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Overview

The Syracuse, NY-born architect Maxilimian Umbrecht designed three adjacent buildings standing on the west side of 1st Avenue between Madison and Spring Streets in 1900-1901, the Globe Navigation Company Building, Beebe Building and the Hotel Waldorf. The buildings had a diverse appearance, but contained consistent Neo-Classical detailing, derived from Italian Renaissance precedents. The upper floors of the Beebe and Hotel Waldorf Buildings were interconnected and used as hotel rooms.

Building History

The Hotel Waldorf originally occupied upper floor space in the Hotel Waldorf Building as well as the adjacent Beebe Building. When another Hotel Waldorf opened at the corner of 7th Avenue and Pike Street, the Hotel Waldorf #1 became known as the "Hotel Cecil" in 1907. It operated as the Hotel Cecil at 1017-1019 1st Avenue. (SeeSeattle, Washington, City Directory, 1907, p. 1438.)

After the Hotel Cecil, the hotel was operated as the "McFarland Hotel."

The Arlington Hotel #3 began operations at this location sometime between 1922 and 1924. (The Seattle, Washington, City Directory, 1924, referred to it as the "New Arlington Hotel.") The owners of the hotel, J.J. Ryan and R.P. Kelly, also owned the adjacent Arlington Garage, which claimed to be the "Seattle's largest" in 1924. (See Seattle, Washington, City Directory, 1924, p. 276.) In 1924, it could hold 800 cars, and a year later this capacity rose to 1,000 automobiles. (See Seattle, Washington, City Directory, 1925, p. 247.) The Arlington Hotel #3 had 200 rooms in 1930.

Alteration

In 1909, the firm of Spalding and Umbrecht renovated the interior of the Hotel Cecil.

PCAD id: 6280