Photo Op: Pioneer Building in Seattle’s Pioneer Square
Details: The Pioneer Building is located in Seattle’s historic Pioneer Square at the corner of First Avenue and James Street. I was completed in 1891, after the Great Seattle Fire (1889).
The building is made of stone, red brick, terra cotta and cast iron. The exterior walls are made of Bellingham Bay gray sandstone for the basement and first floor, and then red brick on the upper five floors. Ornamental elements are terra cotta, and the three projecting bays are of cast iron.
The Pioneer Building is on the National Register of Historic Places, and is just of the fabulous architectural stops on any tour of the city. If you enjoy architecture, you may enjoy my post on Seattle Architecture.
Photo credit: flickr
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