Structure Type: built works - public buildings - health and welfare buildings

Designers: Kirk, Paul Hayden, AIA (firm); Paul Hayden Kirk (architect)

Dates: constructed 1956-1956

1 story, total floor area: 4,768 sq. ft.

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2271 NE 51st Street
University District, Seattle, WA 98105-5713

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2271 E. 51st, Seattle listed in the Dearborn Massar Collection Photos, University of Washington Libraries.

Building History

A syndicate of 8 psychiatrists purchased the 19,273-square-foot site in 1954. Construction on the wood-framed Blakeley Clinic began in the Fall of 1956 and was completed by 12/1956. A small metal-sheathed residence and several sheds previously occupied the site, and were demolished in 10/1956.

Building Notes

Interior and exterior photos of the Blakeley Clinic taken in 05/1957 are held in the Department of Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries, 98144-3224, Dearborn-Massar Collection item # DM5951-5969.

DOCOMOMO WEWA held a tour of two Paul Hayden Kirk buildings, the Blakeley Clinic, Seattle, WA, and the University Unitarian Church #2, Seattle, on 07/29/2009.