July 10th, 2009 @ 12:19 am by Cliffe | Sorted Historic Buildings
On Tuesday we took a look at the Henry M. Jackson Federal Building and
Dave was asking for photos of the buildings it replaced. Well, here is one: The Burke Building. Located at 2nd and Marion, it was built in 1891 and designed by architect Elmer H. Fisher. In this super high res photo you can see the building elements worked into the ground floor of the Jackson Building. Click for the full view.
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| Photo shows the six-story Burke Building with many arched windows, a sign with a cross and a sign beginning with “JA.” “Burke Building” is carved into the building near the top. Photo by Werner Lenggenhager, courtesy Washington State Digital Archives. |
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July 10th, 2009 @ 9:17 am
Yes, the venerable arch is just barely visible at the bottom center, below the lamps. I hadn’t realized it before but, yes, some of the elements from up high are now down around the Jackson Building’s plaza walls. Thanks for this Jess. I used to work right behind one of the windows on the 18th floor of the Exchange Building visible right behind the Burke here. I now work exactly one and a half blocks west of the Burke’s erstwhile front arch.
July 10th, 2009 @ 10:06 am
Thanks for the image of the beautiful Burke. Does anyone out there know what the H. in Elmer H. Fisher stands for? It has stumped me for a long time.
July 10th, 2009 @ 12:06 pm
What a beautiful building.
July 10th, 2009 @ 12:36 pm
That’s just heartbreaking.
July 15th, 2009 @ 11:29 am
oh, how depressing. thanks for posting, tho