16 results for: Dexter Horton Bank
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Dexter Horton building during construction, Seattle, October 17, 1923
This image of the Dexter Horton Building in Seattle was taken during construction on October 17, 1923. When it opened the following year, the 15-story building at Second Avenue and Cherry Street was one of the largest office buildings in the country at 328,000 square feet. A protected historic landmark since 1993, the building was named for Seattle pioneer Dexter…
ID Number:1955.970.500.33.2
Date:1923
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Dexter Horton building during construction, Seattle, April 16, 1924
This image of the Dexter Horton Building in Seattle was taken during construction on April 16, 1924. When it opened the following year, the 15-story building at Second Avenue and Cherry Street, was one of the largest office buildings in the country at 328,000 square feet. A protected historic landmark since 1993, the building was named for Pioneer Dexter Horton,…
ID Number:1955.970.500.35.1
Date:1924
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Dexter Horton building under construction, Seattle, January 24, 1923
This image of the Dexter Horton Building in Seattle was taken during construction on January 24, 1923. When it opened the following year, the 15-story building at Second Avenue and Cherry Street, was one of the largest office buildings in the country at 328,000 square feet. A protected historic landmark since 1993, the building was named for Pioneer Dexter Horton,…
ID Number:1955.970.500.35.2
Date:1923
Ephemera
Dexter Horton & Co. 10-year perpetual calendar, Seattle, 1903
Seattle settler Dexter Horton (1825-1904) arrived in Washington Territory in 1853, and after working at his uncle Henry Yesler's mill, opened a general store in Seattle. He also served as an informal banker, making loans and accepting deposits from loggers, trappers, and others. In 1870, Horton opened the city's first official bank, and in 1876, he built the city's first…
ID Number:1959.1788.6a
Date:1903
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Financial district, 2nd Ave. and Columbia St., Seattle, 1925
This view of the southeast corner of Second Avenue and Columbia Street in downtown Seattle includes several buildings that remain standing. In the center of the frame The Seattle National Bank Building (now the United Way Building), built in 1921, stands at 720 Second Avenue. Moving south on Second Avenue, the 15-story Dexter Horton building is at 710 Second Avenue,…
ID Number:1980.6877.32
Date:1925
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Southwest view of Seattle after fire, July 1889
The Great Fire of June 6, 1889 was a significant turning point in Seattle's history and changed both the physical and political landscapes of the City, destroying 100 acres of Seattle's business district and waterfront. The city didn't take much time to mourn; most businesses decided to rebuild where they had been, and rebuilding began almost immediately, creating a building…
ID Number:1980.6923.118
Date:1889
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Exchange Building under construction, Seattle, May 1, 1929
The Exchange Building is one of several Art Deco office buildings in Seattle. It was designed as a home for stock and commodity exchanges. The Exchange Building was the last large downtown building built before the Depression of the 1930s hit the city. It was Seattle business district's tallest building until after World War II ended in 1945. Signs in…
ID Number:1983.10.3691.1
Date:1929
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Dexter Horton Bank, Seattle, circa 1905
Handwritten on sleeve: Dexter Horton Bank.Webster & Stevens number: 2945
ID Number:1983.10.7086
Date:Circa 1905
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New York Block, Seattle, circa 1918
The New York Block was one of a number of brick and stone buildings built just after Seattle's Great Fire of 1889. It was seven stories tall and was located at the northeast corner of Second Avenue and Cherry Street. Signs in image: New York Central Lines. Southern Pacific Lines. W.J. Marvin - Real Estate, Investor, Developer. Union Mutual Life.…
ID Number:1983.10.7234.1
Date:Circa 1918
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Arthur and Rolland Denny standing in front of the Dexter Horton Bank, Seattle, circa 1880
This photo of Arthur Denny and Rolland Herschel Denny in front of Dexter Horton Bank in Seattle is included in a cartes de visite album that was owned by Margaret Lenora Denny. It includes additional portraits which are probably of people in Washington, D.C. from when Arthur Denny served there as a representative for Washington Territory. Seattle pioneer Arthur Armstrong…
ID Number:1990.45.30.1
Date:Circa 1880