Pierson & Co. photographs of Seattle apartment buildings, approximately 1900-1920

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• Capitol Hill Apartment Buildings

  The large number of streetcar routes connecting the rest of Seattle to Capital Hill made it a prime destination for apartment renters and investors. By 1901 there was a streetcar running along Broadway named the City Park Line connecting the residences and small businesses in the neighborhood.

  • Description: Adrian Court Apartments

    The Adrian Court apartments were built from 1903 to 1904 by architect Stephen Alston Jennings for Colonel George W. Mahoney and were located at 911-913 Summit Avenue and Madison Street, located where Swedish Hospital is today. It was the first solid concrete building erected in the Pacific Northwest.

    Verso has drawing of building layout.

    Dates: probably between 1904 and 1914
    Container: Folder 1, Item 1a-b
    Location: Capitol Hill Apartment Buildings
  • Description: The Buckingham

    The Buckingham was built in 1905 and is located at 1220 Boylston Avenue. The building is now the Shannon Apartments.

    Dates: probably between 1905 and 1915
    Container: Folder 1, Item 2
    Location: Capitol Hill Apartment Buildings
  • Description: Chesterfield Apartments

    The Chesterfield was built in 1914 and is located at 1804 East Republican Street.

    Dates: probably between 1914 and 1924
    Container: Folder 1, Item 3
    Location: Capitol Hill Apartment Buildings
  • Description: Coolidge Apartment Building

    The Coolidge apartments were located at 903-07 Boylston Ave.

    Written on verso: John Davis and Co.

    Dates: probably between 1900 and 1910
    Container: Folder 1, Item 4
    Location: Capitol Hill Apartment Buildings
  • Description: The Lorrimer

    The Lorrimer was built in 1915 at 1914 E. Republican and holds seven living units.

    Sign in window reads: For Rent John Davis and Co.

    Dates: probably between 1915 and 1925
    Container: Folder 1, Item 5
    Location: Capitol Hill Apartment Buildings
  • Description: St. Paul Apartment Building

    The St. Paul Apartment building is a mid-rise apartment located on Seneca and Summit Avenue. It was designed in 1901 by architects Spalding and Russel and was built in the same year by Edwin C. Burke. The original building had eighteen apartments with spacious rooms and loggias that included speaking tubes, electric bells and porches that exited into a large central courtyard.

    Dates: probably between 1901 and 1911
    Container: Folder 1, Item 6
    Location: Capitol Hill Apartment Buildings

• Denny Regrade-Belltown Apartment Buildings

  The Denny Regrade area of Seattle between Stewart and Mercer Streets originally housed a large hill between 2nd and 5th Avenue, named Denny Hill and was removed in the early 20th century by Seattle engineer, Reginald Heber Thomson.

  • Description: Grant Apartment Building

    The Grant Apartments were located at 2020 5th Ave.

    Dates: probably between 1905 and 1915
    Container: Folder 1, Item 7
    Location: Denny Regrade-Belltown Apartment Buildings

• First Hill Apartments

  First Hill originally interested wealthy homeowners in the 1880s and by 1904 many investors had bought land to build apartments and boarding houses. By 1910 individual family homes were no longer a building priority.

  • Description: Old Colony Apartment

    The Old Colony building was built in 1909 at 615 Boren Avenue and was used as a hotel and apartment complex. It was built for E.B. Burwell of the Seattle Hardware Company by Frank P. Allen, known for his work with the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition. The Old Colony originally had 28 units and was known for its upscale luxurious environment.

    Verso has drawing of building layout.

    Dates: probably between 1909 and 1919
    Container: Folder 1, Item 8a-b
    Location: First Hill Apartments
  • Description: San Marco Apartments

    The San Marco building is located at 1205-1209 Spring Street Seattle, WA, was completed October 1905 and had 118 rooms.

    Dates: probably between 1905 and 1915
    Container: Folder 1, Item 9
    Location: First Hill Apartments

• Queen Anne Apartment Buildings

  The Queen Anne neighborhood was a prime location for the quickly growing number of apartments due to its proximity to downtown Seattle and its multiple streetcar connections.

  • Description: The Lorely Apartments

    The Lorely Apartments were built in 1912 at 203 West Comstock Street.

    Verso has drawing of building layout.

    Dates: probably between 1912 and 1922
    Container: Folder 1, Item 10a-b
    Location: Queen Anne Apartment Buildings
  • Description: The Tanglewood

    The Tanglewood apartments were built in 1914 at 1511 11th Avenue West.

    Sign in window reads: For Rent John Davis and Co.

    Dates: probably between 1914 and 1924
    Container: Folder 1, Item 11
    Location: Queen Anne Apartment Buildings

• University District Apartment Buildings

  After 1909 and the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition Seattle had expanded its public transportation to the University of Washington which had relocated away from downtown Seattle in 1891. This allowed for the expansion of the surrounding area and the increase in apartment buildings.

  • Description: Adelaide Apartments

    Located at 1315 East 47th Avenue.

    Store front for Paysse Hardware Co. and Re-nu-it Cleaners and Tailors visible.

    Dates: probably between 1920 and 1930
    Container: Folder 1, Item 12
    Location: University District Apartment Buildings
  • Description: Weir Apartments

    Located at 1303 E 41st Street which is now 1303 NE 41st St. (Southeast corner of 41st & Brooklyn in the University District).

    Pencil drawing on verso.

    Dates: probably between 1915 and 1925
    Container: Folder 1, Item 13
    Location: University District Apartment Buildings

• Other Seattle Areas and Unknown locations

  • Description: Two buildings with address 2016
    Dates: probably between 1900 and 1910
    Container: Folder 1, Item 14
    Location: Other Seattle Areas and Unknown locations
  • Description: The Theresia Apartments

    Verso has drawing of building layout.

    Dates: probably between 1900 and 1910
    Container: Folder 1, Item 15
    Location: Other Seattle Areas and Unknown locations
  • Description: Jackson Florists, 5th Ave. and Jackson St.

    N-P Hotel in background at right. Also visible are Queen Hotel, Chicago Hotel, O. Kimura "Expert Watchmaker".

    Dates: probably between 1925 and 1930
    Container: Folder 2, Item 16
    Location: Other Seattle Areas and Unknown locations
  • Description: Aerial view of the Seattle waterfront
    Dates: probably 1925
    Container: Box:oversize OS6, Item 17
    Location: Other Seattle Areas and Unknown locations
  • Description: Aerial view of downtown Seattle and Lake Union
    Dates: 1924
    Container: Folder 2, Item 18
    Location: Other Seattle Areas and Unknown locations

• Washington locations

  • Garden

    • Description: Hillside garden with path

      Written on verso: Side entrance the farm.

      Dates: probably between 1904 and 1930
      Container: Folder 2, Item 19
      Location: Washington locations / Garden

  • Governor's mansion, Olympia, Washington

    The Washington state Governor's mansion was built in 1908 by the firm of Russell and Babcok of Tacoma, Washington.

    • Description: Front exterior view of Governor's mansion, Olympia
      Dates: 1909
      Container: Folder 2, Item 20
      Location: Washington locations / Governor's mansion, Olympia, Washington
    • Description: Front view of Governor's mansion, including large garden, Olympia, Washington
      Dates: probably 1909
      Container: Folder 2, Item 21
      Location: Washington locations / Governor's mansion, Olympia, Washington
    • Description: Interior, possibly ballroom of Governor's mansion, Olympia, Washington
      Dates: 1909
      Container: Folder 2, Item 22
      Location: Washington locations / Governor's mansion, Olympia, Washington