The Butler Hotel or Hotel Butler in Seattle, Washington was one of Seattle's leading hotels in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It was located at the corner of Second Avenue and James Street, in what is now the Pioneer Square-Skid Road National Historic District. During the Prohibition era, its Rose Room was repeatedly cited for flouting the laws against the consumption of alcoholic beverages. It closed in 1933; the lower two floors survive as part of the Butler Garage. The building itself is also known as the Butler Block, the name over the main entrance.
Read more about Butler Hotel: Early History, Original Layout, Construction, Reaction To Minimum Wage, Prohibition, Closing
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