Federal Reserve Bank Building (Seattle)
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Looking northwest from Madison Street, 2009
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| Alternative names | Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Seattle Branch |
| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Type | Bank branch |
| Architectural style | Modernist |
| Address | 1015 2nd Avenue Seattle, Washington |
| Groundbreaking | April 20, 1950 |
| Completed | 1950 |
| Opened | January 2, 1951 |
| Closed | February 20, 2008 |
| Client | Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco |
| Owner | Martin Selig Real Estate |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | Steel |
| Material | Reinforced concrete |
| Floor count | 6 |
| Floor area | 119,452 sq ft (11,097.5 m2) |
| Grounds | 25,920 sq ft (2,408 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | William J. Bain |
| Architecture firm | NBBJ |
| Main contractor | Kuney Johnson Company |
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Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Seattle Branch
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| Location | Seattle, Washington |
| Coordinates | 47°36′19.37″N 122°20′8.86″W / 47.6053806°N 122.3357944°WCoordinates: 47°36′19.37″N 122°20′8.86″W / 47.6053806°N 122.3357944°W |
| Built | 1950 |
| Architect | Naramore, Bain, Brady & Johanson |
| Architectural style | Modernist |
| NRHP Reference # | 11000985 |
| Added to NRHP | February 4, 2013 |
The Federal Reserve Bank Building, also known as the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Seattle Branch, served as the offices of the Seattle branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco for over 50 years, from 1951 to 2008.
The building site has been the subject of several recent redevelopment proposals, including a 2008 plan to demolish the building that was halted after a U.S. District Court ruling. After ownership of the Federal Reserve Bank Building was transferred to the General Services Administration in 2013, it was auctioned to Martin Selig Real Estate in 2015 for $16 million; the firm later announced plans to build a 48-story mixed-use skyscraper atop the existing building, but scaled back the project to only seven floors.
The building has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 2013.
The Federal Reserve Bank Building is located on a half-block on the west side of 2nd Avenue between Madison Street and Spring Street. The Modernist building consists of six stories, four above street level and two below, and is composed of structural steel and reinforced concrete. The main facade, facing 2nd Avenue, is clad partially in light gray Indiana limestone; the basement's exterior walls are clad in reddish-brown granite. A small plaza on 2nd Avenue in front of the building's main entrance, setback from the street by 18 feet (5.5 m), features terraced planters finished with polished granite and serve as a plinth.
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