2226 Third Avenue in Seattle

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2226 Third Avenue, Seattle, Washington, Belltown 98121

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Though this is a fairly generic commercial building, its appeal is heightened by ornamentation and the expansion of its original display windows. The ground floor windows were originally more modest matching those of the upper story, but according to the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods, it is believed that the windows achieved their current monumental width when the building was used as a store in the 1950's. Retail was just one of many lives this building has lived. It has at least been a school, a church, a warehouse, a restaurant, a store, and probably a lot more.

It is believed that warehouse was its original purpose, and in spite of that utilitarian function, sensibilities of the day dictated that it be constructed with at least some flourishes. Those take the form of an Los Angeles-class Spanish revival touches like an entabulature above the front door, a Juliet balcony, arched center window, and coats of arms on the second story facade.

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