AKA: Cornish College of the Arts, Kerry Hall, Capitol Hill, Seattle, WA

Structure Type: built works - public buildings - schools - university buildings

Designers: Howells and Albertson, Architects (firm); Abraham Horace Albertson (architect); John Mead Howells (architect)

Dates: constructed 1920-1921

3 stories, total floor area: 31,900 sq. ft.

710 East Roy Street
Capitol Hill, Seattle, WA 98102-4603

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Cornish School, Kerry Hall, Capitol Hill, Seattle, WA

Building History

The Cornish College of the Arts put its last Capitol Hill property, Kerry Hall, at 710 East Roy Street, up for sale in 04/2024. (See Marc Stiles, Puget Sound Business Journal,com, "Cornish College puts Kerry Hall, the last of its Capitol Hill properties, up for sale," published 04/09/2024, accessed 04/09/2024.) Up until this time its dance and music programs had space in Kerry Hall. For the Dance Department, Kerry Hall had three studios equipped with sound systems, mirrored wall panels, piano, barres, lounge, locker facilities, and Marley floor surfaces.

Building Notes

Two 100-year-old American Elms, killed by Dutch Elm Disease, were cut down on Kerry Hall property in 2023. (See JSeattle, Capitol Hill Seattle Blog.com. "A sad goodbye to the American Elms of Capitol Hill’s Kerry Hall," published 01/18/2023, accessed 04/09/2024.)

In 2024, Kerry Hall occupied an 18,978-square-foot (0.44-acre) lot.