Maynard Building

The Maynard Building is a five-story office building in Seattle, Washington.[1] Constructed in 1892 on a Romanesque Revival design by Albert Wickersham, the masonry building was originally known as the Dexter Horton Building and housed Dexter Horton's nascent banking business, which eventually grew into Seafirst Bank.[2] Located at 119 First Avenue South in the city's Pioneer Square neighborhood, the building took its current name in the 1920s in honor of Doc Maynard. The Maynard Building underwent a major refurbishment between 1974 and 1975.[1][3][4]

The building's exterior in 2007

The Maynard Building was constructed on the site of a previous building also known as the Dexter Horton Building. During the Seattle riot of 1886 Governor Watson Squire's martial law decree was read from the steps of that building to "yells and howls of defiance" from the assembled mob.[5][6]

References
  1. "Parcel Number 524780-0035". Department of Assessments. King County, Washington. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
  2. "Seattle Historical Sites: 119 1st Ave". Seattle Department of Neighborhoods. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
  3. Keniston-Longrie, Joy (2009). Seattle's Pioneer Square. Arcadia. p. 77. ISBN 9780738571447.
  4. Samson, Karl (2011). Frommer's Seattle 2011. Wiley & Sons. p. 165. ISBN 9780470876312.
  5. Kinnear, George (1911). Anti Chinese Riots At Seattle 1886. Seattle, Washington. p. 6. Retrieved December 23, 2016.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  6. National Trust Guide Seattle. Wiley & Sons. 1998. p. 39. ISBN 0471180440.

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