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The Arctic Club Building is a ten-story hotel in Seattle, Washington located at the Northeast corner of Third Avenue and Cherry Street. Built in 1914 for the Arctic Club, a social group established by wealthy individuals who experienced Alaska's gold rush (Klondike Gold Rush), it was occupied by them from construction until the club's dissolution in 1971. It is entirely faced with cream white terra cotta with submarine blue and orange-brown accents. The building is recognizable by the terra cotta walrus head sculptures lining the third floor of the building and its iconic polar bear in the Polar Bar, the hotel's bar and cocktail lounge. It is one of the finest examples of multi-colored matte glaze terra cotta work in the city. Recently restored, the building has been adapted for use as a l
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| dbo:abstract | The Arctic Building ist ein Gebäude mit neun Stockwerken in der Downtown von Seattle, Washington. Es steht an der nordöstlichen Ecke der Kreuzung von Third Avenue und Cherry Street. Das Gebäude wurde 1916 für den Arctic Club errichtet und wurde von diesem bis zu seiner Auflösung 1971 genutzt. Die Fassade des Gebäudes ist vollständig in cremefarbenem Terrakotta ausgeführt, doch Akzente werden in submarinblau und orangebraun gesetzt. Das 128 Fuß (39 m) hohe Gebäude ist besonders bekannt wegen der Walrossköpfe aus Terrakotta, die im dritten Stockwerk um das Gebäude herum in die Fassade eingereiht sind. Das Bauwerk wurde restauriert und ist heute ein Luxushotel mit 120 Hotelzimmern; es wurde am 28. November 1978 in das National Register of Historic Places aufgenommen und ist auch eine City of Seattle Landmark. (de) The Arctic Club Building is a ten-story hotel in Seattle, Washington located at the Northeast corner of Third Avenue and Cherry Street. Built in 1914 for the Arctic Club, a social group established by wealthy individuals who experienced Alaska's gold rush (Klondike Gold Rush), it was occupied by them from construction until the club's dissolution in 1971. It is entirely faced with cream white terra cotta with submarine blue and orange-brown accents. The building is recognizable by the terra cotta walrus head sculptures lining the third floor of the building and its iconic polar bear in the Polar Bar, the hotel's bar and cocktail lounge. It is one of the finest examples of multi-colored matte glaze terra cotta work in the city. Recently restored, the building has been adapted for use as a luxury hotel, Arctic Club Seattle (a boutique hotel in the Oxford Collection portfolio). A rooftop garden used by the social club was replaced with a penthouse office suite. It was designed by architect A. Warren Gould. In 1978 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. (en) |
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| dbp:added | 1978-11-28 (xsd:date) |
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| dbp:area | less than one acre (en) |
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| rdfs:comment | The Arctic Club Building is a ten-story hotel in Seattle, Washington located at the Northeast corner of Third Avenue and Cherry Street. Built in 1914 for the Arctic Club, a social group established by wealthy individuals who experienced Alaska's gold rush (Klondike Gold Rush), it was occupied by them from construction until the club's dissolution in 1971. It is entirely faced with cream white terra cotta with submarine blue and orange-brown accents. The building is recognizable by the terra cotta walrus head sculptures lining the third floor of the building and its iconic polar bear in the Polar Bar, the hotel's bar and cocktail lounge. It is one of the finest examples of multi-colored matte glaze terra cotta work in the city. Recently restored, the building has been adapted for use as a l (en) The Arctic Building ist ein Gebäude mit neun Stockwerken in der Downtown von Seattle, Washington. Es steht an der nordöstlichen Ecke der Kreuzung von Third Avenue und Cherry Street. Das Gebäude wurde 1916 für den Arctic Club errichtet und wurde von diesem bis zu seiner Auflösung 1971 genutzt. Die Fassade des Gebäudes ist vollständig in cremefarbenem Terrakotta ausgeführt, doch Akzente werden in submarinblau und orangebraun gesetzt. Das 128 Fuß (39 m) hohe Gebäude ist besonders bekannt wegen der Walrossköpfe aus Terrakotta, die im dritten Stockwerk um das Gebäude herum in die Fassade eingereiht sind. Das Bauwerk wurde restauriert und ist heute ein Luxushotel mit 120 Hotelzimmern; es wurde am 28. November 1978 in das National Register of Historic Places aufgenommen und ist auch eine City of (de) |
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