The Ye College Inn is a nationally recognized historic building in Seattle, Washington

Seattle, Washington

Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...

. It is located at the Northeast corner of University Way and NE 40th Street in the University District one block West of the University of Washington

University of Washington

University of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University...

. It was designed in 1909 by Graham & Myers

John Graham & Company

John Graham & Company, or John Graham & Associates was the name of an architectural firm, founded in 1900 in Seattle, Washington by English-born architect John Graham , and maintained by his son John Graham Jr. ....

 and is an excellent example of Tudor Revival architecture used on a commercial building. At the time of its construction, the University Campus was the site of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition

Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition

The Alaska–Yukon–Pacific Exposition was a world's fair held in Seattle in 1909, publicizing the development of the Pacific Northwest.It was originally planned for 1907, to mark the 10th anniversary of the Klondike Gold Rush, but the organizers found out about the Jamestown Exposition being held...

and the College Inn was intended to function as a small hotel for fair goers. It later provided housing for students as well as commercial services on the lower floor and does to this day. Following a complete restoration in 1979, The Ye College Inn was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.