PCAD - Metropolitan Building Company, Developers

Exterior photo of the Arena Building, Seattle, WA, c. 1930; from the University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division

Exterior view of the Arena Parking Garage, Seattle, WA, 1958. From the Seattle Municipal Archives, City Light Photographic Negatives (Record Series 1204-01), Item #175290

Exterior view of the Cobb Building, Seattle, 2007; from Wikimedia Commons, photo by Joe Mabel

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Partners: network

John Francis Douglas Sr., Frank Wynkoop

Active 1908-1953

Operated in Seattle, WA, during the 1910s-1920s most actively, but the company existed until 11/24/1953.

PCAD id: 2286

Buildings and other works

Name	Date	City	State
Hippodrome, Downtown, Seattle, WA	1912	Seattle	WA
Metropolitan Building Company, Arena Building, Metropolitan Tract, Downtown, Seattle, WA	1915-1915	Seattle	WA
Metropolitan Building Company, Cobb, Charles H., Building, Downtown, Seattle, WA	1909-1910	Seattle	WA
Metropolitan Building Company, Curran Building, Metropolitan Tract, Downtown, Seattle, WA		Seattle	WA
Metropolitan Building Company, Fisheries Building, Metropolitan Tract, Downtown, Seattle, WA		Seattle	WA
Metropolitan Building Company, Greeley Building, University Tract, Seattle, WA	1910-1911	Seattle	WA
Metropolitan Building Company, Henry Building, Downtown, Seattle, WA	1908-1909	Seattle	WA
Metropolitan Building Company, Neyhart Building, Metropolitan Tract, Downtown, Seattle, WA		Seattle	WA
Metropolitan Building Company, Olympic Motor Car Company, Auto Dealership, Metropolitan Tract, Downtown, Seattle, WA		Seattle	WA
Metropolitan Building Company, Sawyer Building, Downtown, Seattle, WA		Seattle	WA
Metropolitan Building Company, Stimson Medical Building, Metropolitan Tract, Downtown, Seattle, WA	1923-1925	Seattle	WA
Metropolitan Building Company, Stuart, Elbridge A., Building, Downtown, Seattle, WA	1914-1915
Metropolitan Building Company, Uhl Building, Downtown, Seattle, WA		Seattle	WA
Metropolitan Building Company, White, Chester F., Building, Downtown, Seattle, WA	1908-1909
Metropolitan Building Company, White-Henry-Stuart Building, 1211 4th Avenue Store, Downtown, Seattle, WA		Seattle	WA
Metropolitan Building Company, White-Henry-Stuart Building, 1222 5th Avenue Store, Downtown, Seattle, WA		Seattle	WA
Metropolitan Building Company, White-Henry-Stuart Building, Downtown, Seattle, WA	1908-1915	Seattle	WA
Metropolitan Building Company, Whitson Building, Downtown, Seattle, WA		Seattle	WA

Publications

Hines, Neal O., Denny's Knoll: A History of the Metropolitan Tract of the University of Washington, 112, 1980. Woodbridge, Sally, Montgomery, Roger, Guide to Architecture in Washington State, 126, 1980.