Originally designed by Benjamin McAdoo in the early 1970s, the building was rebuilt from the ground up in 2013 by two architects of color, including Mel Streeter protegee Sam Cameron, integrating some elements from McAdoo’s original design.

This Central Area facility was the first area building designed by Leon Bridges.

This facility, which houses the Odessa Brown Clinic and Carolyn Downs Clinic, was designed by Donald King. The exterior and lobby, according to King, “reflect the exuberant culture of its users through colors and patterns of celebration.”

While the original structure was built in 1906, it was Donald King and DKA Architects (in conjunction with Otak) who created the side platforms for Sound Transit Sounder service—what the Daily Journal of Commerce called “glass and steel wafers.”

Donald King was principal-in-charge of design for this LEED-certified community staple, which was, according to King, “inspired by a sense of Asian-Pacific Island culture in a contemporary northwest architecture.”

The original Colman School building went up in the early 1900s, its present use as the Northwest African American Museum has been shaped by Seattle’s black community, from the eight-year community occupation that eventually led to the museum’s founding to the adaptive reuse architecture that’s in play today. Donald King and Rico Quirindongo designed the affordable housing above—Urban League Village—and the renovation of the museum itself.

Mel Streeter designed this distinctive school building for the African American Academy in 2000; the program was shuttered by the district nine years later. It eventually became Van Asselt Elementary School.

Donald King designed this South Park skilled nursing facility, built in 1994—both the structure itself and its interior design, including an adjacent courtyard.

This midcentury modern home by Benjamin McAdoo is a Seattle historical site—not just for the McAdoo name and its exemplary example of the era’s design, but for the cultural heritage it represents.

“The commissioning of this house by the Otas is... consistent with the historic return of Japanese Americans to South Seattle after World War II, as well as the influx of residents who were employed by Boeing around this time period,” reads its designation. “The house’s association with the Otas and [McAdoo] also reflects Seattle’s gradual move towards racial integration and the present-day ethnic diversity in Rainier Valley.”