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Overview

In 1918, Hotel Wilhard operated at 707 Union Street in Seattle, WA, with Eugene Branner acting as its Manager. (See R.L. Polk and Company's Seattle, Washington, City Directory, 1918, p. 961.)

Building History

The Hardman Estate commissioned the construction of this 130-room, seven-story hotel, built at a cost of $118,000. The building was notable for being of reinforced concrete construction, including the floors. As noted in the Seattle Daily Times: "A singular feature in the construction of this hotel is that it contains nothing but concrete floors with a small strip of wood around the edges on which is tacked the carpet." (See "Hotel Wilhard Example of Union Street's Growth," Seattle Daily Times, 06/13/1909, p. 36.) Construction commenced on 07/01/1908 and the hotel opened on 05/01/1909.

In 1924, J.C. Silverstone of the Boston Drug Company purchased the Hotel Wilhard.

W.C. Fraser and his wife of Butte, MT, signed a six-year lease on the Hotel Wilhard in 08/1934. (See Under New Owners," Seattle Daily Times, 08/05/1934, p. 28.)

Building Notes

The hotel, when it opened in 1909, had its own cafe.

Boyd's Pharmacy occupied a first-floor corner storefront in the Hotel Willard in 1917.

PCAD id: 22325