Save the Buildings Fund

Seattle's historic homes, schools, firehouses, libraries, and commercial buildings are a finite resource. If we are don't preserve the buildings we love, they will continue to disappear - until all that remains are photographs of what once was.

Once it's gone, it's gone

Historic Seattle created the Save the Buildings Fund to enable us to move quickly to preserve the historic buildings that enrich our community before they are gone forever. Whether an historic building is threatened by new development, nature or human neglect, the Save the Buildings Fund can be used to delay demolition, study alternatives, and find preservation solutions. The Fund allows Historic Seattle to take immediate action without risking the financial health of the organization.

Already, Save the Buildings Funds have assisted property owners whose historic buildings were severely damaged by the 2001 Nisqually earthquake, helped save the Egan House, a mid-century modernist structure that was threatened with demolition, and helped save the 1889 Cadillac Hotel in the Pioneer Square Historic District. Having the Fund in reserve meant that Historic Seattle could act decisively when no else could or would.

Preserve the Irreplaceable

Please make the most generous donation you can to the Save the Buildings Fund. You can make a one-time gift, a multi-year pledge, or even monthly donations to support this unique community chest.

Demolition of the Burke Building/Mary Randlett