The Times Square Building, formerly the Times Building, is a registered landmark building in
Seattle, Washington
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. It was completed in 1916 and housed editorial operations of the ''
Seattle Times
''The Seattle Times'' is a daily newspaper serving Seattle, Washington, United States. It was founded in 1891 and has been owned by the Blethen family since 1896. ''The Seattle Times'' has the largest circulation of any newspaper in Washington st ...
'' newspaper, which was housed there until 1930. Located at 414 Olive Way, it is entirely surrounded by streets: 4th Avenue, Olive Way, Stewart Street and 5th Avenue. The building has a
Beaux-Arts design and
flatiron
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*Flatiron Building, New York City, at the intersection of 5th & Broadway
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shape. It is five stories high.
Designed by the Seattle architects
Bebb and
Gould
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* Gould (name), a surname
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, the Times Square building was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 1983 and was designated a city landmark
Landmarks Alphabetical Listing for T
Individual Landmarks, Department of Neighborhoods, City of Seattle. Accessed 28 December 2007. in 1984.
References
Notes
Further reading
Vance Corporation data sheet
Phorio datasheet
External links
View ca. 1930
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Newspaper headquarters in the United States
Newspaper buildings
Beaux-Arts architecture in Washington (state)
1910s architecture in the United States
National Register of Historic Places in Seattle
Office buildings in Seattle
Office buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington (state)
Downtown Seattle