Town Hall Seattle
Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist
Main auditorium of Town Hall, 2006
Address1119 Eighth Avenue
Seattle, Washington
United States
OwnerTown Hall Association
CapacityGreat Hall: 832
Downstairs at Town Hall: 275
Current useCultural center
Construction
Opened1916, 1922
ReopenedMarch 1999
ArchitectGeorge Foote Dunham
Website
www.townhallseattle.org
Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist
Town Hall Seattle is located in Seattle WA Downtown
Town Hall Seattle
Location1119 8th Ave., Seattle, Washington
Coordinates47°36′32″N 122°19′48″W / 47.60889°N 122.33000°W / 47.60889; -122.33000
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1916-22
Built byNeil McDonald, contractor
ArchitectGeorge Foote Dunham
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.12001138[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 2, 2013
Designated SEATLNovember 2012[2]

Town Hall Seattle, or Town Hall locally, is a cultural center and performance hall located on Seattle, Washington, USA's First Hill at 1119 8th Ave. Built as Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist, Seattle, a Church of Christ, Scientist church, from 1916 to 1922, it was sold by the church to its current owners in 1998 and reopened in 1999. In 2017, Town Hall announced they raised $20 million for a "top-to-bottom" renovation.[3] In January 2019, they announced construction issues delayed their planned reopening.[4] Town Hall officially completed construction and reopened its doors to the public on May 16, 2019.[5]

It was designated a Seattle Landmark in 2012[2] and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as "Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist" in 2013.[1][6]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 Several familiar buildings received landmark status this November, Front Porch: Seattle Department of Neighborhoods News and Events, 2012-11-26. Accessed: 2013-03-05.
  3. ↑ ashly (June 8, 2017). "A Message From Wier". Town Hall Seattle. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
  4. ↑ Harman, Wier (January 15, 2019). "An Important Update About Our Renovation". Town Hall Seattle. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
  5. ↑ Miller, Missy (May 16, 2019). "We Did It!". Town Hall Seattle. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
  6. ↑ Katie Chase; Spencer Howard (July 16, 2012). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist / Town Hall Seattle. National Archives. Retrieved June 4, 2021. (Downloading may be slow.)

Further reading

  • Safronoff, Cindy Peyser. (2020) Dedication: Building the Seattle Branches of Mary Baker Eddy's Church, A Centennial Story - Part 1: 1889 to 1929. Seattle: this one thing.
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