Guiry and Schillestad Building
historic place
The Guiry and Schillestad Buildings are historic places in Seattle's Belltown area, King County. They stand at First Avenue and Lenora Street. The Guiry Building, constructed in 1903, was designed by architects Elliott and West. It originally housed the Young Hotel, with a street-level saloon and fifty-four hotel rooms. This building features a Romanesque Revival style. The adjacent Schillestad Building, built in 1907 by architect Andrew McBean, provided working-class hotel rooms and commercial spaces. It has a simpler architectural character. These interconnected masonry structures offered commercial services and housing for working-class people in early Seattle. They were entered into the National Register of Historic Places on August 28, 1985. The Guiry Building was also designated a City Landmark in 1979. These buildings reflect an early Seattle urban lifestyle.