Ballard Avenue Historic District

	Ballard Avenue Historic District
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district
	The Ballard Avenue Historic District
Location	Ballard, Seattle, Washington
Nearest city	Seattle, Washington
Architect	Henderson Ryan and others
NRHP reference No.	76001885
Added to NRHP	July 1, 1976

Coordinates: 47°40′N 122°23′W / 47.667°N 122.383°W / 47.667; -122.383

The Ballard Avenue Historic District is a section of downtown Ballard in Seattle, Washington, that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 (ID #76001885). The district consists of Ballard Avenue N.W. between N.W. Market Street and N.W. Dock Place, and is located near to and along Salmon Bay. After initial work by the Ballard Avenue Association and the city of Seattle's Urban Conservation Division, Seattle mayor Wes Uhlman signed the ordinances that led to the national recognition of the area.^[1] The neighborhood of Ballard is known for a large historic population and presence of immigrants from Sweden, and King Gustaf of Sweden read the proclamation inducting the district to the historical registry in 1976, and at the same time dedicated the new bell tower at Ballard's , which housed the original bell from Ballard's old city hall.^[2] The historic markers that can be seen on 26 of the buildings were created and erected by the Ballard Historical Society.^[3]

All the commercial buildings in the historic district face towards Ballard Avenue. Other locations in Ballard that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places include the old Ballard Carnegie Library on N.W. Market Street, the Ballard Bridge, Fire Station No. 18, the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks, and the Lake Washington Ship Canal.

References[]

^ Heather MacIntosh, Preservation Seattle, "Preservation in the Ballard Neighborhood" Archived 2006-12-16 at the Wayback Machine, March 2003. Retrieved 10-09-07.
^ HistoryLink.org, "King Gustav proclaims Seattle's Ballard Avenue Historical District on April 11, 1976.". Retrieved 10-09-07.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-11-20. Retrieved 2010-04-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links[]

[Preserveseattle_032003-1] Heather MacIntosh, Preservation Seattle, "Preservation in the Ballard Neighborhood" Archived 2006-12-16 at the Wayback Machine, March 2003. Retrieved 10-09-07.

[2] HistoryLink.org, "King Gustav proclaims Seattle's Ballard Avenue Historical District on April 11, 1976.". Retrieved 10-09-07.

[3] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-11-20. Retrieved 2010-04-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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