Seattle Historical Sites

Summary for 2217 3rd AVE / Parcel ID 0694000055 / Inv #

Historic Name: Northwest Acceptance Corporation Common Name: vacant Style: Modern - International Style Neighborhood: Belltown Built By: Year Built: 1948   Significance This sleek one-story building was built in 1948, as construction was beginning to recover after World War II. Although in poor condition, it is a good example of the minimalist International Style, the primary design vocabulary of the 1950s. During this decade, International Style buildings of all sizes became common in Seattle for virtually all commercial and institutional purposes. Because modular construction was economical, the style was often used for government buildings, schools and hospitals as well as high-rises and small office structures like this one. Small commercial buildings in this style are often characterized, as is this one, by expanses of glass, with aluminum window frames. The main façade is almost entirely of glass, with green Vitrolite glass above the storefront. The bulkhead below is a narrow band of polished granite.   Appearance

Detail for 2217 3rd AVE / Parcel ID 0694000055 / Inv #

Status: No - Altered Classication: Building District Status: Cladding(s): Concrete - Block, Glass - Carrera/Vitrolite, Stone Foundation(s): Concrete - Poured Roof Type(s): Flat Roof Material(s): Unknown Building Type: Commercial/Trade - Business Plan: Rectangular Structural System: Concrete - Block No. of Stories: one Unit Theme(s): Architecture/Landscape Architecture Integrity Changes to Original Cladding: Intact Changes to Windows: Intact Changes to Plan: Intact Major Bibliographic References Polk's Seattle Directories, 1890-1996. King County Tax Assessor Records, ca. 1932-1972.

Photo collection for 2217 3rd AVE / Parcel ID 0694000055 / Inv #

Photo taken Jul 05, 2006