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20 Seattle Hotels That No Longer Exist

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Given Seattle's boomtown roots, it's no surprise that hotels have been a major part of the landscape since the beginning. Even after the Great Seattle Fire of 1889, some of the first buildings to go back up were hotels. Since then, the city and region's hotel scene has grown, contracted, evolved and remained a vibrant part of the community. As we celebrate the hotels that stand today, let's take a moment to look back on the hotels that, for one reason or another, didn't make it this far. Some have been demolished while others have been converted into apartments or businesses. You may even live in one of these former hotels right now...

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Butler Hotel

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One of Seattle's leading hotels in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the Butler Hotel closed in 1933. It was demolished shortly thereafter but the lower two floors survive as part of the Butler Garage.

Hotel Seattle

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Built in 1890 from the ashes of the Great Seattle Fire, the building served as a hotel until early in the 20th Century. Abandoned in 1961, the hotel was torn down and replaced with a parking garage, derisively called the "Sinking Ship."

Washington Hotel/Denny Hotel

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Once Seattle's grandest hotel, the Washington Hotel (originally the Denny Hotel) was torn down during the 1906–1907 phase of the Denny Regrade. It was replaced by the New Washington Hotel (now Josephinium) and the Moore Theatre and Hotel, both just to the west on the hotel's former grounds, and both originally owned by J. A. Moore, who had owned the Washington Hotel.

Bush Hotel

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Located in the International District, the Bush Hotel is now a low income housing project that provides affordable accommodations to those in need. It was originally known as the Busch Hotel.

Cadillac Hotel

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Built in 1889, the Cadillac Hotel building in Pioneer Square was seriously damaged in the 2001 Nisqually earthquake. After rehabilitation by the Historic Seattle PDA, it became the new visitor center of the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park.

Grand Pacific Hotel/Colonial Hotel

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The Grand Pacific Hotel is a substantial four-story brick and stone building designed in the Richardsonian Romanesque style. Along with the neighboring Colonial Hotel, these buildings today make up the The Colonial Grand Pacific Condominium lofts.

The Diller Hotel

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The Diller Hotel, now known as the Diller Room, was known as one of the few luxury hotels in the early 1900s. It was one of the first hotels to reopen after the Great Seattle Fire in 1889.

Fremont Hotel

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Currently the home of Jai Thai, Just Desserts and other Fremont businesses, this building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is a city landmark from its days as Fremont Hotel.

Fyre Hotel

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Nowadays known as Frye Apartments, the Frye Hotel was described at the time as simply the finest hotel in Seattle. It was also one of the highest of the city’s new steel-frame brick and terra-cotta tile skyscrapers. In the early 1970s, the hotel was converted into low-income apartments.

Horton Hotel

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A former hotel building in the heart of Georgetown, this building now consists of upstairs apartments upstairs and a collection of bars, a coffeehouse, a record store and more downstairs.

The Josephinum/New Washington Hotel

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Originally the New Washington Hotel, it is now subsidized senior housing. The building is listed as a city landmark and on the National Register of Historic Places

Milwaukee Hotel

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Known today as the Milwaukee Hotel, the renovated building provides street level retail space, basement parking, and 120 affordable workforce apartments. The building was renovated to Secretary of Interior Standards for Historic Preservation.

The Morrison Hotel

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Built in 1909, the Morrison Hotel (originally the Arctic Club & Hotel Seward) sits across the street from the King County Courthouse. Today its transitional housing and a shelter.

NP Hotel

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The NP Hotel is now a low-income apartment house with restaurants and retail on the ground floor.

OK Hotel

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After a history as a low-end hostelry, in the late 1980s and early 1990s, the ground floor was first a cafe, then later a bar, and the building was a significant performance venue and alternative art space; it was damaged in the 2001 Nisqually Earthquake, then remodeled as apartments. Even now, the lobby hosts art exhibits.

Pacific Hotel

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Known by many names over the years (Pennington Hotel; Penbrook Hotel; Milner Hotel), it's now listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Leamington Hotel and Apartments.

Grand Central Hotel

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The Grand Central Hotel, a name from the Klondike Gold Rush era, is also known as Squire Latimer Building, Squire Latimer Block and Grand Central on the Park. The 1972 renovation of this prominent building provided a catalyst for further renovations in Pioneer Square

State Hotel

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The Delmar Building and State Hotel, also known as Terry and Kittinger Building or the Lombardy Building, was the very first building complete after Seattle’s great fire in 1889.

The Northern Hotel

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The Maynard Building was originally (1892) the Dexter Horton Building (a name that was later preempted by a 1920s office building a few blocks away), home to the Dexter Horton Bank, one of the banks that eventually merged to form Seattle First National Bank (Seafirst), and were eventually absorbed into the Bank of America. It's also known as the Northern Hotel Building.

Triangle Hotel

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Triangle Hotel and Bar, also known as the Flatiron Building, is still home to a bar but the hotel is long gone. Behind the building is the Alaskan Way Viaduct...but not for long.

Butler Hotel

One of Seattle's leading hotels in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the Butler Hotel closed in 1933. It was demolished shortly thereafter but the lower two floors survive as part of the Butler Garage.

Hotel Seattle

Built in 1890 from the ashes of the Great Seattle Fire, the building served as a hotel until early in the 20th Century. Abandoned in 1961, the hotel was torn down and replaced with a parking garage, derisively called the "Sinking Ship."

Washington Hotel/Denny Hotel

Once Seattle's grandest hotel, the Washington Hotel (originally the Denny Hotel) was torn down during the 1906–1907 phase of the Denny Regrade. It was replaced by the New Washington Hotel (now Josephinium) and the Moore Theatre and Hotel, both just to the west on the hotel's former grounds, and both originally owned by J. A. Moore, who had owned the Washington Hotel.

Bush Hotel

Located in the International District, the Bush Hotel is now a low income housing project that provides affordable accommodations to those in need. It was originally known as the Busch Hotel.

Cadillac Hotel

Built in 1889, the Cadillac Hotel building in Pioneer Square was seriously damaged in the 2001 Nisqually earthquake. After rehabilitation by the Historic Seattle PDA, it became the new visitor center of the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park.

Grand Pacific Hotel/Colonial Hotel

The Grand Pacific Hotel is a substantial four-story brick and stone building designed in the Richardsonian Romanesque style. Along with the neighboring Colonial Hotel, these buildings today make up the The Colonial Grand Pacific Condominium lofts.

The Diller Hotel

The Diller Hotel, now known as the Diller Room, was known as one of the few luxury hotels in the early 1900s. It was one of the first hotels to reopen after the Great Seattle Fire in 1889.

Fremont Hotel

Currently the home of Jai Thai, Just Desserts and other Fremont businesses, this building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is a city landmark from its days as Fremont Hotel.

Fyre Hotel

Nowadays known as Frye Apartments, the Frye Hotel was described at the time as simply the finest hotel in Seattle. It was also one of the highest of the city’s new steel-frame brick and terra-cotta tile skyscrapers. In the early 1970s, the hotel was converted into low-income apartments.

Horton Hotel

A former hotel building in the heart of Georgetown, this building now consists of upstairs apartments upstairs and a collection of bars, a coffeehouse, a record store and more downstairs.

The Josephinum/New Washington Hotel

Originally the New Washington Hotel, it is now subsidized senior housing. The building is listed as a city landmark and on the National Register of Historic Places

Milwaukee Hotel

Known today as the Milwaukee Hotel, the renovated building provides street level retail space, basement parking, and 120 affordable workforce apartments. The building was renovated to Secretary of Interior Standards for Historic Preservation.

The Morrison Hotel

Built in 1909, the Morrison Hotel (originally the Arctic Club & Hotel Seward) sits across the street from the King County Courthouse. Today its transitional housing and a shelter.

NP Hotel

The NP Hotel is now a low-income apartment house with restaurants and retail on the ground floor.

OK Hotel

After a history as a low-end hostelry, in the late 1980s and early 1990s, the ground floor was first a cafe, then later a bar, and the building was a significant performance venue and alternative art space; it was damaged in the 2001 Nisqually Earthquake, then remodeled as apartments. Even now, the lobby hosts art exhibits.

Pacific Hotel

Known by many names over the years (Pennington Hotel; Penbrook Hotel; Milner Hotel), it's now listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Leamington Hotel and Apartments.

Grand Central Hotel

The Grand Central Hotel, a name from the Klondike Gold Rush era, is also known as Squire Latimer Building, Squire Latimer Block and Grand Central on the Park. The 1972 renovation of this prominent building provided a catalyst for further renovations in Pioneer Square

State Hotel

The Delmar Building and State Hotel, also known as Terry and Kittinger Building or the Lombardy Building, was the very first building complete after Seattle’s great fire in 1889.

The Northern Hotel

The Maynard Building was originally (1892) the Dexter Horton Building (a name that was later preempted by a 1920s office building a few blocks away), home to the Dexter Horton Bank, one of the banks that eventually merged to form Seattle First National Bank (Seafirst), and were eventually absorbed into the Bank of America. It's also known as the Northern Hotel Building.

Triangle Hotel

Triangle Hotel and Bar, also known as the Flatiron Building, is still home to a bar but the hotel is long gone. Behind the building is the Alaskan Way Viaduct...but not for long.