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was built on First Hill in 1889–1890. The steep climb to the courthouse from downtown legal offices caused such frequent and vociferous complaints that Seattle lawyers nicknamed the area "Profanity Hill". The courthouse, constructed on the corner of 7th Avenue and Alder Street, was quickly outgrown,
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First Hill became increasingly attractive in the 1890s as a location close enough to downtown for convenience, but removed enough to offer a sense of retreat for the wealthier residents of Seattle. Among the elite to live in the area at that time were Indian fighter turned businessman
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First Hill's major thoroughfares, assuming its greatest possible extent, include Madison, James, Cherry, and Spring Streets and Yesler Way (east- and west-bound) and 9th and Boren Avenues and Broadway (north- and south-bound).
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The University Club at the former Stacy House on the corner of Boren and Madison, one of a remaining handful of grand houses that once characterized the neighborhood
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The hill is also known as "Pill Hill" due to its many medical buildings. In addition to being the current home of three major health care facilities (
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lived in a boarding house on First Hill during the 1910s, until the residents of the house were evicted and the property converted into a
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which, along with the loud dissatisfaction of local attorneys, led the county to move the courthouse off First Hill in 1916.
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station was originally planned for First Hill, but was cancelled due to geotechnical risks prior to the construction of
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or four if Swedish Medical Center/Cherry Hill, located on 16th Avenue, is included in the neighborhood), and the
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Tradition and Change on Seattle's First Hill: Propriety, Profanity, Pills, and Preservation
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Eisenberg, Paul, ed. (2008). "First Hill & the Central District".
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Seattle Neighborhood in King, Washington, United States
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university, since 1891. Also located on the hill are
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First Hill, Seattle, Washington
Seattle Neighborhood
The University Club at the former Stacy House on the corner of Boren and Madison, one of a remaining handful of grand houses that once characterized the neighborhood
First Hill highlighted in pink
47°36′33″N 122°19′30″W / 47.60917°N 122.32500°W / 47.60917; -122.32500
State
Washington
King
Seattle
Zip Code
Area Code
206
neighborhood
Seattle
Washington
downtown Seattle
Lake Washington
Interstate 5
Capitol Hill
Seattle University
Jesuit
Northwest School
Seattle Academy of Arts and Sciences
Catholic
O'Dea High School
Frye Art Museum
Trinity Parish Church
St. James Cathedral
Seattle First Baptist Church
Granville O. Haller

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