Seattle in the 1900s
McKinley was assassinated in 1901 and Theodore Roosevelt served until 1909. The San Francisco earthquake and fire destroyed much of that city in 1906, the same year the Antiquities Act gave the president power to set aside national monuments. The Wright brothers flew in 1903 and Ford introduced the Model T in 1908. The stops here are what Seattle has on the register from those years, built between 1900 and 1909.
Every stop carries a construction date in the 1900s. The route covers 11 of them and runs 2.1 miles end to end. One stop is a historic district rather than a single building.
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 Oct 16, 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
- 1Moore Theatre and Hotel1932 2nd Ave.Building · built 1907 · listed 1974start
- 2Alaska Trade Building1915-1919 1st Ave.Building · built 1909 · listed 1971516 ft from stop 1
- 3Pike Place Public Market Historic DistrictRoughly bounded by 1st and Western Aves. and Virginia and Pike Sts., Economy Market wall and Outlook BuildingHistoric district · built 1907 · listed 1970471 ft from stop 2
- 4Colonnade Hotel107 Pine St.Building · built 1900341 ft from stop 3
- 5Northern Bank and Trust Building1500 Fourth Ave.Building · built 1907 · listed 20030.2 mi from stop 4
- 6Rainier Club810 4th Ave.Building · built 1903 · listed 19760.4 mi from stop 5
- 7Iron Pergola1st Ave. and Yesler WayStructure · built 1909 · listed 19710.3 mi from stop 6
- 8Old Public Safety Building4th Ave. and Terrace St. and 5th Ave. and Yesler WayBuilding · built 1909 · listed 19730.3 mi from stop 7
- 9Nippon Kan622 S. Washington St.Building · built 1909 · listed 19780.1 mi from stop 8
- 10Park Department, Division of Playgrounds301 Terry Ave.Building · built 1903 · listed 19720.3 mi from stop 9
- 11Washington Hall153 14th AveBuilding · built 1908 · listed 20100.3 mi from stop 10
2.1 straight-line miles over 10 legs.
Taking it along
- Download the route as GPXFor a handheld GPS or a phone app
- Open all 11 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
- Beaux-Arts architecture in Seattle10 stops · 2.4 milesBeaux-Arts is the grand classical manner taught at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, with paired columns, sculpted swags and monumental stairs. The Seattle examples on this route went up between 1907 and 1916.
- 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.
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