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Building History

This three-story brick factory was located near the Northern Pacific Railroad sheds in Downtown Seattle, WA. J. Furth served as President of the Vulcan Iron Works c. 1900.

In 1904, the Vulcan Iron Works was owned by Isaac Hulme, its president and manager. H.P. Strickland was the secretary and treasurer, They made "all classes of machinery, mill, mining and marine work a specialty, iron and brass founders, machinists and blacksmiths." The firm also maintained "a complete line of supplies." The works was located at 5th Avenue South and Seattle Boulevard, and a branch also operated in Aberdeen, WA. (See Polk's Seattle Directory Company's Seattle, Washington, City Directory, 1904, p. 1058)

Building Notes

The Vulcan Iron Works operated on property bounded by 5th Avenue South, Lane Street and Seattle Boulevard.

The name "Vulcan Iron Works" was in common usage by iron fabricators in the late 19th century, as the god Vulcan (Greek, Hephaestus) was the mythical founder of metal fabrication. The Vulcan Iron Works of San Francisco maintained an office in Room #609 of the Mutual Life Building in Seattle in 1904. (See Polk's Seattle Directory Company's Seattle, Washington, City Directory, 1904, p. 1058)

PCAD id: 15367