Pioneer Building, Pergola, and Totem Pole | |
 Looking west at the pergola, 2007 | |
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| Location | 1st Avenue and Yesler Way Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 47°36′06.7″N 122°20′02.1″W / 47.601861°N 122.333917°W |
| Built | 1909 |
| Architect | Julian F. Everett |
| Restored | 1972, 2001 |
| Part of | Pioneer Square–Skid Road District (ID70000086[2]) |
| NRHP reference No. | 77001340[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | May 5, 1977 |
| Designated NHL | May 5, 1977 |
| Designated CP | June 22, 1970 |
The Pioneer Square Pergola is a cast iron and glass pergola in Pioneer Square, a park in Downtown Seattle, Washington, United States. It was built in 1909 to shelter passengers waiting for cable cars on the James Street and Yesler Way lines. The pergola is located at the intersection of 1st Avenue and Yesler Way, and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977 alongside the adjacent Pioneer Building and totem pole.[3]
The structure originally included an underground public bathroom that was closed after the end of cable car service in the 1940s. After decades of deterioration, the pergola was restored by the city government in 1972 with an extensive renovation and dedicated as part of Pioneer Square plaza. It was rebuilt entirely in 2001 after the pergola was destroyed by a semi-truck collision, costing $3.4 million. The rebuilt pergola has since been reinforced and protected against future collisions, but has suffered damage in other incidents.
- ^ Pitts, Carolyn (February 22, 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Pioneer Building, Pergola, and Totem Pole". National Archives. National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ Corley, Margaret A. (July 1969). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Pioneer Square - Skid Row District". National Archives (Original Boundary ed.). National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ "Iron Pergola and Totem Pole". Seattle: A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary. National Park Service. Archived from the original on February 19, 2019. Retrieved February 18, 2019.