The City’s New Face
Architect W. E. Boone unveils ambitious plans for a massive brick residence and new commercial structures, signaling a construction boom in Seattle.
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A reporter called on Mr. W. E. Boone, the architect, yesterday to inspect plans for several new buildings to be erected in Seattle. Mr. Boone exhibited plans for a brick structure on Front Street, two stories high with a basement, to be occupied by Mr. Stone’s grocery business. Next were plans for a three-story brick store for Schwabacher Bros. & Co. on Mill Street, featuring plate glass and modern steam elevators. Finally, he showed designs for the 'Yealer Home,' to be built on the block Mr. Yealer has held for twenty-four years between James and Morrison streets. This structure, in the Eastlake style, will cover a lot and a half and reach three stories in height, featuring a conservatory, carriage entrance, and a billiard parlor on the third floor. Work on these projects is expected to commence immediately.
“This is the block Mr. Yealer has held for twenty-four years for the express purpose of sometime erecting thereon a magnificent residence.”
The 'Yealer Home' refers to the residence of Henry Yesler, one of Seattle’s most influential pioneers. While the grand homes and brick storefronts of the 1880s defined the 'Queen City's' transition into a modern urban center, today’s Seattle debates the demolition of similarly historic structures to make room for high-density modern housing.
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