New $100,000 Commercial Building Approved for Downtown Seattle
A five-story brick and stone structure is set for the corner of Main and Second streets, intended for wholesale tenants.
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A building permit was issued yesterday to Watson C. Squire for the erection of the new building to be erected by the Union Trust Company at the northwest corner of Main and Second streets, which is to cost $100,000. The building will be five stories and basement, of brick and stone, and has already been rented to wholesale houses. The Second street frontage will be 120 feet. It will be constructed with a view to stability, and the floors are calculated to support a weight of 250 pounds to the square foot.
“It will be constructed with a view to stability, and the floors are calculated to support a weight of 250 pounds to the square foot.”
This project highlights the rapid commercial development of downtown Seattle in the 1890s. The site mentioned—Main and Second—was in the heart of the district undergoing major shifts following the Great Fire of 1889.
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