Bell Apartments - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Bell Apartments - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
The Bell Apartments, also known as the Austin A. Bell Building is a historic building located at 2324 1st Avenue in the Belltown neighborhood of Seattle Washington. The building was named for Austin Americus Bell, son of one of Seattle's earliest pioneers, but built under the supervision of his wife Eva following Bell's unexpected suicide in 1889 soon after proposing the building.Dorpat, Paul. Seattle Now & Then. 1st ed. Seattle, WA: Tartu Publications, 1984. 59. Print. It was designed with a mix of Richardsonian, Gothic and Italianate design elements by notable northwest architect, Elmer Fisher, who designed many of Seattle's commercial buildings following the Great Seattle fire. Read more on Wikipedia
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