University of Washington, Seattle (UW), Old Canoe House, Seattle, WA (1897) demolished

Structure Type: built works - public buildings - schools - university buildings; built works - recreation areas and structures

Designers: [unspecified]

Dates: constructed 1897, demolished 1953

2 stories

click to open gallery Exterior view of the University of Washington Canoe House, Seattle, WA, c. 1910. From the Museum of Science and Industry (MOHAI), PEMCO Webster and Stevens Collection, Image #1983.10.8277
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University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195
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Building History

When it was originally built, the Old Canoe House was a two-floor, floating structure located on Union Bay.

The University relocated the building to the Portage Bay waterfront in 1916.

Demolition

The UW Canoe House was destroyed by a fire in 1953.

PCAD id: 9471

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