National Register Listing

Seattle Public Library

a.k.a. Seattle Public Library - West Seattle Branch

2306 42nd Ave., SW, Seattle, WA
Local significance of the building:
Education; Architecture; Social History

Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
About National Register Listings

The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.

The Seattle Great Wheel, located on the city's waterfront, is one of the largest Ferris wheels in the United States, standing at 175 feet tall.