Cobb Building (Seattle)

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Cobb Building
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The Cobb Building in 2015
Cobb Building (Seattle) is located in Seattle WA Downtown
Cobb Building (Seattle)
LocationSeattle, Washington
Coordinates47°36′30″N 122°20′07″W / 47.60833°N 122.33528°W / 47.60833; -122.33528Coordinates: 47°36′30″N 122°20′07″W / 47.60833°N 122.33528°W / 47.60833; -122.33528
Built1910
ArchitectHowells & Stokes
Architectural styleBeaux-Arts
NRHP reference No.84003485
Added to NRHPAugust 3, 1984

The 11-story Cobb Building was the third structure in Seattle's Metropolitan Tract and the only surviving of several buildings in the 10-acre tract of its design that once lined both sides of 4th Avenue. The Howells & Stokes architectural firm designed the building and sent Albert H. Albertson to supervise its 1909-1910 construction. Sculpted Native American ornaments at the 9th and 10th floor cornice are attributed to . An early example of a high-rise medical office center, the Cobb Building later became commercial office space and recently was renovated for apartments.[1][2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Metropolitan Building Company, Cobb, C.H., Building, Metropolitan Tract, Downtown, Seattle, WA". Pacific Coast Architecture Database (PCAD), University of Washington. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
  2. ^ Crowley, Walt (July 27, 2006). "Seattle's Cobb Building is dedicated on September 14, 1910". Historylink. Retrieved October 7, 2013.

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