The Olympic: The Story of Seattle's Landmark Hotel, 1924-2004

Seattle, WA: Fairmont Hotels and Resorts, 2005. First edition. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. Very good in very good dust jacket. Signed by author. Inscribed on-title.. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 63, [1] p. Contains: Illustrations. Index. Photo Credits. Produced by History Ink/HistoryLink. Distributed by the University of Washington Press. The Fairmont Olympic Hotel, originally The Olympic Hotel, is an historic hotel in downtown Seattle, Washington near Pike Place Market. It was built on the original site of the University of Washington's first campus. The hotel opened in 1924, and in 1979, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. After World War I, Seattle's Chamber of Commerce appointed a committee to work toward the goal of bringing a world-class hotel to the city. The Seattle Times held a contest to name the hotel. From 3, 906 entries, the committee chose The Olympic. In 1922, once the lease had gone into effect, Seattle architects Bebb and Gould a partnership between Charles Bebb and Carl Gould were hired to design the hotel. Bebb and Gould created an Italian Renaissance design that was popular at the time, and this design remains one of the building's hallmarks today.