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Building History

Seattle architect Hermann (often spelled "Herman,") Steinmann (1860-1905) has been ascribed as the architect of the Terry-Kittinger Building, although the building's completion date has been recorded variously. It was built for G.B. Kiitinger and B.L. Terry. Historian Dennis A. Andersen, has stated that the building dated from 1889-1890 (See Dennis A. Andersen, "Steinmann, Hermann," in Jeffrey Karl Ochsner, Shaping Seattle Architecture, [Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1994] p. 352.) Sally Woodbridge and Roger Montgomery, in their Guide to Architecture in Washington State, also indicated that Hermann Steinmann was the architect of the Terry-Kittinger Building c. 1890. (See Sally Woodbridge and Roger Montgomery, Guide to Architecture in Washington State, [Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1980], p. 114.) A University of Washington image carried a date of 1905. (See "Olympus Café and Terry-Kittinger Building, 1st Ave. and Washington St. S , ca. 1969,"Accessed 10/18/2012.) The prominent use of the arches points to the influence of the Richardsonian Romanesque, popular in the 1880s-1890s. The building was known in later years as the Delmar Building, Delmar Hotel, and the State Hotel.

Building Notes

The building was notable for its arcaded facade, the spandrels covered with textured terra cotta tiles.

Alteration

This building lost its cornice, perhaps in the Earthquake of 1949, which damaged so many masonry commercial buildings in Pioneer Square.

PCAD id: 4983