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National Register of Historic Places

Freeway Park

Also known as Jim Ellis Freeway Park

On the National Register since 20197 years
Listed 2019Seattle
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About Freeway Park

Freeway Park, at 700 Seneca St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Dec 19, 2019. The Register lists it for its town planning, recreation, landscape design and architecture, at the national level. The listing covers 5 acres. 15 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

700 Seneca St., Seattle · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Freeway ParkStart here
  2. 2Fourth Church of Christ, ScientistClassical Revival · Built 1916 · next door
  3. 3Women's University Club of SeattleGeorgian Revival · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4U.S. CourthouseModernistic · Built 1940 · next door
  5. 5YWCA Building-SeattleItalian Renaissance · Built 1914 · next door
Around it

58 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BSkinner BuildingItalian Renaissance · Built 19260.1 miBCamlin HotelTudor Revival · Built 19260.1 miBEagles Auditorium BuildingRenaissance Revival0.1 miBCambridge ApartmentsBuilt 19230.1 miBContinental HotelBuilding0.2 miBNorthern Life TowerArt Deco · Built 19280.2 miBOlympic HotelItalian Renaissance · Built 19240.2 miBHotel SorrentoBuilt 19090.2 miB1411 Fourth Avenue BuildingModerne0.2 miBColiseum TheaterSecond Renaissance Revival0.2 miBWashington Athletic ClubBuilt 19300.2 miBLeamington Hotel and ApartmentsClassical Revival0.3 miBFirst Methodist Episcopal ChurchBeaux Arts Classicism0.3 miBRainier ClubJacobethan Revival · Built 19030.3 miBFederal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Seattle BranchBuilt 19500.3 miBLiggett BuildingLate Gothic Revival · Built 19270.3 miBNorthern Bank and Trust BuildingBeaux Arts · Built 19070.3 miBHenry H. Dearborn HouseLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals · Built 19070.3 mi
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BStimson-Green HouseTudor0.3 miBShafer BuildingChicago/Skyscraper Style · Built 19240.3 miBWard HouseVictorian0.3 miBParamount TheatreBuilding0.3 miBArctic BuildingBuilt 19160.4 miBFederal Office BuildingModernistic0.4 miBFederal Office BuildingBuilding0.4 miBNational BuildingBuilding0.4 miBGlobe Building, Beebe Building and Hotel CecilEnglish Renaissance0.4 miBTrinity Parish ChurchGothic Revival0.4 miBHolyoke BuildingVictorian0.4 miBGrand Pacific HotelRichardsonian Romanesque0.4 miBColonial HotelFederal0.4 miBAssay OfficeBuilt 18860.4 miBUS Immigration BuildingCommercial Vernacular · Built 19150.4 miBColonnade HotelBuilt 19000.4 miBJ. S. Graham StoreItalian Renaissance Revival · Built 19190.4 miBUnited Shopping TowerChicago Style · Built 19290.4 miBBon Marche Department StoreBuilt 19290.4 miBPhillips HouseClassical Revival · Built 19020.4 miBTimes BuildingItalian Renaissance0.4 miBSummit SchoolBuilt 19800.4 miBColman Automotive BuildingBuilt 19100.4 miBNew Richmond HotelClassical Revival · Built 19110.5 mi★Pioneer Building, Pergola, and Totem PoleRomanesque Revival0.5 miBLyon BuildingChicago0.5 miBOld Public Safety BuildingBuilt 19090.5 miBHoge BuildingSecond Renaissance Revival · Built 19110.5 miBRector HotelBeaux Arts · Built 19120.5 miBColman BuildingBuilding0.5 miBAgen WarehouseCommercial Style0.5 miBAlaska Trade BuildingBuilt 19090.5 miBButterworth BuildingVictorian0.5 miDPike Place Public Market Historic DistrictBeaux Arts0.5 miBNew Washington HotelItalian Renaissance Revival0.5 miBMoore Theatre and HotelBuilt 19070.5 miBKnights of Columbus Hall - Council No. 676Building0.5 miBFire Station No. 25Building0.5 miBMedical Dental BuildingLate Gothic Revival · Built 19250.5 miBEl Rio Apartment HotelArt Deco · Built 19290.5 mi

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Questions about Freeway Park

Is Freeway Park on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Dec 19, 2019 (Register number 100004789).

Is Freeway Park a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Washington has 25 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Pioneer Building, Pergola, and Totem Pole, 0.5 miles away.

Can you visit Freeway Park?

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.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026). Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.