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20 iconic Seattle buildings
From the Suzzallo Library to Hat ‘n’ Boots, these buildings all have something to say about Seattle.
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Frank Lloyd Wright's 5 closest homes to Seattle, mapped
He doesn’t have a huge presence in the Pacific Northwest—but there are a few homes around.
Classic Ralph Anderson midcentury home asks $1.4 million in Burien
Get ready for pretty courtyards and big views
Elizabeth Ayer was a pioneer in 20th-century architecture
Washington State’s first registered female architect left her legacy all over the Puget Sound
Wood-filled Ralph Anderson home asks $1 million in Queen Anne
This lofted contemporary has layers of views
Paul Thiry and Ray Eckmann: Two unusual men behind an unusual building at 45th and the Ave
You might know it as the American Apparel building—or vacant space
Ralph Anderson home with stunning views listed for $2.5 million
Plenty of open-air gathering spaces wrap around this Mercer Island house
Ralph Anderson home built for Jim Whittaker listed for $1.3 million
Two local legends combine for one incredible house
Milton Stricker-designed home on the Hood Canal listed for $619K
The Frank Lloyd Wright fellow designed this Kingston home with big views.
A midcentury Ralph Anderson home wraps around a courtyard
Listed for $1.14 million, this Bellevue home brings the outdoors inside
West Edge tower almost finished at Second and Pike
See inside the mixed-use, Tom Kundig-designed building
Pristine 1966 Ralph Anderson listed for $1.6M
It’s the home’s first time ever on the market.
Midcentury Ralph Anderson home listed on Mercer Island for $1.6 million
A sleek home surrounded by trees
Lionel Pries waterfront mansion lists at $2.6M
Here’s a proper mansion.
A rotunda of a house on Vashon lists for $1.1M
Is that a circus tent?
This Woodinville geodesic dome is Buckminster Fuller-approved
This home features a wealth of conversation starters—including a signature from the father of geodesic domes himself.
Live and work luxuriously in this top-floor Tom Kundig penthouse
Including a sauna, a library, and a 1600-square-foot terrace.
This 1929 Fred Anhalt penthouse is full of historic details
This tudor revival penthouse feels like a single-family home from the inside, with soaring cathedral ceilings and nearly 2500 square feet of space.
5 of our favorite Seattle-area homes from June
Homes in all shapes and sizes from 200 square feet to more than 7,000.
A Jim Cutler-designed NW contemporary on Bainbridge for $750K
Settle in to 1,792 square feet of northwest contemporary style by Jim Cutler. The house was built in 1980, but looks like it could be new.
Ralph Anderson’s ‘Glass Cathedral’ on Lake Washington listed for $1.6 million
This 1964 home by the iconic northwest architect is built for sunrises.
Experience views from the North Admiral hillside in this Arnold G. Ganges midcentury
This three-bedroom home with downtown views was designed by one of Seattle’s prolific midcentury architects.
Award-winning Innis Arden Modern lists at $1.6M
The indoor panoramas are great, too
A bit of Robert Hanna history in this Shoreline midcentury
Few homes touch on as many parts of Seattle’s history as this midcentury in Shoreline.
An art-loving Orcas estate lists for $1.9M
Designed by prolific San Juans architect Roy Lundgren to maximize views and filled with art by the original owners, there’s no square inch of this property that doesn’t have something beautiful to contemplate.
5 of our favorite Seattle-area homes from March
From little cabins to whole airfields, here are some of our favorite homes for sale from last month.
Modern by Olson Kundig lists at $3.5M
Modern in both form and function: living roof above, geothermal below
Most expensive condo ever on the market - $13.8M
A penthouse work of art by Rick Sundberg and Gregory Carmichael
Roy Lundgren design sit on an Orcas Island hilltop
Sit high on a hill with the sea for a moat
Ralph Anderson waterfront on market after 30 years
See what an architect designed for his family
5 of our favorite Seattle-area homes from January
High over the city or down by the water, what’s your preference?
Earth-bermed Phil Kallsen design lists for $775K
A house that settles into rather than sits on the Earth
Entertain in a glass house by Eric Cobb
Unapologetically modern in style and price
5 of our favorite Seattle-area homes from December
December, a time for cozy traditions - and skiing
Hal Moldstad Northwest Contemporary asks $2.2M
Own a home built by Bill Gates’ and Paul Allen’s architect
North Tacoma home by Alan Liddle lists for $1.25M
A well-placed residence from one of the region’s leading modern architects
Tacoma’s distinctive 1893 Cutter House asking $947K
Designed by noted early Washington architect Kirtland Cutter
5 of our favorite Seattle-area homes from October
Unique homes happen, which is why real estate isn’t boring