355:. In June 1898 Prosch eagerly leased his entire building to the federal government for use as the assay office and mint. Fred A. Wing was appointed to open and run the facility. Members of the Westminster Presbyterian Church who still held an unexpired lease on the upstairs hall took exception to this deal and barricaded themselves inside the building, hurling legal threats at Prosch and the workers trying to access the building. With the government's deal resting on a firm opening date, Prosch was quick to meet the church's demands to get them off the property. The stand-off only lasted a day and remodeling was able to proceed in time for the July 15 opening date. By the following year it was taking in more gold than any other assay office in the United States. Later additions to the original building included a vault room added on the south side of the building in 1900, doubled in size in 1906, that was later built up into the short 2 story annex seen today.
142:
31:
505:
531:
443:
149:
367:, was commissioned to redecorate the interior to suit their needs; the vaults that once held gold would now be used to store German beer. The various German societies would share use of the building with the Steuben Society, the Swiss Society and the Swiss Male Chorus, among others. It was used as a
371:
entertainment center during World War II before returning to the possession of its previous German owners. Today, its affairs are administered by the German
Heritage Society in Seattle; it plays host to a diverse array of Germanic activities including traditional concerts and balls. Lectures on the
358:
By the late 1920s gold deposits had declined markedly and, in 1932, the building ceased to be used as an assay office. In 1935 after a movement led by mortician E. E. Middlestadt to unify the city's German groups under one roof, the building was taken over by
Deutsches Haus (German Club), an
877:
351:, the government began a search for a detached building away from the central business district with capacity for the assay office and minting facilities to mold the gold nuggets and flakes into bricks to ship to the mint at
339:
to design a two story and basement brick building on the lot just north of his home at 611 9th Avenue. The building would contain two store rooms on the ground floor and a public hall above which would be known as
167:
862:
887:
426:
141:
882:
286:, which since its construction in 1893 (Often incorrectly cited as 1886) has variously functioned as an office block, an entertainment hall and, until 1932, the city's
872:
686:
746:
700:
867:
375:
On July 6, 1983, the city of
Seattle's Landmark Preservation Board designated German House as a Seattle Landmark. It had previously been added to the
382:
In
November 2011 a German-themed café named "Kafé Berlin" opened on the first floor of the building; however, by 2016 it had closed permanently.
628:
566:
407:
376:
307:
124:
588:
Thomas Prosch is building a brick vault, 10x12, and generally repairing doors and windows at 617-619 Ninth Avenue. This will cost $ 1250.
739:
328:
831:
821:
857:
732:
806:
791:
303:
92:
344:. Prosch was also a collector of photographs by local photographers and wrote books on the Puget Sound region.
771:
233:
30:
796:
302:
owners; it continues today to be a popular venue for German-themed events in
Seattle. It was designated a
662:
412:
323:
811:
766:
755:
614:
283:
279:
71:
826:
363:
of German descent, becoming their social center. Local architect
Theobald Buchinger, a native of
229:
675:
801:
562:
444:"New Buildings in Prospect: Parkinson's Big Block - Brick Block for Ninth Street - Residences"
336:
219:
658:
643:
816:
322:
The structure's history dates back to 1893 when local newspaper publisher and civic leader
781:
776:
487:
469:
364:
348:
299:
291:
659:"National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: German Club / Assay Office"
878:
Commercial buildings on the
National Register of Historic Places in Washington (state)
246:
851:
687:
Ich bin ein Kafe
Berliner — German-styled cafe celebrates grand opening on First Hill
352:
295:
287:
347:
In anticipation of the gold that would soon start flowing into
Seattle from the
470:"Archives West: Thomas Prosch Seattle Views photograph albums, circa 1851-1906"
360:
183:
169:
368:
836:
329:
724:
719:
615:
Hard Drive to the
Klondike: Promoting Seattle During the Gold Rush
402:
35:
German House in 2013 (featuring the recently opened Kafe Berlin)
728:
506:"Seattle Assay Office - Mecca for Miners and Their Millions"
532:"Prosch Made Two Leases: Assay Office a Bone of Contention"
290:
through which most of the gold brought to Seattle from the
701:
Coffee Tree & Poke constructing tasty First Hill Tower
600:"Vaults That Once Held Gold Will Glow with Golden Brew".
488:"Archives West: Thomas Wickham Prosch papers, 1775-1915"
298:
the building returned to the possession of its previous
629:
Berlin Bakery Beatdown at 9th and James, 1905 and 2011
372:
building's historic roots have also taken place here.
252:
239:
225:
215:
207:
161:
99:
90:
86:
78:
65:
60:
52:
44:
23:
863:National Register of Historic Places in Seattle
148:
888:German-American culture in Washington (state)
740:
8:
644:"German Heritage Society - Historic Seattle"
747:
733:
725:
20:
883:1893 establishments in Washington (state)
125:U.S. National Register of Historic Places
586:. Newsbank. March 31, 1900. p. 13.
512:. Library of Congress. October 14, 1900
427:"Designation as Seattle Landmark, 1983"
391:
873:Commercial buildings completed in 1893
604:. Newsbank. April 4, 1935. p. 12.
582:"Seattle Real Estate News: Building".
450:. Library of Congress. January 2, 1893
403:"National Register Information System"
397:
395:
294:was processed into bricks. Following
98:
89:
7:
408:National Register of Historic Places
377:National Register of Historic Places
308:National Register of Historic Places
868:John and Donald Parkinson buildings
538:. Library of Congress. July 8, 1898
14:
720:German Heritage Society, Seattle
657:Margaret A. Corley (June 1969).
561:. Jazzybee Verlag. p. 252.
546:– via Chronicling America.
520:– via Chronicling America.
458:– via Chronicling America.
147:
140:
29:
306:in 1983. It was listed on the
77:
536:The Seattle Post-Intelligencer
510:The Seattle Post-Intelligencer
448:The Seattle Post-Intelligencer
241:
1:
676:accompanying photo from 1950s
492:archiveswest.orbiscascade.org
474:archiveswest.orbiscascade.org
559:History of Seattle: Volume 2
18:Building in Washington, U.S.
904:
792:Harborview Medical Center
762:
260:
240:NRHP reference
135:
131:
122:
115:
111:
107:
40:
28:
226:Architectural style
772:Henry H. Dearborn House
602:The Seattle Daily Times
584:The Seattle Daily Times
335:commissioned architect
690:capitolhillseattle.com
632:capitolhillseattle.com
184:47.60611°N 122.32361°W
832:Trinity Parish Church
663:National Park Service
413:National Park Service
278:is a building in the
767:Bloodworks Northwest
189:47.60611; -122.32361
858:First Hill, Seattle
822:St. James Cathedral
756:First Hill, Seattle
415:. November 2, 2013.
284:Seattle, Washington
179: /
72:Seattle, Washington
61:General information
827:Seattle University
704:Capitol Hill Times
557:Bagley, Clarence.
270:also known as the
230:Romanesque Revival
845:
844:
812:O'Dea High School
706:. August 11, 2016
568:978-3-849-67862-3
359:organization for
349:Yukon gold fields
337:John B. Parkinson
264:
263:
220:John B. Parkinson
53:Alternative names
895:
807:Northwest School
749:
742:
735:
726:
707:
698:
692:
684:
678:
673:
671:
669:
654:
648:
647:
640:
634:
626:
620:
612:
606:
605:
597:
591:
590:
579:
573:
572:
554:
548:
547:
545:
543:
528:
522:
521:
519:
517:
502:
496:
495:
484:
478:
477:
466:
460:
459:
457:
455:
440:
434:
433:
431:
423:
417:
416:
399:
334:
331:
324:Thomas W. Prosch
304:Seattle Landmark
243:
203:
202:
200:
199:
198:
196:
191:
190:
185:
180:
177:
176:
175:
172:
151:
150:
144:
93:Seattle Landmark
33:
21:
903:
902:
898:
897:
896:
894:
893:
892:
848:
847:
846:
841:
817:R+M Dessert Bar
782:Frye Art Museum
777:First Hill Park
758:
753:
716:
711:
710:
699:
695:
685:
681:
667:
665:
656:
655:
651:
642:
641:
637:
627:
623:
613:
609:
599:
598:
594:
581:
580:
576:
569:
556:
555:
551:
541:
539:
530:
529:
525:
515:
513:
504:
503:
499:
486:
485:
481:
468:
467:
463:
453:
451:
442:
441:
437:
429:
425:
424:
420:
401:
400:
393:
388:
379:in March 1972.
365:Vienna, Austria
326:
320:
300:German-American
292:Yukon gold rush
194:
192:
188:
186:
182:
181:
178:
173:
170:
168:
166:
165:
157:
156:
155:
154:
153:
152:
127:
118:
95:
70:
36:
19:
12:
11:
5:
901:
899:
891:
890:
885:
880:
875:
870:
865:
860:
850:
849:
843:
842:
840:
839:
834:
829:
824:
819:
814:
809:
804:
799:
794:
789:
784:
779:
774:
769:
763:
760:
759:
754:
752:
751:
744:
737:
729:
723:
722:
715:
714:External links
712:
709:
708:
693:
679:
649:
635:
621:
607:
592:
574:
567:
549:
523:
497:
479:
461:
435:
418:
390:
389:
387:
384:
319:
316:
262:
261:
258:
257:
256:March 16, 1972
254:
250:
249:
244:
237:
236:
227:
223:
222:
217:
213:
212:
209:
205:
204:
163:
159:
158:
146:
145:
139:
138:
137:
136:
133:
132:
129:
128:
123:
120:
119:
116:
113:
112:
109:
108:
105:
104:
101:
97:
96:
91:
88:
87:
84:
83:
80:
76:
75:
67:
63:
62:
58:
57:
54:
50:
49:
46:
42:
41:
38:
37:
34:
26:
25:
17:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
900:
889:
886:
884:
881:
879:
876:
874:
871:
869:
866:
864:
861:
859:
856:
855:
853:
838:
835:
833:
830:
828:
825:
823:
820:
818:
815:
813:
810:
808:
805:
803:
800:
798:
795:
793:
790:
788:
785:
783:
780:
778:
775:
773:
770:
768:
765:
764:
761:
757:
750:
745:
743:
738:
736:
731:
730:
727:
721:
718:
717:
713:
705:
702:
697:
694:
691:
688:
683:
680:
677:
664:
660:
653:
650:
645:
639:
636:
633:
630:
625:
622:
619:
616:
611:
608:
603:
596:
593:
589:
585:
578:
575:
570:
564:
560:
553:
550:
537:
533:
527:
524:
511:
507:
501:
498:
493:
489:
483:
480:
475:
471:
465:
462:
449:
445:
439:
436:
428:
422:
419:
414:
410:
409:
404:
398:
396:
392:
385:
383:
380:
378:
373:
370:
366:
362:
356:
354:
353:San Francisco
350:
345:
343:
338:
332:
325:
317:
315:
313:
309:
305:
301:
297:
293:
289:
285:
281:
277:
273:
269:
259:
255:
253:Added to NRHP
251:
248:
245:
238:
235:
231:
228:
224:
221:
218:
214:
210:
206:
201:
164:
160:
143:
134:
130:
126:
121:
114:
110:
106:
102:
94:
85:
81:
73:
68:
64:
59:
55:
51:
47:
43:
39:
32:
27:
22:
16:
787:German House
786:
703:
696:
689:
682:
666:. Retrieved
652:
638:
631:
624:
617:
610:
601:
595:
587:
583:
577:
558:
552:
540:. Retrieved
535:
526:
514:. Retrieved
509:
500:
491:
482:
473:
464:
452:. Retrieved
447:
438:
421:
406:
381:
374:
357:
346:
341:
321:
312:Assay Office
311:
296:World War II
288:assay office
275:
272:Assay Office
271:
268:German House
267:
265:
195:Assay Office
117:Assay Office
103:July 6, 1983
48:Assay Office
45:Former names
24:German House
15:
361:Seattleites
342:Prosch Hall
327: [
276:Prosch Hall
187: /
174:122°19′25″W
162:Coordinates
69:613 9th Ave
56:German Club
852:Categories
386:References
280:First Hill
234:Beaux Arts
193: (
171:47°36′22″N
100:Designated
314:in 1972.
216:Architect
79:Completed
330:Wikidata
282:area of
247:72001271
66:Location
668:July 6,
618:nps.gov
542:June 2,
516:June 2,
454:June 2,
318:History
837:Vito's
797:Koko's
565:
74:, U.S.
674:With
430:(PDF)
333:]
208:Built
802:Lark
670:2018
563:ISBN
544:2020
518:2020
456:2020
369:Navy
274:and
266:The
211:1893
82:1893
310:as
242:No.
854::
661:.
534:.
508:.
490:.
472:.
446:.
411:.
405:.
394:^
232:,
748:e
741:t
734:v
672:.
646:.
571:.
494:.
476:.
432:.
197:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
