Queen Anne High School (Seattle, Washington)
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Queen Anne High School | |
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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Location: | 215 Galer St. Seattle, Washington |
Architect: | F. A. Naramore |
Architectural style(s): | Classical Revival |
Added to NRHP: | November 21, 1985 |
NRHP Reference#: | 85002916 |
Queen Anne High School (1909 – 1981) was a Seattle Public Schools high school on Galer Street atop Queen Anne Hill in Seattle, Washington. The building was converted to condominium apartments in 2007.
The school was built in 1909 with additions in 1929 and 1955, and is on the National Register of Historic Places (ID #85002916). It is also an official City of Seattle landmark.[1]
QAHS closed in 1981 due to decreasing enrollment. Students in the school's attendance area transferred to various high schools in the district. The school facility underwent renovation (adaptive re-use) to become a residential apartment building in 1986, with 137 apartments. In 2006 the residential apartments underwent renovation and conversion to condominium units.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Henry "Hank" Ketcham, Class of 1937 – creator of Dennis the Menace
[edit] Notes
- ^ Landmarks Alphabetical Listing for Q, Individual Landmarks, Department of Neighborhoods, City of Seattle. Accessed 28 December 2007.
[edit] External links
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