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72: 1172: 254: 296:. The existing Alaska Club was merged that year into the Arctic Club. In Seattle, it was a fraternal men's club for businessmen with Gold Rush or Alaska connections. Another Arctic Club was established in New York City, with membership based on exploration of wilderness areas in the Arctic. The Arctic Club in Seattle was initially located in 1909 on 3rd Avenue and Jefferson Street in the Morrison Hotel, also known as the Arctic Club Building. 1183: 59: 79: 678: 299:
In 1914, after a dispute with the owner of that building, the Arctic Construction Company, the club board decided to relocate. In 1916, the members commissioned noted Seattle architect A. Warren Gould to design the Arctic Building in downtown Seattle at Third and Cherry as the group's headquarters.
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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
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James Moses was the builder. During the move, members surreptitiously removed the bar from the original location by hoisting it out one of the windows. The 128 ft. Arctic Club building is in the Beaux-Arts style; it is known for its terra cotta
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committed suicide on August 7, 1936, by jumping from the window of his campaign office on the Arctic Building's fifth floor. His body struck the pavement directly in front of a car occupied by his wife.
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head sculptures, indicative of the club's name, which adorn the third floor façade. The terra cotta was sourced from nearby manufacturer
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occupied the office portion of the building until it and the theater were replaced by the Arctic Club Building in 1916.
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terra cotta work in the city. Recently restored, the building has been adapted for use as a luxury hotel,
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located at the Northeast corner of Third Avenue and Cherry Street. Built in 1914 for the
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One of the terra cotta walrus sculptures adorning the face of the Arctic Club building
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The building was owned for a time by the City of Seattle and was sold to a
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company, which redeveloped the property as a hotel, opening in 2008.
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Shaping Seattle Architecture: A Historical Guide to the Architects
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The site of the Arctic building was originally owned by
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Seattle Landmark

Arctic Building is located in Seattle WA Downtown
Seattle, Washington
47°36′13.380634″N 122°19′55.001405″W / 47.60371684278°N 122.33194483472°W / 47.60371684278; -122.33194483472
A. Warren Gould
Beaux-Arts
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Seattle, Washington
Klondike Gold Rush
terra cotta
A. Warren Gould
National Register of Historic Places

Joseph R. Lewis
Washington Territory
George Washington
Elizabeth "Betty" Lewis
Saunders and Lawton
Rainier Club
Arctic Club
Klondike Gold Rush
walrus
Denny-Renton Clay and Coal Company
Marion Zioncheck
Spokane


"National Register Information System"

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