Know Your Place

You Can Trace a Century of Seattle History Through the Henry Art Gallery

A railroad tycoon with a fondness for landscape paintings built Washington’s first public art museum in 1927.

05/13/2025 By Meg van Huygen

Know Your Place

Historic Kerry Hall Was Worth Saving

Part of Cornish College of the Arts until last month, the century-old building will return to its original purpose as a theater and arts space.

02/10/2025 By Meg van Huygen

Know Your Place

Renton Is Home to a Secret Architectural Marvel

This midcentury library is literally a bridge over the Cedar River.

11/20/2024 By Meg van Huygen

Looks Sharp

Property Watch: Capitol Hill Home Takes an Industrious Approach to Luxury

This house looks like a chic converted-warehouse loft, but feels comfortable and practical.

09/06/2024 By Zoe Sayler Photography by Alessandra Brescia

Know Your Place

The Many Lives of the Eitel Building

Now a chic downtown hotel, it debuted as one of the city’s first high-rise office buildings.

07/31/2024 By Meg van Huygen

Well Well Well

Can Healthier Buildings Make Us Healthier People?

After all, we spend 90 percent of our time indoors.

07/01/2024 By Haley Shapley

Just Deserts

The Old Soul of Palm Springs Finds New Energy

It’s not just midcentury modern anymore.

03/15/2024 By Allison Williams

Property Watch

This Opulent Mansion Has a Scandalous Origin Story and Medieval Vibes

Between the backstory, the historically significant fountain, local architectural prestige, and dramatic living spaces, it's hard to pick one headline for this home.

11/14/2023 By Sarah Anne Lloyd

Secret in Sand Point

Property Watch: A Hidden Midcentury Oasis

This home looks low-key from the outside but opens up into a light-filled midcentury modern paradise.

10/18/2023 By Sarah Anne Lloyd

Frank Lloyd Lite

Property Watch: A Rare Pacific Northwest Prairie-Style Home

This is the closest Seattle proper comes to having a Frank Lloyd Wright house of its own.

06/07/2023 By Sarah Anne Lloyd

Place of Prestige

Property Watch: Ralph Anderson's Personal Penthouse in a Historic Landmark

It started as an eighth-floor auditorium by city-shaping architect Carl Gould. Decades later, beloved architect and preservationist Ralph Anderson made it his personal home.

08/31/2022 By Sarah Anne Lloyd