I first
talked about the Denny Hotel about a year ago and have been meaning to return
to it. This old Victorian hotel has always intrigued me, mostly because it had a pretty rocky existence. It was built in 1889 by developers
including Arthur Denny but in-fighting and market woes kept it unfinished until 1903.
That year (renamed the Washington Hotel) it had a remarkable guest in Teddy Roosevelt and enjoyed brief success before being torn down for the Denny Regrade in 1907 (see that
old post). The hotel stood roughly where the Moore Theater
is today. It’s a shame that such a majestic hotel had such bad luck.
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The Denny/Washington Hotel. Built 1889, demolished 1907. “The scenic hotel of the world, and without question the best hotel west of New York. Elegantly furnished rooms. Over one hundred private baths. European or American plan. Headquarters for everybody.”
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“Headquarters for Everybody”….who could afford it.
This is a nice hotel on the looks of the outside. Too bad that it barely lasted. So strange.
What an amazing building.
Great blog idea – well done!!
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I wish there were more photographs of this gran hotel. I am currently writing a book on Seattle’s Historic Hotels and researching now. Anyone wishing to contact me can do so through Arcadia Publishing. I am looking for photographs on old Seattle Hotels besides Mohai and UW etc. You can see my work in my two previous books; cemeteries of Seattle and Historic Seattle Restaurants. Look for my book on hotels out end of 2009. Thanks!
oops.. Grand Hotel!
Seattle’s Historic Hotels – book is out – book signing at the Roosevelt Hotel in Seattle May 15, 2010 from 4-6!!! I will have my other books for sale too. Cemeteries of Seattle with history in it of our Seattle pioneers and Seattle’s Historic Restaurants. I hope to see some of you there! Robin Shannon Author
American need to unite our government have to stop demolishing historical objects…there are so meny beautiful old buildings destroyed…and for what…for ugly glass box…
I have Robin’s book (actually the Hotel one and the restaurant one) and they’re both excellent.
Awesome Jeff B. ! You need to get my Cemeteries of Seattle as it has tons of information in it about our Seattle Pioneers!