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Alki Point Lighthouse
The US Coast Guard maintains this lighthouse. It has limited public hours and you can't just walk up to it, but tours are available by appointment. Call for a current schedule and more information.
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Gable House
This 14-gabled house was built in 1905 by Harry Whitney Treat, a friend of William F 'Buffalo Bill' Cody. Treat also built the lovely Golden Gardens Park.
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Queen Anne Counterbalance
The streetcar that chugged up and down the steep grade along Queen Anne Ave started operating on overhead-wire electricity in 1900, but it still needed some help to manage the hill. So engineers designed a system of counterweights - a 16-ton train that ran in a tunnel beneath the street would go up when the cable car went down and vice versa. The cable cars were retired in 1943, but the underground tunnels are still there.
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Richard Hugo House
The nexus of Seattle's literary community, the Hugo House offers readings, classes and workshops as well as conducting various events around town. Writers-in-residence keep office hours at the house, during which they're available for consultation about writing projects free of charge. The extensive zine library invites all-day lingering.
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Stimson-Green Mansion
One of the earliest homes on First Hill, the baronial Stimson-Green Mansion is an English Tudor-style mansion completed in 1901 by lumber and real-estate developer CD Stimson. Built from brick, stucco and wood, this stately home is now owned by Stimson's granddaughter and used for private catered events such as weddings and themed dinners. The interior rooms are decorated to reflect the different design styles popular at the turn of last century.
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