Beaux-Arts architecture in Seattle
Beaux-Arts is the grand classical manner taught at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, with paired columns, sculpted swags and monumental stairs. American architects trained there applied it to civic buildings and mansions from the 1880s to the 1920s.
The stops that carry a construction date run from 1907 to 1916. 10 stops, 2.4 miles end to end.
Distances are straight lines between the coordinates in the National Park Service Register data, so the walk on the street will be longer. Nobody has walked or checked this as a route, and a listing does not mean a place is open to visitors. Stops last changed Sep 18, 2026.
Map
Coordinates come from the National Park Service National Register spatial data, or from Wikidata where the spatial data has no point. The solid line joins the stops in walking order and is not a street route. Listings with a restricted address in the Register are never mapped and never become stops. Data refreshed November 02, 2026.
Walking order
- 1A.L. Palmer Building1000 1st. Ave. S.Building · listed 2008start
- 2Union Station4th, S. and S. Jackson Sts.Building · built 1911 · listed 19740.4 mi from stop 1
- 3Rector Hotel619-621 Third Ave.Building · built 1912 · listed 20020.4 mi from stop 2
- 4Arctic Building306 Cherry St.Building · built 1916 · listed 1978247 ft from stop 3
- 5Hoge Building705 2nd Ave.Building · built 1911 · listed 1983473 ft from stop 4
- 6First Methodist Episcopal Church801 Fifth AveBuilding · listed 20110.2 mi from stop 5
- 7Northern Bank and Trust Building1500 Fourth Ave.Building · built 1907 · listed 20030.4 mi from stop 6
- 8Times Building414 Olive WayBuilding · listed 19830.2 mi from stop 7
- 9Calhoun Hotel2000 2nd Ave.Building · listed 20130.3 mi from stop 8
- 10Cobb Building1301-1309 4th Ave.Building · listed 19840.4 mi from stop 9
2.4 straight-line miles over 9 legs.
Taking it along
- Download the route as GPXFor a handheld GPS or a phone app
- Open all 10 stops in Google MapsSet the mode to walking once it opens
- Open the first stop in Apple MapsThe Apple Maps web link carries one destination, so this is stop 1 only
Other walks in Seattle
- Apartments and hotels in Seattle11 stops · 1.7 milesThe route links apartment buildings and hotels built between 1909 and 1926. Some still take guests and some have become housing.
- Houses and mansions in Seattle10 stops · 2.5 milesThe route links houses built between 1902 and 1907. Many are private homes and the stops are meant to be seen from the sidewalk.
- Seattle in the 1920s13 stops · 1.8 milesEvery stop carries a construction date in the 1920s. Art Deco is the style recorded on more of them than any other.
- Seattle in the 1910s11 stops · 2.0 milesEvery stop carries a construction date in the 1910s. Beaux-Arts is the style recorded on more of them than any other.
- Seattle in the 1900s11 stops · 2.1 milesEvery stop carries a construction date in the 1900s. They are what Seattle holds on the register from that decade.
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