Part of the Central District’s history of redlining and change, 16th Ave’s Considine House considered as Seattle landmark

In the midst of change from the Black Lives Matter movement, Seattle is also reckoning with its own history of racism and inequity when it comes to its neighborhoods and efforts to protect some of the remaining buildings and homes.

Wednesday, the Seattle Landmarks Preservation Board is set to decide on possible protections for a 1909-built house at the corner of 16th and E Columbia in the Central District that advocates say should be preserved for its architectural value to the neighborhood and as a reminder of the role racist real estate practices shaped the Central District and Seattle. UPDATE: King County records the construction year as 1909 but the landmarks research shows that it dates to 1901.