Anderson, Ralph, 1924-2010
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Washingtonians (Washington State)
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Magnolia (Seattle, Wash.)
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Architecture
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found: Modern views, 2010:title frame (Ralph Anderson)
found: Wikipedia, February 5, 2015(Ralph Anderson (architect); Ralph D. Anderson (Oct. 21, 1924-Oct. 24, 2010) was an architect, based in Seattle, Washington. He was a founder of Ralph Anderson and Partners, later Anderson Koch Smith. Although much of his work is modernist, he is also strongly associated with preservationism. In that latter respect, he was an early and important contributor (including as an investor) in the restoration of Seattle's Pioneer Square neighborhood and also participated in restoration projects along First Avenue in the Pike Place Market Historical District in the 1970s)
found: Seattle times, October 30, 2010, viewed online February 5, 2015:Ralph D. Anderson, architect called 'father of Pioneer Square,' dies at 86 (Ralph D. Anderson; born in Seattle's Magnolia neighborhood; died at Horizon House on Capitol Hill; graduated from Queen Anne High School. After WWII he returned to Seattle and graduated with a degree in architecture from the University of Washington in 1951. He began his career working for Paul Kirk, a preeminent Pacific Northwest architect. Mr. Anderson later partnered with several well-known architects, including Bill Booth and Bob Koch, and collaborated with some of the city's finest interior designers. He rehabilitated several Pioneer Square properties)
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2018-07-27: new
2018-07-29: revised
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