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in northwestern
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, Washington. Queen Anne covers an area of , and has a population of about 28,000. It is bordered by Belltown to the south, Lake Union to the east, the
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to the north and Interbay to the west. The neighborhood is built on a hill, now named Queen Anne Hill, which became a popular spot for the city's early economic and cultural elite to build their mansions. Its name is derived from the Queen Anne architectural style in which many of the early homes were built.


Geography and history


Location and borders

Queen Anne is bounded on the north by the Fremont Cut of the
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, beyond which is Fremont; on the west by 15th and Elliott Avenues West, beyond which is Interbay,
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, and
Elliott Bay Elliott Bay is a part of the Central Basin region of Puget Sound. It is in the U.S. state of Washington, extending southeastward between West Point in the north and Alki Point in the south. Seattle was founded on this body of water in the 1850s ...
; on the east by Lake Union and
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, beyond which is Westlake. As a neighborhood
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, ''Queen Anne'' may include Lower Queen Anne, also known as ''Uptown'', the area at the southern base of the hill, just north and west of
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. Whether or not Lower Queen Anne is considered a separate neighborhood matters in setting Queen Anne's southern boundary, which is either West Mercer Street or Denny Way. Queen Anne can be reached from
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via the Mercer Street Exit (Exit 167). The neighborhood's main thoroughfares are Gilman Drive West, 3rd Avenue West, Queen Anne Avenue North, Boston Street, and a set of streets, collectively known as Queen Anne Boulevard, that loop around the crown of the hill and reflect a comprehensive boulevard design in the style of the
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architectural firm. The design was never fully executed, but it remains part of the Seattle Parks System. While Queen Anne stands out in Seattle geography due to its proximity to downtown and three television broadcast towers, the highest point in the city, above sea level, is in West Seattle. Queen Anne slopes are home to seven of the twenty steepest streets in the city and 120 pedestrian staircases.


Demographics

Including the sub-neighborhoods of ''North Queen Anne'', ''West Queen Anne'', ''East Queen Anne'' and ''Lower Queen Anne'' (or ''Uptown''), Queen Anne has approximately 19,000 households and a total population of about 36,000. Queen Anne is disproportionately populated by unmarried, white, young adults. The population is more racially homogeneous than Seattle as a whole.


Significant events

The Vashon
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carved Queen Anne Hill's
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more than 13,000 years ago, and human habitation in the area began some 3000 years ago. When white settlers arrived in the mid-19th century, the Duwamish tribe maintained a seasonal presence in and around Queen Anne. White settlement of Queen Anne stemmed from the arrival of the Denny Party at West Seattles
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in November 1851. In 1853, David Denny staked a claim to of land the Duwamish called ''baba'kwoh'', prairies, known today as Lower Queen Anne, and bounded by Elliott Bay to the west, Lake Union to the east, Mercer Street to the north, and Denny Way to the south. Denny called the area "Potlach Meadows". Development of the hill, called at various times North Seattle, Galer Hill, and Eden Hill, was slow. Then an 1875 windstorm flattened thousands of trees on Queen Anne, making the previously dense forest more appealing for settlement. The hill began to be called "Queen Anne" by 1885, after the Queen Anne style houses that dominated the area. The arrival of the
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(1883) and the
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(1887), the Great Seattle Fire of 1889, and the opening of three cable car lines to the top of the hill starting in 1890, including the Queen Anne Counterbalance, further encouraged residential and business development. The 1917 opening of the
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, and the Fremont and
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s over it, made the area more appealing for maritime and timber industries, and connected Queen Anne with communities to the north. On the south side of the hill, the 1927 completion of a Civic Center (with auditorium, ice arena and football field) on David Denny's Potlach Meadows land brought residents from all over the city to Queen Anne for concerts and sporting events. The first television broadcast in the
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originated from the hill in November 1948, when KRSC-TV (now
KING-TV KING-TV (channel 5) is a television station in Seattle, Washington, United States, affiliated with NBC. It is owned by Tegna Inc. alongside Everett-licensed KONG (channel 16), an independent station. The two stations share studios at the Hom ...
) signed-on from its transmitting tower at Third Avenue North and Galer Street.
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installed its own tower nearby, on Galer Street and Orange Place North, and began operations from there in December 1953, and
KIRO-TV KIRO-TV (channel 7) is a television station in Seattle, Washington, United States, affiliated with CBS and Telemundo. Owned by Cox Media Group, the station maintains studios on Third Avenue in the Belltown, Seattle, Belltown section of Downtown ...
went on the air in February 1958 from a tower adjacent to its original studios on Queen Anne Avenue. "The 1962 Seattle
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was perhaps the most transformational single event in the history of Queen Anne", according to historians Florence K. Lentz and Mimi Sheridan. Named the
Century 21 Exposition The Century 21 Exposition (also known as the Seattle World's Fair) was a world's fair held April 21, 1962, to October 21, 1962, in Seattle, Washington, United States.Seattle Center The Seattle Center is an entertainment, education, tourism and performing arts center located in the Lower Queen Anne, Seattle, Lower Queen Anne neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, United States. Constructed for the Century 21 Exposition, 1962 W ...
, home to the
Space Needle The Space Needle is an observation tower in Seattle, Washington, United States. Considered to be an icon of the city, it has been designated a List of Seattle landmarks, Seattle landmark. Located in the Lower Queen Anne, Seattle, Lower Queen An ...
, Pacific Science Center, Experience Music Project,
Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame The Museum of Pop Culture (or MoPOP) is a nonprofit museum in Seattle, Washington, United States, dedicated to contemporary popular culture. It was founded by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen in 2000 as the Experience Music Project. Since then ...
, the north terminal of the Seattle monorail and KeyArena. The Seattle SuperSonics began playing at the then- Seattle Center Coliseum in 1967. The
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hockey team began play next door at the Mercer Street Arena in 1977. The
Seattle Storm The Seattle Storm are an American professional basketball team based in Seattle. The Storm compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member of the Western Conference (WNBA), Western Conference. The team was founded by Gi ...
basketball team began play at KeyArena in 2000. As late as 1964, the area had a large enough population of families with children to motivate opening McClure Middle School, but by 1981 a decline in such families led the school system to close Queen Anne High School, North Queen Anne Elementary School, and West Queen Anne Elementary School. Assistant
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Thomas C. Wales was shot in his home in the Queen Anne neighborhood on October 11, 2001, dying the next day of his wounds. The murder remains unsolved.


Landmarks

Queen Anne is home to 29 official Seattle landmarks, including 12 historic houses. A group of residences on 14th Avenue West, built between 1890 and 1910, include one of the few remaining Queen Anne style houses on the hill. The North Queen Anne Drive Bridge, built in 1936 across Wolf Creek, is a parabolic steel arch bridge, declared a historic landmark for its unique engineering style. One of the oldest wooden-hulled
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s still afloat, the ''
Arthur Foss ''Arthur Foss'', built in 1889 as ''Wallowa'' at Portland, Oregon, is likely the oldest wooden tugboat afloat in the world. Its 79-year commercial service life began with towing sailing ships over the Columbia Bar, Columbia River bar, and ended ...
'', is moored near the base of Queen Anne. Queen Anne Boulevard, which circles the crown of the hill, and some of the original
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s complete with decorative
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,
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s, and
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s, are also designated landmarks. Although not located at Queen Anne and no longer located west of present-day
Seattle Center The Seattle Center is an entertainment, education, tourism and performing arts center located in the Lower Queen Anne, Seattle, Lower Queen Anne neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, United States. Constructed for the Century 21 Exposition, 1962 W ...
, the Denny Cabin was built by David Denny in 1889 as a real-estate office and was made from trees cut down on Queen Anne Hill.


Community services


Businesses

An stretch of Queen Anne Avenue North between West McGraw and West Galer Streets serves as the spine of the
central business district A central business district (CBD) is the Commerce, commercial and business center of a city. It contains commercial space and offices, and in larger cities will often be described as a financial district. Geographically, it often coincides wit ...
. The Greater Queen Anne
Chamber of Commerce A chamber of commerce, or board of trade, is a form of business network. For example, a local organization of businesses whose goal is to further the interests of businesses. Business owners in towns and cities form these local societies to a ...
is an association of neighborhood business leaders. Queen Anne hosts a weekly
farmers' market A farmers' market (or farmers market according to the AP stylebook, also farmer's market in the Cambridge Dictionary) is a physical retail marketplace intended to sell foods directly by farmers to consumers. Farmers' markets may be indoors or ...
between June and October.


News and information

The ''Queen Anne News'' is a weekly
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founded in 1919 and published by the Pacific Publishing Company. The ''Queen Anne View'' is a neighborhood news
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.


Schools

Within the
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district, Queen Anne is home to six public schools. * Cascade Parent Partnership (currently operating near Greenlake while the Queen Anne building is renovated) * Frantz Coe Elementary * John Hay Elementary * Queen Anne Elementary * McClure Middle School * The Center School Two former schools, Queen Anne High School and West Queen Anne School, are on the
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. Both are now condominium apartment buildings. Queen Anne has five
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. * Queen Anne Community School * St. Anne School * Seattle Country Day School * Seattle Waldorf High School * The Downtown School, A Lakeside School Queen Anne is served by Lincoln High School (Seattle, Washington) located in the Wallingford, Seattle neighborhood. Seattle Pacific University, a private
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founded in 1891 by the
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of North America, has 4000 undergraduate and graduate students on a campus on the north slope of Queen Anne.


Library

The Queen Anne branch of the
Seattle Public Library The Seattle Public Library (SPL) is the public library system serving the city of Seattle, Washington (state), Washington. Efforts to start a Seattle library had commenced as early as 1868, with the system eventually being established by the ci ...
is housed in a 1914 building funded by
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and built in late
Tudor Revival architecture Tudor Revival architecture, also known as mock Tudor in the UK, first manifested in domestic architecture in the United Kingdom in the latter half of the 19th century. Based on revival of aspects that were perceived as Tudor architecture, in rea ...
style. The structure, renovated in 2007, is listed on the
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and has been named a landmark by Seattle's Landmarks Preservation Board.


Parks and cemeteries

The Seattle Parks and Recreation department maintains 24 parks on Queen Anne. Kerry Park, located on Highland Drive, covers a mere , but boasts one of the most attractive views of the city, with downtown at the center of focus along with the Space Needle, and on clear days,
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in the background. From this point there are also views of
Elliott Bay Elliott Bay is a part of the Central Basin region of Puget Sound. It is in the U.S. state of Washington, extending southeastward between West Point in the north and Alki Point in the south. Seattle was founded on this body of water in the 1850s ...
and West Seattle. Kinnear Park, with of
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and grass, is Queen Anne's largest park, offering views of the
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at
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86. Rachel's Park, formerly Soundview Terrace, is a play area on the west slope of the hill named after Rachel Pearson, a 6-year-old girl who died on
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in 2000. Queen Anne Bowl, adjacent to the 9.2 David Rodgers Park on the north slope of Queen Anne, has a dirt
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track and synthetic surface soccer pitch. Bhy Kracke Park in East Queen Anne, features "one of the best views in the city," a playground, picnic shelter, several small grassy areas, and a paved walking path connecting the different levels of the park. West Queen Anne Playfield includes a community center, indoor
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, and
baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball games, bat-and-ball sport played between two team sport, teams of nine players each, taking turns batting (baseball), batting and Fielding (baseball), fielding. The game occurs over the course of several Pitch ...
and
softball Softball is a Variations of baseball, variation of baseball, the difference being that it is played with a larger ball, on a smaller field, and with only underhand pitches (where the ball is released while the hand is primarily below the ball) ...
fields, and East Queen Anne Park features a wading pool, playground, batting practice area, and
baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball games, bat-and-ball sport played between two team sport, teams of nine players each, taking turns batting (baseball), batting and Fielding (baseball), fielding. The game occurs over the course of several Pitch ...
and
softball Softball is a Variations of baseball, variation of baseball, the difference being that it is played with a larger ball, on a smaller field, and with only underhand pitches (where the ball is released while the hand is primarily below the ball) ...
fields. Queen Anne has two
cemeteries A cemetery, burial ground, gravesite, graveyard, or a green space called a memorial park or memorial garden, is a place where the remains of many dead people are buried or otherwise entombed. The word ''cemetery'' (from Greek ) implies th ...
: Mount Pleasant Cemetery and adjacent Hills of Eternity Cemetery, which is owned and operated by Temple De Hirsch Sinai.


Government and infrastructure

Queen Anne Hill is part of
Washington's 7th congressional district Washington's 7th congressional district encompasses most of Seattle and Burien, and all of Vashon Island, Lake Forest Park, Shoreline, and Normandy Park. Since 2017, the 7th district has been represented in the U.S. House of Representatives ...
and 36th legislative district. Queen Anne residents are represented by
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in the
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,
Jeanne Kohl-Welles Jeanne Elizabeth Pearl Kohl-Welles (née Jean Elizabeth Pearl Kohl; October 19, 1942) is an American politician and academic. She was a member of the King County Council from the 4th district from 2016 to 2024. She previously served as a member ...
in the
Washington State Senate The Washington State Senate is the upper house of the Washington State Legislature. The body consists of 49 members, each representing a district with a population of nearly 160,000. The State Senate meets at the Washington State Capitol, Legis ...
, Reuven Carlyle and
Mary Lou Dickerson Mary Lou Dickerson (born September 3, 1946) is an American politician who served as a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the Washington House of Representatives, representing the 36th district from 1995 until 2013. Early lif ...
in the
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, and Larry Phillips on the Metropolitan King County Council. Queen Anne has two ZIP codes: 98109 and 98119. The
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operates the Queen Anne Post Office at 415 1st Avenue North. The
Seattle Fire Department The Seattle Fire Department provides fire protection and emergency medical services to the city of Seattle, Washington, United States. The department is responsible for an area of , including of waterfront, with a population of 713,700. There ...
maintains two
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on Queen Anne.


Notable people

Past and present residents include: *
Sue Bird Suzanne Brigit Bird (born October 16, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player who played her entire career with the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Bird was drafted first overall pick by t ...
(1980–), former basketball player for the Seattle Storm, 4-time WNBA champion, 5-time Olympic Gold Medalist. * Alden J. Blethen (1845–1915), newspaper publisher. * Betty Bowen (1918–1977), journalist and art promoter; named "First Citizen of Seattle" two days before her death. * Arthur C. Brooks (1964–), social scientist and president of the American Enterprise Institute. *
Carlos Bulosan Carlos Sampayan Bulosan (November 24, 1913 – September 11, 1956) was a Filipino-American novelist and poet who immigrated to the United States on July 1, 1930. He never returned to the Philippines and he spent most of his life in the United S ...
(1913–1956), Filipino-American novelist and poet. * Jack Clay (1926–2019), acting teacher, director and actor. * George F. Cotterill (1865–1958), city engineer, state senator and mayor. * David Denny (1832–1903), Seattle co-founder. * Robert E. Galer (1913–2005), marine corps aviator and medal of honor winner.Wilma, David
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. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
* Hank Ketcham (1920–2001), cartoonist who created ''Dennis the Menace''. * George Kinnear (1836–1912), real estate developer. * Jake Lamb (1990–), baseball player. * Lawrence Denny Lindsley (1879–1974), photographer, miner, hunter and guide. *
Gary Locke Gary Faye Locke (born January 21, 1950) is an American politician, attorney, and former diplomat from the State of Washington. Locke served as the 21st governor of Washington from 1997 to 2005, where he was the first Chinese-American governor ...
(1950–), governor and cabinet secretary and former Ambassador to China. * Love Family (1940–), urban commune. *
Rick Parashar Rakesh "Rick" Parashar (December 13, 1963 – August 14, 2014) was an American record producer, recording engineer and musician. Along with his brother Raj, he founded London Bridge Studio in Seattle, Washington, in 1985. During his career he wo ...
(1963–2014), record producer. * Reginald Parsons (1873–1955), businessman and philanthropist. *
Jonathan Raban Jonathan Mark Hamilton Priaulx Raban (14 June 1942 – 17 January 2023) was a British award-winning travel writer, playwright, critic, and novelist. Background Jonathan Raban was born on 14 June 1942 in Norfolk. He was the son of Monica Raban ...
(1942–2023), British travel writer and novelist. *
Megan Rapinoe Megan Anna Rapinoe (; born July 5, 1985) is an American former professional Association football, soccer player who played as a Midfielder#Winger, winger. She spent most of her career playing for Seattle Reign FC, OL Reign of the National Wom ...
(1985–), soccer player for OL Reign, 2-time World Cup winner, Olympic Gold and bronze medalist. *
Gerard Schwarz Gerard Schwarz (born August 19, 1947), also known as Gerry Schwarz or Jerry Schwarz, is an American symphony conductor and trumpeter. As of 2019, Schwarz serves as the Artistic and Music Director of Palm Beach Symphony and the Director of Orc ...
(1947–), composer and conductor. * Edo Vanni (1918–2007), baseball player and manager. * Thomas C. Wales (1952–2001), federal prosecutor and gun control advocate gunned down in his Queen Anne Hill home.Miletich, Steve and Mike Carter
"Five years later, FBI still after Wales' killer"
''
The Seattle Times ''The Seattle Times'' is an American daily newspaper based in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 1891, ''The Seattle Times'' has the largest circulation of any newspaper in the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region. The Seattle Time ...
''. October 12, 2006.
* Mike Webb (1955–2007), radio talk show host and activist. * Rick White (1953–), member of U.S. House of Representatives.


See also

* Queen Anne Book Company * Seattle Pacific University


References


External links


Queen Anne Community Council

Queen Anne HelplineSeattle Photograph Collection, Queen Anne
– University of Washington Digital Collection * {{Seattle neighborhoods Populated places established in 1852 1852 establishments in Oregon Territory