In 1927, the Real Estate Improvement Company of Seattle invested $300,000 toward the construction of the Marcus Whitman Hotel. The 174-room hotel was designed by Sherwood D. Ford and opened in 1928. It fell into disrepair in the 1960s, until it was restored in 1999 and reopened in 2001. , the hotel was still open.
In 1927 the Real Estate Improvement Company of Seattle invested $300000 toward the construction of the Marcus Whitman Hotel The 174-room hotel was designed by Sherwood D Ford and opened in 1928 It fell into disrepair in the 1960s until it was restored in 1999 and reopened in 2001  the hotel was still open