To Preserve, protect, and share the history of the people and places of Seattle’s Queen Anne neighborhood.

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We offer free engaging live and virtual programs with topics ranging from modern architecture on Queen Anne to preserving the past. We document our Queen Anne history and advocate for the preservation of our community’s architecture and built environment.

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Yet Another Wonderful Queen Anne Landmark: The Sanctuary on 11th Ave. W.
Yet Another Wonderful Queen Anne Landmark: The Sanctuary on 11th Ave. W.
The Handschy/Kistler House
The Handschy/Kistler House
Legislative Threat to Historic Preservation
Legislative Threat to Historic Preservation

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Another Wonderful Queen Anne Landmark on 11th Ave. W. Mar 28, 2025 Next Wednesday April 2 at 3:30, the city’s Landmarks Preservation Board will consider the nomination of the Wilde Streatfield House on 11th Ave. W. The Queen Anne Historical So
Each year the Queen Anne Historical Society honors five businesses and individuals for their notable contributions to preserving our neighborhood's rich history. The most recent recipient of the Outstanding Stewardship Award is Laurie Reed, who owns
Where are the oldest steps in Seattle? The answer to this and other blazing staircase controversies here https://bit.ly/3WQvqwe If you have been following Leanne’s recent expedition to walk all the public stairs of Queen Anne, you’ll wa
Last night the Queen Anne Historical Society hosted a sold out gathering of over 100 interested citizens. Our subject was the One Seattle Plan with panelists Eugenia Woo, Rico Quirindongo, Maureen Elenga and moderator Michael Herschensohn. The audien
Did you know today is National Take the Stairs Day? Kind of an easy one for us here on Queen Anne...any of our 121 staircases will suffice!
Public Meeting One Seattle Plan Thursday, January 16- 6 pm Register at www.qahistory.org
Earlier this year, we celebrated Preservation Month by recognizing some of the people and places that make Queen Anne such a wonderful historic neighborhood. One of our 2024 winners was the Cascade Parent Partnership, who won the 2024 Outstanding Ren
As of December 19, our board president Leanne has walked all 121 staircases of Queen Anne! Leanne writes, "A delightful adventure that had me poking around all the corners of Queen Anne, many that I'd never walked. To finish, here's the most hi

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