Woodson Apartments, Seattle, ca. 1910

The Woodson Apartments, located at 1820 24th Avenue in Seattle, were built by Zacharias and Irene Woodson in 1908. It was the first apartment building in the city for African American tenants. The Woodsons were anticipating an increased demand for housing due to the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposit...

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Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: 1910
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Online Access:http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsblackhs/id/26
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Summary:The Woodson Apartments, located at 1820 24th Avenue in Seattle, were built by Zacharias and Irene Woodson in 1908. It was the first apartment building in the city for African American tenants. The Woodsons were anticipating an increased demand for housing due to the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition. During the fair, the Woodsons were the proprietors of both these apartments and another rooming house. They stayed in the business until the 1930s. The building is known today as the Cascade View Apartments. Handwritten on image: Woodson Apt. 24 ave. Caption information source: BHS records.