The Calhoun Hotel: A Seattle Historic Place
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The Calhoun Hotel, a historic place in Seattle, Washington, stands in King County. Construction of the hotel began in June 1909 and it opened in October 1910. It was built for Seattle attorney and entrepreneur Scott Calhoun. Architect William P. White designed the eight-story building. The Calhoun Hotel was one of the earliest tall hotel buildings erected in the recently regraded Denny Regrade area. It was also among the first buildings completed on the Denny Regrade site. The hotel originally offered over 150 guest rooms. In 2013, the Calhoun Hotel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. By the 1980s, it had been converted into apartments, known as the Palladian Apartments. In 2014, the building was restored and reopened as the Kimpton Palladian Hotel. This site is historically significant as an early example of downtown commercial expansion in Seattle.