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While we were all sad to see the Rainier Cold Storage Stock House torn down this month, we can take solace in the fact that just a stone’s throw away to the north the old Georgetown City Hall building still stands. Built in 1909, it served Georgetown’s government with the absorption into Seattle taking place the next year. In addition to serving the Seattle Police Department, over the years the building has been used as a baby clinic and a branch of the Seattle Public Library. The building is now on the National Register of Historic Places. Check out the listing, there are some nice nuggets of info including the fact that it was the first building in Georgetown to have both hot and cold running water. Let’s check out a vintage photo from the 1920’s and some modern day shots I took at the site. Click on the images for high-res copies.

This photo from the mid-1920’s shows the Old Georgetown City Hall building in use as a branch of the Seattle Public Library and Police Department. Photograph courtesy PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection / Museum of History and Industry.	The Old Georgetown City Hall building as it stands today, continuing to be used by the Seattle Police Department. Notice the lamp post still in action but the clock tower heavily altered.
West face of the building. The distinguishing brick quoin reinforces the external edge of the building.	Notice the two different looks to the brick. The wall to the right was probably repaired more recently.
A look at the east face of the building.	Along the same side of the building moving south.
Alternate view of the west face with handicapped accessible ramp.	A large garage door under the double-hung windows.
Alternate view of the east face, facing south.	The entry support columns have etched councilmen names. After an inspection of old photographs, it looks as though this is original.

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