Medical Dental Building (Seattle) facts for kids
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Medical Dental Building
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The building's exterior in 2014
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 Location in Seattle WA Downtown
Location in Washington (state)
Location in the United States
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| Location | 509 Olive Way, Seattle, Washington |
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| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1925, 1950, 2005 |
| Built by | A.W. Quist Company |
| Architect | John Alfred Creutzer, Abraham H. Albertson (original); William Henry Fey (1950 addition) |
| Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 06000371 |
Quick facts for kids Significant dates |
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| Added to NRHP | May 11, 2006 |
The Medical Dental Building is a historic office building located in Downtown Seattle, near McGraw Square and adjacent to the Nordstrom Building.
Description and history
The original half 18-story building was designed in the Late Gothic Revival style and features terra cotta cladding on top of a concrete frame. A later addition in 1950, in the Moderne style, extended the structure eastward and renovated most of the original building.
The construction of a medical and dental center in Seattle was proposed in 1921 by a group of businessmen in the respective industries. The $2 million building opened in May 1925 and was initially owned by the Bradner family, who subsequently owned The Bradner Building Company. It was designed by architect John Alfred Creutzer (1874–1929); architect Abraham H. Albertson (1872–1964) supervised its construction; A.W. Quist Company was the general contractor.
At the time it opened, it was the third-tallest building in the world to exclusively use reinforced concrete construction. The building continues to house medical and dental practices, as well as retail spaces. As of 2019[update], it has 130 tenants occupying 300,000 square feet (28,000 m2) of office space.
The building was renovated in 2005 by Goodman Real Estate after the firm bought the property for $38 million. It was subsequently added to the National Register of Historic Places and declared a Seattle landmark. The building was sold to Menashe Properties of Portland in 2019 for $113 million.
