Town Hall Seattle
Town Hall is a cultural center and performance hall located on Seattle, Washington, USA's First Hill. Built as Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist, Seattle, from 1916 to 1922, it was sold by the church to its current owners in 1998 and reopened in 1999. In 2017, Town Hall announced they raised $20 million for a "top-to-bottom" renovation.[2] In January 2019, they announced construction issues delayed their planned reopening.[3] Town Hall officially completed construction and reopened its doors to the public on May 16, 2019.[4]
Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist | |
 Main auditorium of Town Hall, 2006 | |
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| Address | 1119 Eighth Avenue Seattle, Washington United States |
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| Owner | Town Hall Association |
| Capacity | Great Hall: 832 Downstairs at Town Hall: 275 |
| Current use | Cultural center |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1916, 1922 |
| Reopened | March 1999 |
| Architect | George Foote Dunham |
| Website | |
| www | |
  Location of Town Hall Seattle in Seattle WA Downtown | |
| Coordinates | 47°36′32″N 122°19′48″W |
| Designated | November 2012[1] |
Town Hall
References
- Several familiar buildings received landmark status this November, Front Porch: Seattle Department of Neighborhoods News and Events, 2012-11-26. Accessed: 2013-03-05.
- ashly (2017-06-08). "A Message From Wier". Town Hall Seattle. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
- Harman, Wier (2019-01-15). "An Important Update About Our Renovation". Town Hall Seattle. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
- Miller, Missy (2019-05-16). "We Did It!". Town Hall Seattle. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
Further reading
- Safronoff, Cindy Peyser. (2020) Dedication: Building the Seattle Branches of Mary Baker Eddy's Church, A Centennial Story - Part 1: 1889 to 1929. Seattle: this one thing.
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