Summary for 2124 2nd AVE / Parcel ID 1977201160 / Inv # |
| Historic Name: |
Hoover Company |
Common Name: |
vacant |
| Style: |
Art Deco - PWA Moderne |
Neighborhood: |
Belltown |
| Built By: |
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Year Built: |
1949 |
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| Significance |
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This striking building was constructed for owners Blackstock & Hudson in 1949, a period when construction was reviving after World War II and many companies took advantage of Belltown's cheaper land prices to build offices close to downtown. This was the local office and warehouse for the Hoover Company, which sold vacuum cleaners and vacuum systems, perhaps to downtown businesses. It later housed the Underwood typewriter company, a very common use in this area. The building reflects a simplified Moderne style, notable for what looks like its vitrolite glass cladding on the first story; however, this may be another similar material rather than glass. There are two recessed entries with aluminum windows; those on the second floor appear to have been replaced.
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Detail for 2124 2nd AVE / Parcel ID 1977201160 / Inv # |
| Status: |
No - Altered |
| Classication: |
Building |
District Status: |
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| Cladding(s): |
Concrete, Glass - Carrera/Vitrolite, Stucco |
Foundation(s): |
Concrete - Poured |
| Roof Type(s): |
Flat with Parapet |
Roof Material(s): |
Unknown |
| Building Type: |
Commercial/Trade - Business |
Plan: |
Rectangular |
| Structural System: |
Concrete - Poured |
No. of Stories: |
two |
| Unit Theme(s): |
Architecture/Landscape Architecture, Commerce |
| Integrity |
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Changes to Windows: |
Moderate |
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Changes to Plan: |
Intact |
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Changes to Original Cladding: |
Intact |
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| Major Bibliographic References |
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Polk's Seattle Directories, 1890-1996.
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King County Tax Assessor Records, ca. 1932-1972.
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City of Seattle, Department of Planning and Development, Microfilm Records.
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Photo collection for 2124 2nd AVE / Parcel ID 1977201160 / Inv # |
Photo taken Jul 04, 2006
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