In 1891, the Bettman family, early merchants, built the masonry structure shown here, at 312-324 Fourth Avenue. It featured stores on the ground floor, with a hotel above. The building was damaged in the 1949 Earthquake and the second story and parapet removed. The building still exists, much altered
undated photograph, courtesy State Capital Museum Collection, Washington State Historical Society, catalog C1949.18.92
Text © Deborah Ross and The Olympian 2022