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Puget Power Building

Building in Bellevue, Washington State (1956–2006)

^[I]Surpassed by400 BuildingGeneral informationStatusDemolishedArchitectural styleModernistAddress10607 NE 4thTown or cityBellevue, WashingtonCountryUnited StatesConstruction started1955^[1]Completed1956^[1]DemolishedFebruary–March 2006^[2]^[1]OwnerPuget Sound Power and Light (Puget Power)Height52 feet (16 m)^[3]Technical detailsFloor count4Design and constructionArchitecture firmHarmon, Pray and DetrichDesignationsMost Endangered Historic Properties (Wash. Trust for Historic Pres.)^[4]

The Puget Power Building was a four story tall building in Bellevue, Washington. When it was built in 1956 as the corporate headquarters for Puget Sound Power and Light (popularly known as Puget Power), it was the tallest building in Bellevue and on the Eastside.^[1]^[5] It was described by conservationists as "the best example of the International Style on the Eastside".^[2]

The property was sold to a developer by Puget Sound Energy, the successor to Puget Power. The same day the sale was recorded, the building appeared on the annual list of most endangered historic properties compiled by Washington Trust for Historic Preservation.^[6]^[4]

The building was demolished in 2006 to make way for a new high-rise development that was to become Bellevue Towers, one of which shared the title of highest building in Bellevue.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Puget Power Building", Pacific coast architecture database, University of Washington digital collections
^ ^a ^b Puget Power Building, Documentation and Conservation of the Modernist Movement, Western Washington
^ "Puget Power Building". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016.
^ ^a ^b Most Endangered Historic Properties List—Past sites, Washington Trust for Historic Preservation
^ Kurt Clark (January 19, 2011), "106th Ave and NE 4th Street – Back In The Day", Bellevue city news blog, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, ... the Puget Power building – Bellevue's first 'skyscraper' built in 1956 ...
^ "Group wants to save old Puget Power Building", King County Journal, via eCultural Resources, June 16, 2005

External links

Image (elevated), from UW Digital Collections, circa 1969
Image (ground level), from UW Digital Collections, circa 1969

Records
Preceded by	Tallest building in Bellevue, Washington 1956–1967	Succeeded by 400 Building

Puget Sound Energy

Hydroelectric projects

Baker River (Lower Baker Dam) (Upper Baker Dam)
Electron
Koma Kulshan (Rocky Creek Dam) (Sulphur Creek Dam)
Snoqualmie Falls

Wind farms

People

Buildings

Puget Power Building
Georgetown Steam Plant (Puget Sound Traction and Lighting)

Other

v t e Bellevue, Washington
Geography
Areas	Bel-Red Bridle Trails Downtown Bellevue Crossroads Eastgate Factoria Lake Hills Lakemont Newport Overlake Somerset Spring District Wilburton
Education
Primary and secondary schools	Bellevue School District Bellevue High School Interlake High School Newport High School Sammamish High School International School Issaquah School District Jewish Day School of Metropolitan Seattle Bellevue Christian School (in Clyde Hill)
Other education	Bellevue College Seattle Japanese School Washington Technology University
Other
Sports	Midlakes United
Landmarks	400 Building Bellevue Square Bellevue Towers City Center Bellevue Expedia Building Lincoln Square Paccar Tower Puget Power Building Seattle Washington Temple Washington Square Bellevue Airfield (closed)
This list is incomplete. See also: List of tallest buildings

v t e Timeline of the tallest buildings in Bellevue
Puget Power Building (16 m) (1956) 400 Building (28 m) (1967) Paccar Tower (52 m) (1970) Plaza Center (68 m) (1982) Skyline Tower (97 m) (1983) City Center Bellevue (109 m) (1986) One Lincoln Tower= (137 m) (2005) Bellevue Towers Two= (137 m) (2008)