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You’ll know that you’ve hit Eastlake’s L’Amourita Apartments when you can’t hear the person next to you commenting on what a unique building it is. The roar of I-5 towering overhead is deafening, but it only takes away some of the large heap of charm at the root of this building. There are some loose Spanish Revivial style apartment complexes in Seattle, but none this intricate. L’Amourita (Spanish/French for “lovers”) was built in 1909 by investment speculator Adolph J. Jarmuth and there he lived with his family for two years. Still going strong, the building is now run as a co-op. Also check out this Flickr photo set to see a recent remodel of the interior. Looks awesome in there.

Front of the Spanish-Revival L’Amourita Apartments, looking North along Franklin Ave E.	South east corner of the lot. One of the first things you notice is the shaped parapet with coping.
South face of the building. Consistent with the Spanish Revival style is the hipped roof and buttress pier.	Closer look at the southeast section of the apartment. The red clay mission tiles are very striking.
Alternate view of the main entrance.	Looking north shows the proximity of the I-5 Bridge.
Apartment doors along the center of the building.	An archway looking south.
Circling around back to the northeast corner of the building.	The back courtyard can be reserved by co-op tenants.
Looking up at the back of the building.	A canyon formed by the courtyard entrance.

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