Interurban Building
The Interurban Building, formerly known as the Seattle National Bank Building is an historic office building located in the Pioneer Square neighbourhood of Seattle, Washington, United States. Built from 1890 to 1891 for the newly formed Seattle National Bank, it is one of the finest examples of Richardsonian Romanesque architecture in the Pacific Northwest and has been cited by local architects as one of the most beautiful buildings in downtown Seattle. It was the breakthrough project of young architect John Parkinson, who would go on to design many notable buildings in the Los Angeles area in the late 19th and early 20th century.
The building reached its 6th floor by March 1891 and most of the stone carving was complete including Bas-Relief gargoyles and a large lion’s head keystone over the bank’s corner entrance. Over 2,100,000 bricks had gone into the building’s construction and the final brick was officially laid on April 9, 1891.
The first two floors were trimmed with red Colorado sandstone from the Kenmuir quarry near Colorado Springs, the site of which is now part of the Red Rock Canyon Open Space. The use of the stone was a novelty in Seattle at the time as local grey stone was so abundant and it would guarantee that the new building would stand out amongst its peers. The remainder of the street-facing façade was clad in high quality pressed brick from California and trimmed with red terracotta that would match the hue of the stone, giving the building a mostly monochromatic appearance.
After its most recent restoration in the late 1970s it was renamed the Interurban Building as a nod to its role in local transportation. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970 as a contributing property to the Pioneer Square Historic District.
This asset was commissioned by nicocn383 who also kindly provided the excellent screenshots.
Interurban Building
Footprint
5 x 6 Units
Geometry
41.5K tris, 101 tris LOD
Textures
2048 x 2048, LOD 128 x 128
The asset can be found in the ‘Unique Buildings’ tab.
Included with this asset is RICO compatibility which allows the building to function as a large office. If you subscribe to the Ploppable Rico Revisited mod this asset will appear in the RICO ‘Offices’ tab.
I’ve tried to make this asset as realistic as possible and therefore the geometry tri count is high and the textures large. All of the texture elements have been created specifically for this asset in order for full control over the final look.
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