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If this inspires a stifled yawn, think again. Since its 1997 expansion, the Frye has
gained a hipness that it once lacked, with fresh ways of presenting its artwork, music
performances, poetry readings and interesting rotating exhibits from traveling painters
to local printmakers.
SORRENTO HOTEL
HISTORIC BUILDING
(900 Madison St; 64)
This grand working hotel located on First Hill is a fine example
of Italian Renaissance architecture. Built in 1909 by a Seattle clothing merchant, the
Sorrento was one of the first hotels designed to absorb the crowds of prospectors jour-
neying through town on their way to Alaska in search of gold.
Don't miss a chance to nose around the interior opulence.
STIMSON-GREEN MANSION
HOUSE
( 206-624-0474;
www.stimsongreen.com
; 1204 Minor Ave; tours $10, registration required;
1-2:30pm 2nd Tue each month; 64)
One of the first homes on First Hill, the baronial
Stimson-Green Mansion is an English Tudor-style mansion completed in 1901 by lum-
ber baron 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 the 20th century. To register for a tour, call the
Washington Trust for Historic
Preservation
(
206-624-9449)
.
ST JAMES CATHEDRAL
CHURCH
(
www.stjames-cathedral.org
; 804 9th Ave; 64)
Seattle's beautiful Italian Renais-
sance-style Catholic cathedral was built in 1907. The original dome collapsed in 1916,
the result of a rare Seattle snowstorm, but the two impressive towers remain. Inside, the
altar is located unusually in the church's center.
