This four-story commercial building was originally known as the Tremont Building; by 1898, if not before, the Tremont Building had become the Howard Building. It is possible that the building changed hands during the business lull that occurred following the Panic of 1893. In 1890, the Boyd and Braas Photographic Parlor was located in the Tremont Block. In 1898, a dental clinic, whose business sign advertised "No Pain," occupied the Howard Building's second floor.

This four-story, commercial building was erected soon after the 06/06/1889 fire in the first central business district of Seattle, WA, Pioneer Square. The Tremont Block, following new Seattle City Building Codes, had a non-flammable masonry facade and structure. Its elevation featured rusticated stone on the first two floors, the second had arched windows, while the top two stories were clad in brick. It was located on what was called, at first, Front Street, later known as 614 1st Avenue, directly to the north of the Pioneer Building. The Lowman and Hanford Stationery and Printing Company Building #2 stood to the north of the Tremont Building. A photo of the Howard Building is located in the University of Washington Library, Department of Special Collections, Arthur Churchill Warner Photographs, #WAR0143.

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