Arctic Building
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The Arctic Club Building is a ten-story hotel in Seattle, Washington located at the Northeast corner of Third Avenue and Cherry Street. Built in 1914 for the Arctic Club, a social group established by wealthy individuals who experienced Alaska's gold rush (Klondike Gold Rush),[3] it was occupied by them from construction until the club's dissolution in 1971. It is entirely faced with cream white terra cotta with submarine blue and orange-brown accents. The building is recognizable by the terra cotta walrus head sculptures lining the third floor of the building and its iconic polar bear in the Polar Bar, the hotel's bar and cocktail lounge. It is one of the finest examples of multi-colored matte glaze terra cotta work in the city.[4] Recently restored, the building has been adapted for use as a luxury hotel, Arctic Club Seattle.[5] A rooftop garden used by the social club was replaced with a penthouse office suite.[4]
Arctic Building | |
Location | Seattle, Washington |
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Coordinates | 47°36′13.380634″N 122°19′55.001405″W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1914 |
Architect | A. Warren Gould |
Architectural style | Beaux-Arts |
NRHP reference No. | 78002749[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | November 28, 1978 |
Designated SEATL | December 13, 1993[2] |
It was designed by architect A. Warren Gould.[4] In 1978 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1]