Medical Dental Building (Seattle)

Medical Dental Building
Location 509 Olive Way, Seattle, Washington
Coordinates 47°36′45.9″N 122°20′11.9″W / 47.612750°N 122.336639°W / 47.612750; -122.336639Coordinates: 47°36′45.9″N 122°20′11.9″W / 47.612750°N 122.336639°W / 47.612750; -122.336639
Area less than one acre
Built 1925, 1950, 2005
Built by A.W. Quist Company
Architect John Alfred Creutzer, A.H. Albertson (original); William Henry Fey (1950 addition)
Architectural style Late Gothic Revival
NRHP Reference # 06000371[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP May 11, 2006
Designated SEATL December 11, 2006

The Medical Dental Building is a historic office building located in Downtown Seattle, near McGraw Square and adjacent to the Nordstrom Building. The original half 18-story building was designed in the Late Gothic Revival style and features terra cotta cladding on top of a concrete frame. A later addition in 1950, in the Moderne style, extended the structure eastward and renovated most of the original building.[2]

The construction of a medical and dental center in Seattle was proposed in 1921 by a group of businessmen in the respective industries. The $2 million building opened in May 1925 and was initially owned by the Bradner Building Company. It was designed by architect John Alfred Creutzer (1874-1929); architect A.H. Albertson (1872-1964) supervised its construction; A.W. Quist Company was the general contractor.[2]

At the time it opened, it was the third tallest building in the world to exclusively use reinforced concrete construction.[3] The building continues to house medical and dental practices, as well as a fitness club and retail spaces.[4]

The building was renovated in 2005 by Goodman Real Estate after the firm bought the property for $38 million.[4] It was subsequently added to the National Register of Historic Places and declared a Seattle landmark.[1][5]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Tanner Andrews, Mildred (October 10, 2005). National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Medical Dental Building (PDF) (Report). National Park Service. Retrieved November 16, 2016. with 27 photos
  3. ↑ "Medical and Dental Building, Westlake & Olive". The Seattle Times. May 24, 1925. p. 23.
  4. 1 2 Boyer, Tom (August 3, 2005). "New owner to restore historic 1925 Medical Dental Building". The Seattle Times. p. C1. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
  5. ↑ "City of Seattle Ordinance No. 122316" (PDF). City Clerk of Seattle. December 11, 2006. Retrieved November 16, 2016.

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