The College Inn (formerly known as Ye College Inn) is a nationally recognized historic building in Seattle, Washington. It is located at the Northeast corner of University Way NE and NE 40th Street in the University District across from the University of Washington campus.
The College Inn | |
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| Location | 4000 University Way N.E. Seattle, Washington |
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| Coordinates | 47°39′26″N 122°18′42″W / 47.65722°N 122.31167°W |
| Built | 1909 |
| Architect | Graham & Myers |
| Architectural style | Tudor Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 82004256[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 25, 1982 |
Built by local developer Charles Cowen (namesake of Cowen Park), the inn was designed in 1909 by Graham & Myers and provides an excellent example of Tudor Revival architecture used on a commercial building. At the time of its construction, the university campus was the site of the Alaska–Yukon–Pacific Exposition and Ye College Inn was intended to function as a small hotel for fairgoers.[2]
It later provided housing for students as well as commercial services on the lower floor. Currently, the building houses the original hotel (College Inn Hotel), three cafes, and the unassociated College Inn Pub. Following a complete restoration in 1979, The College Inn was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982, and now stands as the oldest hotel remaining in Seattle.[3]
History
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The College Inn was originally registered as a corporation at it's inception on June 7th, 1908.[4]
See also
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edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ O'Reilly, Shauna, and Brennan O'Reilly. Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition. Arcadia Publishing, 2009.
- ^ Courtois, Shirley L. (June 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Nomination Form: Ye College Inn" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
- ^ College Inn Records, 1907-1912. University of Washington Special Collections Archive. Retrieved October 22, 2024.