File:Dexter Horton building under construction, Seattle, January 24, 1923 (MOHAI 8812).jpg

This image of the Dexter Horton Building in Seattle was taken during construction on January 24, 1923. When it opened the following year, the 15-story building at Second Avenue and Cherry Street, was one of the largest office buildings in the country at 328,000 square feet. A protected historic landmark since 1993, the building was named for Pioneer Dexter Horton (1825-1904), who arrived in Seattle in 1853 and founded the city's first bank in 1870. Visible on the left edge of the frame is a sign listing building financier S. W. Straus & Co., architect and engineer John Graham, and general contractors Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Co.

Signs in image: Carter, MacDonald, and Miller, Inc,. Down Town Properties; Henry C. Ewing, Business & Industrial Properties; Alexander and Baldwing Ltd., Marien & Fire Insurance; Mehlhorn Building; A. Thompson's Cafe Inscribed on negative: -1-24-23- Stamped on verso: Photo by Frank H. Nowell

• Subjects (LCTGM): Business districts--Washington (State)--Seattle; Construction--Washington (State)--Seattle; Dexter Horton National Bank (Seattle, Wash.); Office buildings--Washington (State)--Seattle