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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

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Tacoma's Triangular Bostwick Building Has Boomtown Roots

Built in 1889, the city’s iconic flatiron has been a hotel, a shoe store, an ice cream parlor, and the backdrop of your favorite Tracey Ullman movie.

10/07/2024 By Meg van Huygen

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The Once-Decrepit Saint Edward Seminary Now Lives the Lush Hotel Life

In Kenmore’s St. Edward State Park, this Romanesque Revival school has shed its liturgical vestments and dedicated itself to luxury.

09/09/2024 By Meg van Huygen

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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