The Columbia City Historic District is a nationally recognized

historic district A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal protection from c ...

located in the Columbia City neighborhood in the

Rainier Valley The Rainier Valley is a district in southeast Seattle. It is located east of Beacon Hill; west of Mount Baker, Seward Park, and Leschi; south of the Central District and north of Rainier Beach. It is part of Seattle's South End. History W ...

area of

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, Washington. It is roughly bounded by South Hudson Street, South Alaska Street, 35th Avenue and Rainier Avenue. Its historic uses include specialty stores, multiple dwellings, single dwellings, meeting halls, schools, religious structures, and parks. Its architecture includes

Mission Revival The Mission Revival style was part of an architectural movement, beginning in the late 19th century, for the revival and reinterpretation of American colonial styles. Mission Revival drew inspiration from the late 18th and early 19th century ...

Spanish Revival The Spanish Colonial Revival Style ( es, Arquitectura neocolonial española) is an architectural stylistic movement arising in the early 20th century based on the Spanish Colonial architecture of the Spanish colonization of the Americas. In the ...

, Colonial Revival and other styles. On September 8, 1980, it was added to the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

Contributing properties

The district contains 33

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s, the list contains a mix of residential, commercial, and institutional buildings, and a park. Includes: * Fifth Church of Christ, Scientist building, which is now the Rainier Valley Cultural Center.

References

External links

Columbia City Historical Walking Tour
(covers the historic district plus some adjacent properties) Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington (state) National Register of Historic Places in Seattle {{Washington-NRHP-stub