St. Mark's Cathedral construction photographs, 1929-1930 Overview of the Collection Title St. Mark's Cathedral construction photographs Dates 1929-1930 (inclusive) 1929 1930 Quantity 75 photographic prints (1 box) ; various sizes Collection Number PH0042 Summary Photographs of the construction of the St. Mark's Cathedral in Seattle Repository University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections. Special Collections University of Washington Libraries Box 352900 Seattle, WA 98195-2900 Telephone: 206-543-1929 Fax: 206-543-1931 [email protected] Access Restrictions The collection is open to the public. Languages English

Historical Background In order to accommodate the growth of the Seattle congregation in the early 20th century, the Diocese of Olympia made plans for a new cathedral. In 1923, land was purchased on 10th East. The original plans and church model depicted the parishoners' grand concept of an ornate Gothic-style building with a 250-foot tall tower, requiring a decade of construction and over one million dollars. When the depression began in October 1929, financial problems meant that the building plans had to be modified. In the end, San Francisco architects Arthur Brown Jr. and E. Frere Champney designed a simple cube shape which was given the nickname “The Holy Box.” The Henry & McFee Contracting Company began construction in 1928. In order to build on Seattle’s steep ridges, the structure was stabilized on a sturdy concrete foundation, and the construction then continued in concrete. A ten-foot thick central slab of concrete with supporting pillars of steel and concrete at each corner was surrounded by four-foot thick slabs upon which walls and false buttresses were built with huge windows of frosted glass facing the north and south.

Content Description Photographs of the model and construction work on St. Mark's Cathedral in Seattle. Most of the photographs were taken by H.M. Warner

St. Mark's Cathedral construction photographs, 1929-1930 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv20709

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Restrictions on Use Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.

Administrative Information Processing Note Processed by Natasha Crider in 2006 and Marion Brown in 2007; processing completed in 2008. Photographs 1 through 67 were originally stored in an "album" made by putting a piece of paper around the prints. The paper was deteriorating and has been removed. The prints have been kept in the original order which was backwards chronologically. Photographs 68 through 73 were loose and have been ordered chronologically.

Detailed Description of the Collection St. Mark's Cathedral Construction Photograph Album Container(s)

Description

Dates

Box/ Folder

Item

1/1

1-2

Construction[view]

July 10,1930

1/1

3

View from the street including shed, parked cards, and construction[view]

June 26, 1930

1/1

4

Construction[view]

June 26, 1930

1/1

5-6

Construction[view]

June 12, 1930

1/1

7-8

Construction[view]

May 29, 1930

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Container(s)

Description

Dates

1/1

9-11

Construction[view]

May 15, 1930

1/1

12

Construction. Workers on scaffolding

May 2, 1930

1/1

13-14

Construction[view]

May 1, 1930

1/2

15

Cars parked around shed. Cathedral behind[view]

May 1, 1930

1/2

16

Plaque Inscription reads "Saint Mark's Cathedral. For other foundation no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.... Cor. III. April XXVII"

April 29, 1930

1/2

17-18

Construction

April 17, 1930

1/2

19-20

Construction

April 3, 1930

1/2

21-22

Construction

March 20, 1930

1/2

23-24

Construction[view]

March 6, 1930

1/2

25-26

Construction

February 20, 1930

1/2

27

Construction and top view of Tru-Mix Concrete shed

February 6, 1930

1/2

28

Construction and view of top of Tru-Mix Concrete shed. Light snow

January 23, 1930

1/2

29

Construction and view of top of Tru-Mix Concrete shed covered in snow

January 9, 1930

1/2

30

Construction and view of top of Tru-Mix Concrete shed[view]

November 29, 1929

1/3

31

Construction and parked cars[view]

December 12,1929

1/3

32

Construction

December 26, 1929

1/3

33

Construction

December 12, 1929

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Container(s)

Description

Dates

1/3

34

Construction

December 26, 1929.

1/3

35

Construction[view]

November 14, 1929

1/3

36

Construction of steel frame

October 31, 1929

1/3

37

Construction of steel frame

September 5, 1929

1/3

38

Construction of steel frame, interior

August 30, 1929

1/3

39

Construction of steel frame

August 22, 1929

1/3

40

Construction of steel frame[view]

August 8, 1929

1/3

41

Construction of steel frame

July 25, 1929

1/3

42

Construction of steel frame showing crane

July 11, 1929

1/3

43

Construction of steel frame showing crane

June 27, 1929

1/3

44

Construction of steel frame, showing crane

June 13, 1929

1/3

45

Foundation and crane[view]

May 30, 1929

1/4

46

Foundation and crane

May 16, 1929

1/4

47

Foundation showing city landscape in background

May 2, 1929

1/4

48-50

Foundation[view]

April 18, 1929

1/4

51-53

Foundation[view]

April 4, 1929

1/4

54-55

Construction showing nearby house[view] 2 part photo

March 21, 1929

1/4

56-58

Construction on foundation

March 21, 1929

1/4

59-60

Construction showing nearby houses[view]

March 5, 1929

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Container(s)

Description

Dates

1/4

61

Construction site

March 8, 1929

1/4

62-63

Construction site[view]

March 4, 1929

1/4

64

Construction site

March 5, 1929

1/4

65-67

Construction site with Tru-Mix trucks dumping concrete[view]

March 4, 1929

Additional Photographs Container(s)

Description

Dates

Box/ Folder

Item

1/5

68

Side view of construction[view]

July 24, 1930

1/5

69

Front view of construction[view]

July 24, 1930

1/5

70-71

Construction

August 7, 1930

1/5

72

Construction

August 21, 1930

1/5

73

Construction[view]

October 25, 1930

Pre-Construction Container(s)

Description

Dates

1927

Box/ Folder

Item

1/6

74

Cathedral model[view]

1/6

75

Photograph of original plan blueprint[view]

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Cathedrals--Washington (State)--Seattle--Design and construction--Photographs Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington) Corporate Names : St. Mark's Cathedral (Seattle, Wash.)--Photographs Geographical Names : Seattle (Wash.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Photographs Other Creators : Personal Names : Warner, H M., photographer (photographer)

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