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Summary for 7500 SAND POINT WAY / Parcel ID 0225049071 / Inv # 0

Historic Name:

NAS Seattle Building 9 - Barracks

Common Name:

Style:

Colonial - Colonial Revival

Neighborhood:

Built By:

Year Built:

1929

Significance

The original north section of the Barracks was built in 1929 with wings completed in 1930. The center section and south section were built between 1939 and 1944. Building 9 housed enlisted personnel and student aviators. A chapel and mess hall were also located in the building. The building is owned by the University of Washington and is vacant.

Appearance

This, two-story, Colonial Revival–style barracks building rises from a poured concrete foundation and is irregular in plan. Oriented north to south, the building is situated along Sand Point Way NE, south of the main district entrance. The main north/south axis has multiple wings, which extend east and west. The walls of the northern, original barracks are constructed of brick. The walls of the southern addition consist of brick veneer over unknown framing. The two building sections are connected by a one-story addition, which is clad with wood. Entrances are located frequently around the exterior. In the northern wing, some doors are capped by fanlights while others have sidelights and transoms. The southern wing has simpler fire doors of the 1940s. A cross-gable roof with gabled dormers caps most of the building, with the exception of a flat roof over the single-story, central connecting wing. Alterations include replacing wooden double-hung sash windows with single hung vinyl sash.