Structures of the type Community Facility
Ezra Meeker House, Puyallup, Pierce County, Washongton
Date added:August 07, 2010
Ezra Meeker was one of the most notable of the Northwest Pioneers, whose first home, a log cabin was built in Puyallup, in 1861, where the Public Park now stands. President Harrison was entertained in the present house on his visit there-
The Ladies of the G.A.R. is the oldest Women’s hereditary organization in the United States. The original objectives of the organization included promotion of patriotism and loyalty to the Union, participation in community service, especially for the aid of our Veterans and their dependants.
More...Goodfellowship Community Club Building, Duluth Minnesota
Date added:June 24, 2010
The stucco and frame "H" shaped building comprising 42,000 square feet on two levels was built as an element of a New Town by the Minnesota Steel Company (a subsidiary of U.S. Steel Corporation) when some 170 other structures were constructed for employees and businesses to complement the steel mill.
Constructed between 1915 and 1917, the formal opening was January 14, 1918 with a reported audience cf 5,000 observers.
More...Hoo Hoo House, Seattle, King County Washington
Date added:August 01, 2010
This building represented a pivotal phase of Seattle architectural development. Reflecting an awareness of the American tradition of wooden architectural forms (as well as the superabundance of timber resources in the Pacific Northwest). it also marked the introduction to this region of the more recent architectural aims of the Midwest "prairie architects," and the tentative adaptation of these aims to a new environment. The building stood in sharp contrast to its ''American Renaissance” neighbors at the Exposition.
The Hoo Hoo house, one of the best architectural features of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition,, is fundamentally English, suggesting the Elizabethan cottages in the land of their origin: there is also a suggestion of the Swiss. The resultant is a combination that appeals to one as appropriate and particularly suitable for its environment.
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The Bank of Columbia (later Georgetown Town Hall, then Fire Company #5), Washington DC
Twelfth Street YMCA Building (Anthony Bowen YMCA), Washington DC