<p>This image of the Dexter Horton Building in Seattle was taken during construction on October 17, 1923. When it opened the following year, the 15-story building at Second Avenue and Cherry Street was one of the largest office buildings in the country at 328,000 square feet. A protected historic landmark since 1993, the building was named for Seattle pioneer Dexter Horton (1825-1904), who arrived in 1853 and founded the city's first bank in 1870. Visible in the bottom left corner of the image is a banner advertising the building as the future headquarters of Seattle First National Bank. </p>
<p>Inscribed on negative: -10-17-23-

Handwritten on verso: Cont(ract) #833</p>
<ul><li>Subjects (LCTGM): Business districts--Washington (State)--Seattle; Construction--Washington (State)--Seattle; Dexter Horton National Bank (Seattle, Wash.); Office buildings--Washington (State)--Seattle</li></ul>
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Taken on 17 October 1923
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