St James Cathedral, Rectory / Site
- Architect
- Heins & LaFarge
- Year
- 1907
- Style
- Renaissance Revival
- City
- Seattle, WA
St. James Cathedral, at 9th Avenue and Marion Street on First Hill, is the mother church of the Archdiocese of Seattle, designed by the firm Heins & LaFarge and dedicated in 1907 after construction began in 1905. The need for a Seattle cathedral arose in 1903, when Bishop Edward O'Dea moved the diocese's episcopal seat here from Vancouver, Washington. The cathedral, its rectory, and the site were together designated a Seattle City Landmark in 1984.
the building
The 1916 dome collapse. The cathedral's original dome collapsed in 1916, triggering major renovations; the building was renovated again in 1950 and in 1994.
the style
The cathedral and its complex were built in the Renaissance Revival style associated with Heins & LaFarge's design.
More on Renaissance Revivalsignificance
St. James Cathedral, its rectory, and its site were designated Seattle City Landmark #132 on March 12, 1984, and the cathedral remains the seat of the Archbishop of Seattle, currently Paul D. Etienne.
nearby
- Sorrento Hotel
- Town Hall Seattle (Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist)
- William Kenzo Nakamura United States Courthouse
- Rainier Club
- Stimson/Green House
- YWCA Building