Seattle Public Library

Seattle Public Library, Job #03212, Seattle, WA

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Quick Facts

Location:

Seattle, WA

Significance:

Olmsted Designed Landscape

MANAGED BY:

The Seattle Public Library

In 1906, the exact day John Charles Olmsted arrived in Seattle to plan the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, he was called upon to lay out the grounds for Seattle’s new library. The 55,000 square foot Beaux Arts-style building was nearing completion when John Charles arrived to consult, but legal issues between the City and Library delayed work on a solution to resolve the access issues that arose due to street regrading.

Source: "Seattle Public Library," Olmsted Online

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