Town Hall Seattle Explained
| Town Hall Seattle |
| Address: | 1119 Eighth Avenue |
| City: | Seattle, Washington |
| Country: | United States |
| Architect: | George Foote Dunham |
| Owner: | Town Hall Association |
| Capacity: | Great Hall: 832
Downstairs at Town Hall: 275 |
| Opened: | 1916, 1922 |
| Reopened: | March 1999 |
| Othernames: | Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist |
| Currentuse: | Cultural center |
| Website: | | Embed: | yes | | Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist | | Location: | 1119 8th Ave., Seattle, Washington | | Coordinates: | 47.6089°N -122.33°W | | Built: | 1916-22 | | Architect: | George Foote Dunham | | Builder: | Neil McDonald, contractor | | Architecture: | Classical Revival | | Added: | January 2, 2013 | | Area: | 0.3acres | | Refnum: | 12001138 | | Designated Other1: | Seattle Landmark | | Designated Other1 Date: | November 2012[1] |
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Town Hall Seattle, or Town Hall locally, is a cultural center and performance hall located on Seattle, Washington, USA's First Hill at 1119 8th Ave. Built as Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist, Seattle, a Church of Christ, Scientist church, from 1916 to 1922, it was sold by the church to its current owners in 1998 and reopened in 1999. In 2017, Town Hall announced they raised $20 million for a "top-to-bottom" renovation.[2] In January 2019, they announced construction issues delayed their planned reopening.[3] Town Hall officially completed construction and reopened its doors to the public on May 16, 2019.[4]
It was designated a Seattle Landmark in 2012[1] and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as "Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist" in 2013.[5]
Further reading
- Safronoff, Cindy Peyser. (2020) Dedication: Building the Seattle Branches of Mary Baker Eddy's Church, A Centennial Story - Part 1: 1889 to 1929. Seattle: this one thing.
External links
Notes and References
- http://frontporch.seattle.gov/2012/11/26/several-familiar-buildings-received-landmark-status-this-november/ Several familiar buildings received landmark status this November
- Web site: A Message From Wier. ashly. 2017-06-08. Town Hall Seattle. en-US. 2019-05-31.
- Web site: An Important Update About Our Renovation. Harman. Wier. 2019-01-15. Town Hall Seattle. en-US. 2019-05-31.
- Web site: We Did It!. Miller. Missy. 2019-05-16. Town Hall Seattle. en-US. 2019-05-31.
- none. National Register of Historic Places Registration: Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist / Town Hall Seattle. National Archives . Katie Chase . Spencer Howard . July 16, 2012 . June 4, 2021 .
