Cobb Building (Seattle) Explained

Cobb Building
Location:Seattle, Washington
Coordinates:47.6083°N -122.3353°W
Built:1910
Architect:Howells & Stokes
Architecture:Beaux-Arts
Added:August 3, 1984
Refnum:84003485

The Cobb Building is an eleven-story building in Seattle, Washington. It was the third structure in Seattle's Metropolitan Tract and the only surviving of several buildings in the 10-acre tract of its design that once lined both sides of 4th Avenue. The Howells & Stokes architectural firm designed the building and sent Albert H. Albertson to supervise its 1909-1910 construction. Sculpted Native American ornaments at the 9th and 10th floor cornice are attributed to Victor G. Schneider. An early example of a high-rise medical office center, the Cobb Building later became commercial office space and recently was renovated for apartments.[1] [2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Metropolitan Building Company, Cobb, C.H., Building, Metropolitan Tract, Downtown, Seattle, WA . Pacific Coast Architecture Database (PCAD), University of Washington . November 23, 2017.
  2. Web site: Crowley . Walt . Seattle's Cobb Building is dedicated on September 14, 1910 . Historylink . July 27, 2006 . October 7, 2013.