Summary for 2301 2nd AVE / Parcel ID 0655000075 / Inv # |
| Historic Name: |
Gold Star Corporation |
Common Name: |
Noel House |
| Style: |
Modern |
Neighborhood: |
Belltown |
| Built By: |
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Year Built: |
1956 |
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| Significance |
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This concrete building was designed in 1956 by architect Don Williams for the Gold Star Corporation, a real estate company. Much of the space was devoted to a print shop, in addition to the real estate office. The company remained here, along with several business supply companies, until the 1980s. The building then became a Catholic bookstore run by the Paulist order. It is now part of a complex of adjacent buildings owned by the Catholic archdiocese to serve the homeless. The upper part is a shelter and the lower part has been used, variously, as a café, art gallery and studio for homeless people.
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| Appearance |
| The building is of precast concrete panels with large display windows on the first floor and smaller windows on the second. A partial third story was added in 1969. The upper windows may have been added; in any case, they have been modernized. Some alterations have been made to the entries as well. |
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Detail for 2301 2nd AVE / Parcel ID 0655000075 / Inv # |
| Status: |
No - Altered |
| Classication: |
Building |
District Status: |
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| Cladding(s): |
Ceramic tile, Concrete - Block, Stucco |
Foundation(s): |
Concrete - Poured |
| Roof Type(s): |
Flat with Parapet |
Roof Material(s): |
Other |
| Building Type: |
Commercial/Trade - Business |
Plan: |
Rectangular |
| Structural System: |
Concrete - Poured |
No. of Stories: |
two & ½ |
| Unit Theme(s): |
Commerce, Religion |
| Integrity |
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Changes to Plan: |
Slight |
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Changes to Original Cladding: |
Slight |
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Changes to Windows: |
Moderate |
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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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Photo collection for 2301 2nd AVE / Parcel ID 0655000075 / Inv # |
Photo taken Mar 18, 2007
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