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Assay Office
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National Register of Historic Places

Assay Office

Also known as German Club

On the National Register since 197254 years
Listed 1972Seattle
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About Assay Office

Assay Office, at 613 9th Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Mar 16, 1972. The Register lists it for its commerce and architecture, at the local level. Three more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isCommercial building in Seattle, Washington. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 14 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1886 to today

  1. 1886Built
  2. 1972Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 54 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

613 9th Ave., Seattle · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Assay OfficeStart here
  2. 2Trinity Parish ChurchGothic Revival · next door
  3. 3First Methodist Episcopal ChurchBeaux Arts Classicism · 0.2 mi on
  4. 4Leamington Hotel and ApartmentsClassical Revival · next door
  5. 5Rainier ClubJacobethan Revival · Built 1903 · next door
Around it

43 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BPark Department, Division of PlaygroundsBuilt 19030.2 miBHotel SorrentoBuilt 19090.2 miBNippon KanBuilt 19090.3 miBOld Public Safety BuildingBuilt 19090.3 miBU.S. CourthouseModernistic · Built 19400.3 miBWomen's University Club of SeattleGeorgian Revival0.3 miBFourth Church of Christ, ScientistClassical Revival · Built 19160.3 miBHenry H. Dearborn HouseLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals · Built 19070.3 mi★Panama HotelCommercial · Built 19100.4 miStWashington Street Public Boat Landing FacilityBuilt 19200.4 miBNew Richmond HotelClassical Revival · Built 19110.4 miBLyon BuildingChicago0.4 miBHoge BuildingSecond Renaissance Revival · Built 19110.4 miBRector HotelBeaux Arts · Built 19120.4 miBArctic BuildingBuilt 19160.4 miBWashington HallMission/Spanish Colonial Revival · Built 19080.4 miBYWCA Building-SeattleItalian Renaissance · Built 19140.4 miSFreeway ParkSite0.4 mi
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BWashington Athletic ClubBuilt 19300.4 miBCambridge ApartmentsBuilt 19230.4 miBStimson-Green HouseTudor0.4 miBUnion StationRoman Classic Revival · Built 19110.5 miDSeattle Chinatown Historic DistrictBeaux Arts0.5 miDPioneer Square-Skid Road DistrictVictorian0.5 miDPioneer Square-Skid Road District (Boundary Increase)Italianate0.5 miStIron PergolaBuilt 19090.5 mi★Pioneer Building, Pergola, and Totem PoleRomanesque Revival0.5 miBColman BuildingBuilding0.5 miBFederal Office BuildingModernistic0.5 miBFederal Office BuildingBuilding0.5 miBHolyoke BuildingVictorian0.5 miBContinental HotelBuilding0.5 miBFederal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Seattle BranchBuilt 19500.5 miBNorthern Life TowerArt Deco · Built 19280.5 miBOlympic HotelItalian Renaissance · Built 19240.5 miBSkinner BuildingItalian Renaissance · Built 19260.5 miBCamlin HotelTudor Revival · Built 19260.5 miBEagles Auditorium BuildingRenaissance Revival0.5 miBPhillips HouseClassical Revival · Built 19020.5 miBKnights of Columbus Hall - Council No. 676Building0.5 miBWard HouseVictorian0.5 miBFire Station No. 25Building0.5 miBSummit SchoolBuilt 19800.5 mi

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Questions about Assay Office

Is Assay Office on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Mar 16, 1972 (Register number 72001271).

Is Assay Office a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Washington has 25 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Panama Hotel, 0.4 miles away.

Can you visit Assay Office?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Assay Office?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 14 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 75612560 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.