The Exchange Building is a 23-story (275 ft)

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office building located in the central business district of

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. It was designed to house the Seattle Stock Exchange by John Graham & Associates and completed in 1930. John Graham, an English-born architect, also designed many other landmark Seattle buildings, including the downtown

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(now

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), the downtown

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(now a

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), and the Dexter Horton Building. At the time of its completion, the Exchange Building was the second-tallest reinforced concrete skyscraper in the

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. In addition to many of Seattle's

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exchanges, early tenants included

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, Edison Lamp Works, and

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. Later tenants included

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and

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(formally Seattle Metro). As of 2016, major tenants include Slalom Consulting,

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, and

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. Landmark status was awarded in April 20, 1990.Council Bill Number: 107875, Ordinance Number: 115038
City of Seattle Legislative Information Service. Accessed 3 December 2007. The Exchange Building won the "Office Building of the Year" award from the

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in 2002., Emporis. Accessed 3 December 2007. File:Seattle - Exchange Building 01.jpg , Exchange Building, seen from across the street to the north on the grounds of the Henry M. Jackson Federal Building. File:Exchange Building in Seattle from 4th & Marion (2015).jpg , View of the building's narrower side, from the east

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