A short stroll from the Seattle Monorail, on Blanchard Street in Belltown, stands one of the neighborhood's officially protected buildings. The Windham Apartments at 420 Blanchard St is a designated City of Seattle landmark in the Downtown district, added to the city's landmark list in 2008. Several other protected sites lie within a short walk, so the building slips easily into a self-guided Belltown landmark walk.
A Place on Seattle's Landmark List
Look up the Windham Apartments in Seattle Landmarks Preservation Board records, published through City of Seattle GIS, and you will find it listed as city landmark number 297. Its designation dates to 2008 and was made official by ordinance number 122595.
That status means the building has been formally recognized under Seattle's preservation program. To see how the Windham fits among the city's other protected sites, browse the full list of Seattle landmarks.
