- L.C.’s wife fell in love with Seattle and convinced him to purchase the land at Second Avenue and Yesler that would eventually become Smith Tower.
- Smith Tower is an office building, apartment building and steel structure that was built from 1911 until 1914. The project is located in Seattle, King County...
- The Smith Tower is a great example ofneoclassical architecture. Its outer skin is made of granite on the first and second floors, and terra cotta on the rest.
- Today Smith Tower, with its many windows and ornate pyramid top, is still a beloved Seattle edifice.
- When Seattle's pyramid-capped Smith Tower officially opened on July 4, 1914, its greatest claim to fame was its 462-foot height.
- The Space Needle, visible from the Observatory way up Second Avenue, eclipsed Smith Tower as Seattle’s tallest structure when it opened in 1962.
- It was originally known as the L.C. Smith Building until the Smith Tower became its official name in 1929. It was designated as a Seattle landmark in 1984.
- 23, 2017 3:49 pm EST. Before the Space Needle became the star of Seattle's skyline, Smith Tower was the city's architectural darling.
- But things changed in 1929 when it was given a new moniker: the Smith Tower. Photo from Seattle Municipal Archives. Reference #9901_01_001.
- Smith Tower is a true icon on the Seattle skyline, and in 1914 it became the first skyscraper in the city, and the tallest building west of the Mississippi River.