Historic Seattle

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Historic Seattle is a Seattle, Washington public development authority focused on preserving Seattle's architectural heritage.[http://www.historicseattle.org/faq.aspx Frequently Asked Questions], Historic Seattle. Accessed 13 October 2007. [https://web.archive.org/web/20141018202104/http://www.historicseattle.org/faq.aspx Archived] on the Internet Archive 2014-10-18.[https://web.archive.org/web/20050307021018/http://seattle.gov/html/citizen/pda.htm Public Development Authorities: Historic Seattle PDA], City of Seattle official site. Accessed 26 November 2008. For many years, they issued a monthly online magazine, Preservation Seattle[http://www.historicseattle.org Home page], Historic Seattle. Accessed 13 October 2007. Current page does not mention the magazine 2016-01-28.
[http://www.historicseattle.org/preservationseattle/default.htm Preservation Seattle] home page. Accessed 13 October 2007. [https://web.archive.org/web/20140417204252/http://www.historicseattle.org/preservationseattle/default.htm Archived] on the Internet Archive 2014-04-17. and are involved in advocacy and education.

As a public development authority, Historic Seattle is a government-owned corporation.[http://www.mrsc.org/subjects/econ/ed-pda.aspx Public Corporations/Public Development Authorities (PDA) (RCW 35.21.730 - 35.21.755)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080616112407/http://www.mrsc.org/subjects/econ/ed-pda.aspx |date=2008-06-16 }}, Municipal Research and Services Center (MRSC) of Washington. Accessed 6 October 2008. Its 12-member board includes 4 members appointed by the Mayor of Seattle, 4 appointed by the PDA Council, and 4 elected by its constituency. All board members serve 4-year terms. Its mission is the "Preservation and enhancement of the historic heritage of Seattle for the mutual pride and enjoyment of all citizens, and creation of a more livable environment within the historic areas of the city."

According to their website, as of 2006 they had completed 44 projects "in capacities ranging from owner/developer to consultant."[http://www.historicseattle.org/projects/completedprojects.aspx Completed Projects], Historic Seattle official site, 2006. Accessed online 27 November 2008. [https://web.archive.org/web/20081214105915/http://www.historicseattle.org/projects/completedprojects.aspx Archived] on the Internet Archive 2008-12-14. Among these were their own headquarters, Dearborn House.[http://www.historicseattle.org/projects/projectdetail.aspx?id=5 Dearborn House], Historic Seattle official site, 2006. Accessed online 27 November 2008. [https://web.archive.org/web/20141003014250/http://historicseattle.org/projects/projectdetail.aspx?id=5 Archived] on the Internet Archive 2014-10-03. Other prominent Seattle buildings with which they are or have been involved include the Good Shepherd Center in Seattle's Wallingford neighborhood, a former Catholic girls' home, which Historic Seattle owns and operates mainly as office space for non profit organizations;[http://www.historicseattle.org/projects/projectdetail.aspx?id=11 Good Shepherd Center], Historic Seattle official site, 2006. Accessed online 27 November 2008. [https://web.archive.org/web/20140817211828/http://www.historicseattle.org//projects/projectdetail.aspx?id=11 Archived] on the Internet Archive 2014-08-17. the Cadillac Hotel in Pioneer Square, now the visitor center of the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park;[http://www.historicseattle.org/projects/projectdetail.aspx?id=4 The Cadillac Hotel], Historic Seattle official site, 2006. Accessed online 27 November 2008. [https://web.archive.org/web/20140717212244/http://www.historicseattle.org//projects/projectdetail.aspx?id=4 Archived] on the Internet Archive 2014-07-17. and Town Hall, a former Christian Science church that now functions as a 900-seat venue for lectures and performances;[http://www.historicseattle.org/projects/projectdetail.aspx?id=24 Town Hall], Historic Seattle official site, 2006. Accessed online 27 November 2008. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120510234803/http://www.historicseattle.org/projects/projectdetail.aspx?id=24 Archived] on the Internet Archive 2012-06-11. They have also been involved in one or another capacity with numerous houses including the Carpenter Gothic Twenty-third Avenue Houses, originally built in 1892-1893 as inexpensive housing; the Fourteenth Avenue Houses, a remnant of a late 19th-century community of mostly Finnish immigrants at Smith Cove; and Egan House with which Historic Seattle has ever been involved.[http://www.historicseattle.org/projects/projectdetail.aspx?id=7 Egan House], Historic Seattle official site, 2006. Accessed online 27 November 2008. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120611090913/http://www.historicseattle.org/projects/projectdetail.aspx?id=7 Archived] on the Internet Archive 2012-06-11.