At 462 feet, Smith Tower was the tallest building west of the Mississippi when developer Burns Lyman Smith officially opened it on July 4, 1914. Today, it's the 17-th tallest building in Seattle.

On January 1, 1914, the Queen Anne Branch, The Seattle Public Library opens at 4th Avenue W and W Garfield Street with a collection of 5,000 volumes. The building was designed by Seattle architects Woodruff Marbury Somervell and Harlan Thomas in the late Tudor Revival style, and was constructed at a cost of $32,667

Pier 66 is just about as old as the Port itself. It was one of the first six properties the Port developed after its formation in 1911; construction began in 1914.

Old Firehouse #33 was built in 1914 to accomodate a single, horse-drawn fire engine of the Seattle Fire Department. It was designed in a modified Tudor style to fit architecturally into the Lakeridge residential neighborhood near Rainier Beach. Today it's a private residence.

Originally built in 1914, Belltown Lofts was renovated by Driscoll Architects and U-Arc Design in 2000. The building is actually composed of two structures, the old 1914 warehouse and a newer building on the north end.

Today, it's a place to intersect with neighbors. Back in 1914, it was the initial project built by the Mount Baker Improvement Club, originally know as the Mt. Baker Clubhouse.

For a long time, this 4-BR was the Green Gables Guesthouse Bed & Breakfast. These days it's a home that was recently on the market. Beautiful, original woodwork adorns the insides.

The famous Broadway institution opened in 1976 but the building it's located in was built in 1914. Back then, it was a furniture showroom.