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Main (west) Face Of Courthouse Photographed From Roof Of Public Library
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Right (south) Face Of Courthouse Photographed From Roof Of College Club Building
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Rear (east) Race Of Courthouse Photographed From Elevated Patio Of First Presbyterian Church
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Left (north) Face Of Courthouse Photographed From Roof Of University Women's Club Building
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View From Northwest Photographed From Roof Of Olympic Hotel Garage, Showing West And North Building Faces
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View From Southeast Photographed From Fire Escape Of Apt Building At Corner Of 7th And Madison, Showing East And South Building Faces
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Detail Of Windows Photographed From Street Level On Sixth Avenue
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First Floor (fifth Avenue) Entrance Vestibule
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First Floor (fifth Avenue) Elevator Lobby
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Detail Of Dedication Plaque Located In First Floor Elevator Lobby
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Second Floor (sixth Avenue) Entrance Vestibule
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Second Floor (sixth Avenue) Elevator Lobby Looking Toward Entrance To Bankruptcy Court
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Overall View Of Bankruptcy Court Office Showing Major Building Support Column (left Of Center).
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Seventh Floor Elebator Lobby Looking Toward Entry Door To Judge's Chamber
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Overall View, Seventh Floor Judge's Chambers
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Seventh Floor Corridor Leading To Courtroom
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Detail Of Entry Doors To Seventh Floor Courtroom
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Detail Of Windows In Seventh Floor Courtroom
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Detail Of Grille In Seventh Floor Courtroom
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Eighth Floor Courtroom, Looking West
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Eighth Floor Courtroom, Looking Southeast
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Detail Fo Eighth Floor Courtroom Windows
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Ninth Floor Corridor Leading Into Law Library
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Overall View Of Ninth Floor Law Library
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Detail Of Reading Desk In Ninth Floor Law Library
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Detail Of Bookshelves In Ninth Floor Law Library
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Tenth Floor Corridor
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Tenth Floor Anteroom And Offices (south End Of Building)
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Elevator Lobby To West Showing Entrances To Judge's Chambers, Eighth Floor
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Elevator Lobby To East Showing Entrance To U.s
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Conference Room To Northwest
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Conference Room To South
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Judge's Office To North
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Judge's Office To South
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HB1211077
Cast Aluminum Sconce In Judge's Office, To Northeast
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Law Clerk's Office To East
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HB1211079
Law Clerk's Office To Northwest
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HB1211080
Secretary/receptionist Room To West
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HB1211081
Office To Southwest
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Item Title
Location1010 Fifth Avenue,
Seattle, WA
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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1933.
Notes
Survey number HABS WA-152
Significance: At the time of its completion in August 1940, the United States Courthouse in Seattle was the first building in the West to be designated solely as a Federal courthouse. It was the second Federal courthouse building to be constructed in the United States. The building embodies a Modernistic style of Federal architecture that was to disappear after World War II. Classical proportions, coupled with art deco period details and a formally arranged lawn, make the courthouse a unique and vital structure in Seattle's Central Business District.
Subjects
Judicial ProceedingsCourthousesConcrete Buildings
Collection
Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress)
Contents
Photograph caption(s):
1. MAIN (WEST) FACE OF COURTHOUSE PHOTOGRAPHED FROM ROOF OF PUBLIC LIBRARY
2. RIGHT (SOUTH) FACE OF COURTHOUSE PHOTOGRAPHED FROM ROOF OF COLLEGE CLUB BUILDING
3. REAR (EAST) RACE OF COURTHOUSE PHOTOGRAPHED FROM ELEVATED PATIO OF FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
4. LEFT (NORTH) FACE OF COURTHOUSE PHOTOGRAPHED FROM ROOF OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN'S CLUB BUILDING
5. VIEW FROM NORTHWEST PHOTOGRAPHED FROM ROOF OF OLYMPIC HOTEL GARAGE, SHOWING WEST AND NORTH BUILDING FACES
6. VIEW FROM SOUTHEAST PHOTOGRAPHED FROM FIRE ESCAPE OF APT BUILDING AT CORNER OF 7TH AND MADISON, SHOWING EAST AND SOUTH BUILDING FACES
7. DETAIL OF WINDOWS PHOTOGRAPHED FROM STREET LEVEL ON SIXTH AVENUE
8. FIRST FLOOR (FIFTH AVENUE) ENTRANCE VESTIBULE
9. FIRST FLOOR (FIFTH AVENUE) ELEVATOR LOBBY
10. DETAIL OF DEDICATION PLAQUE LOCATED IN FIRST FLOOR ELEVATOR LOBBY
11. SECOND FLOOR (SIXTH AVENUE) ENTRANCE VESTIBULE
12. SECOND FLOOR (SIXTH AVENUE) ELEVATOR LOBBY LOOKING TOWARD ENTRANCE TO BANKRUPTCY COURT
13. OVERALL VIEW OF BANKRUPTCY COURT OFFICE SHOWING MAJOR BUILDING SUPPORT COLUMN (LEFT OF CENTER).
14. SEVENTH FLOOR ELEBATOR LOBBY LOOKING TOWARD ENTRY DOOR TO JUDGE'S CHAMBER
15. OVERALL VIEW, SEVENTH FLOOR JUDGE'S CHAMBERS
16. SEVENTH FLOOR CORRIDOR LEADING TO COURTROOM
17. DETAIL OF ENTRY DOORS TO SEVENTH FLOOR COURTROOM
18. DETAIL OF WINDOWS IN SEVENTH FLOOR COURTROOM
19. DETAIL OF GRILLE IN SEVENTH FLOOR COURTROOM
20. EIGHTH FLOOR COURTROOM, LOOKING WEST
21. EIGHTH FLOOR COURTROOM, LOOKING SOUTHEAST
22. DETAIL FO EIGHTH FLOOR COURTROOM WINDOWS
23. NINTH FLOOR CORRIDOR LEADING INTO LAW LIBRARY
24. OVERALL VIEW OF NINTH FLOOR LAW LIBRARY
25. DETAIL OF READING DESK IN NINTH FLOOR LAW LIBRARY
26. DETAIL OF BOOKSHELVES IN NINTH FLOOR LAW LIBRARY
27. TENTH FLOOR CORRIDOR
28. TENTH FLOOR ANTEROOM AND OFFICES (SOUTH END OF BUILDING)
29. ELEVATOR LOBBY TO WEST SHOWING ENTRANCES TO JUDGE'S CHAMBERS, EIGHTH FLOOR
30. ELEVATOR LOBBY TO EAST SHOWING ENTRANCE TO U.S. COURT OF APPEALS, OFFICE OF THE CLERK
31. CONFERENCE ROOM TO NORTHWEST
32. CONFERENCE ROOM TO SOUTH
33. JUDGE'S OFFICE TO NORTH
34. JUDGE'S OFFICE TO SOUTH
35. CAST ALUMINUM SCONCE IN JUDGE'S OFFICE, TO NORTHEAST
36. LAW CLERK'S OFFICE TO EAST
37. LAW CLERK'S OFFICE TO NORTHWEST
38. SECRETARY/RECEPTIONIST ROOM TO WEST
39. OFFICE TO SOUTHWEST
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