Wilsonian Apartment Hotel during construction, Seattle, May 1, 1923

This image of the construction of the Wilsonian Apartment Hotel in Seattle was taken on May 1, 1923. The Wilsonian, located in Seattle's University District on the northeast corner of University Way NE and NE 47th Street, was the crowning achievement of real-estate developers Corinne Simpson Wilson (1867-1929) and her husband and business partner, George Washington Wilson (1878-1928). The Wilson's ambition for their hotel was to be the most elegant apartment hotel of its time outside of New York City. The apartments varied in size and all 99 units were arranged with outside windows in the U-shaped building. The Wilsonian opened on November 26, 1923, costing $850,000 to build, and was completed by general contractors Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company, a major contributor to the construction of the Pacific Northwest. Signs in image: Piggly Wiggly Inscribed on recto: -5-1-23- Handwritten on verso: Contract 835, Wilsonian Apts. Stamped on verso: May 1 - 1923 Caption information source: Wilsonian Apartment Hotel (Seattle), by Dotty DeCoster, Historylink.org Essay 8878 *Subjects (LCTGM): Apartment houses--Washington (State)--Seattle; Construction--Washington (State)--Seattle; Const

Date

1923-05-01

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photograph

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700 × 495 pixels

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