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Photo: Jennifer Tucker
Photo: Jennifer Tucker
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West Queen Anne Elementary School
Address
515 West Galer StreetSeattle, WA 98119
Neighborhood
Queen Anne
Date Built
1896, additions 1900, 1902 and 1916
Original Architect/Builder
Skilling and Corner, original architect / Edgar Blair, architect, 1916 addition
Original Owner(s)
Seattle Public School District
Historic Seattle's Role
This Romanesque-influenced building was originally built in 1896, with additions in 1900, 1902 and 1916. In 1981, due to declining enrollment, the school was forced to close. To ensure the building’s preservation, Historic Seattle acquired the property from the Seattle School District in 1983. West Queen Anne Associates, a limited partnership, implemented an adaptive reuse project completed in 1984 to transform the building into 49 condominium units.
The West Queen Anne Elementary School building was designated a Seattle Landmark in 1977 and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Current and Future Uses
West Queen Anne Elementary School continues to be used as condominiums, and serves as an excellent example of adaptive reuse of a school building.
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