedia storytelling project… [ Keep reading ]

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Ballard Avenue Landmark District Announces Annual Election Results for Two Positions 

June 17, 2026

The Ballard Avenue Landmark District Board announces its annual election results. Two positions were up for election. The annual election results are as follows: The elected candidate’s term begins July 2026. The annual election for the Ballard Avenue Landmark District Board was held by mail, with ballots tabulated by a designee of the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods under the supervision… [ Keep reading ]

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Mayor Wilson Seeks Architect or Landscape Architect to Serve on Landmarks Preservation Board 

June 15, 2026

Mayor Katie Wilson seeks an Architect or Landscape Architect to serve on the City of Seattle’s Landmarks Preservation Board for a three-year term.   The 12-member Landmarks Preservation Board makes recommendations to Seattle City Council for landmark designating ordinances and reviews proposed alterations to designated features of landmark properties. The Board is composed of two architects (one may be a landscape architect); two historians; one structural… [ Keep reading ]

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Landmarks Preservation Board Votes Unanimously to Designate The People’s Wall as Seattle Landmark

June 4, 2026

The Seattle Department of Neighborhoods’ Landmarks Preservation Board (LPB) voted unanimously to approve the designation of The People’s Wall at 1919 E Spruce Street (formerly 172 20th Avenue) as a Seattle Landmark. The timely 11:0:0 vote took place at the May 20, 2026 LPB meeting. For decades, the People’s Wall has… [ Keep reading ]

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Seattle’s Landmarks Preservation Board will consider the nomination of the Woodin House

May 28, 2026

UPDATE: The Woodin House was approved as a Historic Landmark with a unanimous vote by the Seattle City Council on May 19, 2026. Owner Scott Boone is the third generation of his family to live in the residence and continues to preserve the home built by his grandparents more than… [ Keep reading ]

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Pioneer Square Turns Over a New Leaf with Populus Hotel  

April 30, 2026

In the heart of Seattle’s Pioneer Square Preservation District, where the scent of salt air mingles with the ghost of sawdust and steam, stands the Populus Hotel. Named for a genus of species of deciduous flowering plants in the willow family which includes the famous Quaking Aspen, this renovated historic landmark stands as a living bridge between the city’s rugged past and its green future. Just… [ Keep reading ]

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Historic Preservation Community Occupation Series – From Surplus to Shared Space: How Neighbors Saved Fire Station 7

April 15, 2026

“Fighting the Flames of NIMBYism since 1970” Submitted by Environmental Works Seattle in the late 1960s was a city in transition. It was grappling with the Vietnam War, civil rights struggles, environmental degradation, and economic instability after Boeing layoffs. Plans for new freeways threatened to fracture established neighborhoods, older buildings… [ Keep reading ]

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Notice of Election: Ballard Avenue Landmark District Board

April 8, 2026

Seattle’s Historic Preservation Program conducts its annual election for Ballard Avenue Landmark District Board members who have been nominated by the community. All residents, persons who operate businesses, and property owners in the Ballard Avenue Landmark District boundaries who have registered to vote at least fourteen (14) days prior to the election date, are eligible to vote. … [ Keep reading ]

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