Buildings of Note in The Metropolitan Tract
The following buildings in the Metropolitan Tract are on the National Register of Historic Places
- Cobb Building - 1305 Fourth Avenue, Seattle 98101
- Fairmont Olympic Hotel - 411 University Street, Seattle 98101
- Skinner Building - 1326 Fifth Avenue, Seattle 98101
- 5th Avenue Theatre - 1308 5th Ave, Seattle, WA 98101, in the Skinner Building
Other buildings of note in the Metropolitan Tract are:
- Financial Center - 1215 Fourth Avenue, Seattle 98161
- IBM Building - 1200 Fifth Avenue, Seattle 98101
- Puget Sound Plaza - 1325 Fourth Avenue, Seattle 98101
- Rainier Tower and Rainier Square - 1301 Fifth Avenue, Seattle 98101
Former buildings of the Metropolitan Tract include:
- The Metropolitan Theatre
- Seattle Ice Arena
- White, Henry, Stuart buildings (similar to Cobb Building) - 410 University Street, Seattle (now Rainier Tower)
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