| Henry M. Jackson Federal Building | |
|---|---|
 The portal arch of the former Burke Building completed in 1891[1] stands in the foreground. | |
  Location within downtown Seattle | |
| Alternative names | JFB The Federal Center |
| General information | |
| Type | Government offices |
| Location | 915 Second Avenue Seattle, Washington |
| Coordinates | 47°36′16″N 122°20′07″W / 47.6044°N 122.3354°W |
| Construction started | 1971 |
| Completed | 1974 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 148 m (486 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 37 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Bassetti Architects John Graham & Company |
| Structural engineer | Magnusson Klemencic Associates |
| Main contractor | Hoffman Construction Company |
| References | |
| [2][3][4] | |
The Henry M. Jackson Federal Building (JFB) is a 37-story United States Federal Government skyscraper in downtown Seattle, Washington. Located on the block bounded by Marion and Madison Streets and First and Second Avenues, the building was completed in 1974 and won the Honor Award of the American Institute of Architects in 1976.[5] It received its current name after the death of U.S. Senator Henry M. Jackson in 1983.[2] Architects for the project were Bassetti/Norton/Metler/Rekevics and John Graham & Associates. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2024.
Among the structures torn down to build the federal building were the Richardsonian Romanesque[6] Burke Building (built 1889–91),[2][7] the Hotel Stevens,[citation needed] and the Rivoli Theater, a burlesque house.[7] It is located across from the Old Federal Building.
The largest occupant of the building is a regional office of the Internal Revenue Service, alongside the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Thirteenth U.S. Coast Guard District.[8] It formerly served as a courthouse for the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington.
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- ^ a b c "Emporis building ID 119377". Emporis. Archived from the original on April 15, 2016.
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- ^ "AIA Seattle honor awards". AIA Seattle. 2011. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
- ^ Heather MacIntosh (May 2003). "Seattle's Canyon of Dreams: Preservation along Second Avenue". Preservation Seattle. Historic Seattle. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
- ^ a b Jones, Nard (1972). Seattle. Doubleday. p. 21. ISBN 0-385-01875-4.
- ^ "Fact Sheet: Jackson Federal Building" (PDF). General Services Administration. January 2013. Retrieved December 25, 2019.