National Register of Historic Places
Colonnade Hotel
Seattle, King County, Washington
The record
- Listed
- August 11, 2017
- Type
- Building
- Address
- 107 Pine St., Seattle
- County
- King
- State
- Washington
- Contributing resources
- 1 building
- Coordinates
- 47.60979, -122.34038
- Reference number
- 100001443
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The story
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The Colonnade Hotel is a building at 107 Pine St. in Seattle, King County, listed in the National Register in 2017. It was built as a hotel in 1900 by Matthew Dow, in the Classical Revival and Commercial styles.
Why it's listed
It was listed under criteria A and C, with local-level significance in commerce, community planning and development, and architecture. Its period of significance runs from 1900, when it was built, to 1912, when the north side was rebuilt for the street's widening.
Physical character
Brick and stone walls rise on a concrete foundation, under a dentiled sheet-metal cornice. The building took shape in stages: a fourth floor was added in 1900, the north side was rebuilt in 1911-1912 for street widening, and the cornice and parapet were removed in 1951. A 1991 renovation added seismic upgrades and reconfigured the stairway to an L-shape.
Historical context
The nomination ties the building to the Stimson brothers, whose enterprises included Stimson Mill and the C. D. Stimson Company. Storefronts included the Colonnade Café by 1908 and the Seattle Oyster House in 1930. The building was converted into a low-income apartment hotel in 1991, and around the 1990s the Plymouth Housing Group leased it and oversaw the renovation.