Blackstone Apartments - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Blackstone Apartments - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
The Blackstone Apartments are located at 222 Summit Ave East in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, United States. The apartment complex was designed and owned by J.S. Long and built by the Long Building Company in 1927."Long to Erect Another Building." The Seattle Daily Times, April 24, 1927, Sunday Morning Edition: 2. The Long Building Company was known for designing and building many of the Bungalow-style homes, particularly in the First Hill neighborhood of Seattle under the guidance of Stanley Long.John Caldbrick, "Long, Stanley (1883-1959)," Historylink.org The building consists of 26 units with a mixture of 2-, 3-, 4-, and 6-room suites; it has a brick exterior with a great deal of mahogany woodwork in the interiors and built-ins throughout the units, and was originally fitted with Monarch electric stoves and Frigidaires.Thomas G. Fay, "Crash in Stocks Turns Investors to Apartments." The Seattle Daily Times, December 1, 1929, Sunday Morning Edition: 26. And Classified Ads, "Rental Reservations Now Being Made in the New Blackstone Apartments." The Seattle Daily Times, August 28, 1927, Sunday Morning Edition: 30. The complex was "regarded as one of the most modern units of its kind in the city" when it was completed.Thomas G. Fay, "Crash in Stocks Turns Investors to Apartments." The Seattle Daily Times, December 1, 1929, Sunday Morning Edition: 26. Read more on Wikipedia
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