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The architectural partnership of Bebb and Gould was active in Seattle from 1914 to 1939. Partners Carl Freylinghausen Gould and Charles Herbert Bebb were jointly responsible for many buildings on the University of Washington's Seattle campus, as well as the Seattle Times Square Building (1914), Everett Public Library, U.S. Marine Hospital (1930–32, now known as Pacific Medical Center), and the Seattle Art Museum building in Volunteer Park (1931–33, now known as the Seattle Asian Art Museum).

Charles Herbert Bebb, was an American architect, who participated in two of the city's most important partnerships, Bebb and Mendel from 1901 to 1914, and Bebb and Gould from 1914 to 1939. Bebb was also important in the development of the architectural terra cotta industry in Washington State, and he was an early participant in the Washington State Chapter of the American Institute of Architects.

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Further reading

Booth, T. William; Wilson, William H. (1994). "Bebb & Gould". In Ochsner, Jeffrey Karl. Shaping Seattle Architecture: A Historical Guide to the Architects. Seattle, WA: University of Washington Press. ISBN   9780295973661. OCLC   30518455.

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.


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