Summary for 401 2ND AVE / Parcel ID 1989200670 / Inv # 0 |
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Common Name: |
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| Style: |
Modern - Brutalism |
Neighborhood: |
Queen Anne |
| Built By: |
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Year Built: |
1970 |
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| Significance |
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This 3-story professional office building was constructed in 1970, according to the King County Assessor, in the Uptown neighborhood. The building was designed by architects McClarty and Silverthorne
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| Appearance |
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Constructed in 1970, this structural steel commercial building is located at the northwest corner of Second Avenue W and W Harrison Street. The site slopes downward from north to south. The building, designed in the Brutalist style, features a flat roof with parapet. The 3-story building with basement-level parking stands on a poured concrete foundation. Marblecrete clads the building’s exterior. The basement-level parking is accessed from W Harrison Street. The west and east elevations feature bands of deeply recessed windows. The windows and doors are constructed of anodized bronze aluminum. Metal coping caps the parapet. A metal railing encloses the parking as the basement walls step up to follow the sloping site. Concrete columns are visible in the basement parking and support the above building structure.
The building retains integrity and is a fairly typical office building. |
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Detail for 401 2ND AVE / Parcel ID 1989200670 / Inv # 0 |
| Status: |
Yes - Hold |
| Classication: |
Building |
District Status: |
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| Cladding(s): |
Other |
Foundation(s): |
Concrete - Poured |
| Roof Type(s): |
Flat with Parapet |
Roof Material(s): |
Unknown |
| Building Type: |
Commercial/Trade - Professional |
Plan: |
Rectangular |
| Structural System: |
Steel |
No. of Stories: |
three |
| Unit Theme(s): |
Architecture/Landscape Architecture |
| Integrity |
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Changes to Plan: |
Intact |
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Changes to Windows: |
Intact |
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Changes to Original Cladding: |
Intact |
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| Major Bibliographic References |
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King County Property Record Card (c. 1938-1972), Washington State Archives.
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Photo collection for 401 2ND AVE / Parcel ID 1989200670 / Inv # 0 |
Photo taken Feb 26, 2018
Photo taken Feb 26, 2018
Photo taken Feb 26, 2018
Photo taken Jan 01, 1900
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