Seattle Times Bldg - Printing Plant
- Style
- Art Deco
- City
- Seattle, WA
- Collection
- seattle deco
The Seattle Times Building served as the newspaper's headquarters from 1931 until 2011, a reinforced-concrete plant in South Lake Union designed by Robert C. Reamer with Art Deco and Moderne detailing. It replaced the earlier Times Square Building and was later expanded to fit larger presses and more office space, before the Times moved out and sold the property in 2013.
the building
Built for the presses. The three-story building was expanded beyond its original 1931 footprint specifically to accommodate larger printing presses and additional office space as the newspaper grew.
A facade meant to survive demolition. After Onni Group bought the site in 2013 with plans for four residential towers, the company intended to preserve the building's facade and fold it into the podium of a 240-foot tower, converting the roof into a rooftop balcony -- though demolition began in October 2016 following incidents involving squatters on the property.
the style
Reamer combined Art Deco with Moderne elements on the reinforced-concrete building, a pairing representative of early 20th-century Seattle commercial design.
More on Art Decosignificance
The building's exterior and roof were designated Seattle City Landmarks (#417 and #418) in 1996. It was demolished starting in October 2016 after Onni Group's acquisition, despite earlier plans to preserve the facade.
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