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🎁 To Seattle, with love
The building that houses the Seattle Asian Art Museum was donated by the Fuller family. | Photo via Wikimedia Commons
For us? You shouldn’t have.
We think living in Seattle is the greatest gift of all, but our city has actually been on the receiving end of quite a few delightful donations. From public parks to museums and more, check out these four gifts given to the city.
Cowen Park |In the early 1900s, local realtor Charles Cowen donated the land to build Cowen Park. In part, the development of the park was catalyzed by preparation for the forthcoming 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, a major fair that was held nearby on the grounds of the University of Washington.
Seattle Asian Art Museum |The building now housing this museum was donated to the city by the Fuller family — specifically, Richard Fuller and his mother, Margaret, both of whom were avid travelers and art collectors. The Fullers fully funded the $250,000 to construct the building and worked with local architects to develop the museum, which opened in June 1933.
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