Pioneer Building, Pergola, and Totem Pole
- Address: 5th Ave and Yesler Way
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1892/00/00 | Elmer H Fisher | Architect | The Pioneer Building is built of brick masonry and stone construction, with internal steel and cast iron structural members in the Romanesque Revival style. The interior is finished with tooled millwork, iron grilles, natural oak paneling and ceramic floo | |||
| 1899/00/00 | Leading Seattle citizens on a Chamber of Commerce excursion steal a totem pole from Tlingit Indians on Tongass Island, Alaska. | |||||
| 1899/10/10 | Seattle's Chamber of Commerce's ill gotten totem pole is dedicated in Pioneer Square, Seattle. | |||||
| 1899/11/00 | US Marshals arrest the suspected thieves from the Chamber of Commerce excursion party. At trial, the Tlingit ask $20,000 in damages, but the case is quashed in court. The guilty parties are fined $500, and the City keeps the Totem Pole. | |||||
| 1909/00/00 | James A Wehn | Architect | The Chief Seattle Fountain and watering trough is erected in Pioneer Square for the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Expo. The three levels are intended for people, horses and dogs. The bronze bust of Chief Sealth is by James Wehn. | Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition | ||
| 1909/00/00 | The Pioneer Square Pergola is built as a waiting shelter for patrons of the Yesler and James Street cable cars. The design of the cast iron and glass structure, with wrought iron ornamentation, is the result of an architectural competition. | |||||
| 1910/00/00 | The underground restroom is constructed, reputedly the most lavish of its kind west of the Mississippi. | |||||
| 1938/00/00 | The Tlingit Totem Pole is burned in a fire set by vandals. The remains are shipped to Alaska. | |||||
| 1940/00/00 | As part of a Civilian Conservation Corps, the Seattle Totem Pole is created in Alaska by native carvers of the Kyan and Kinninook Indian families. With official tribal blessings, the new totem pole is dedicated at a Potlatch Celebration. |
| Particulars for Pioneer Building, Pergola, and Totem Pole: | |
|---|---|
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Area of Significance | Business |
| Cultural Affiliation | Duwamish |
| Historic Use | Financial Institution |
| Sight Category | Historic District |
| Criteria | Historic Event |
| Level of Significance | National |
| Historic Use | Park |
| Owner | Private |
| Architectural Style | Romanesque Revival |
| Area of Significance | Social History |
| Historic Use | Street furniture, object |
| Cultural Affiliation | Suquamish |
| Cultural Affiliation | Tlingit Indian |
| Historic Use | Work of Art |
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