Central Building (Seattle)

The Central Building is a historic building at 810 3rd Avenue in downtown Seattle, in the U.S. state of Washington.

Design

Charles Ronald Aldrich designed the building following the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. It has a facade apparently made of granite, but the structure is actually terra cotta.

History

The building was completed in 1907 and renovated between 2002 and 2007. It sold for $67.5 million in 2018.
The building held the first meetings of the Port of Seattle commission in 1911. It was designated as a city landmark by the Seattle Landmarks Preservation Board in 2008.