Also known and the Interurban Bank building, this John Parkinson designed building was erected in 1890 and funded by William Rankin Ballard. According to a write up about it on…
Category: Terracotta Faces
Terracotta, a type of earthenware, is a clay-based unglazed or glazed ceramic, where the fired body is porous. Terracotta is the term normally used for sculpture made in earthenware, bricks, and surface embellishment in building construction. Pioneer Square is covered in Terracotta for aesthetic and practical reasons – it’s both sculptable and flame retardant.
Interurban Lion
I don’t know how many miles of Pioneer Square I walked before realizing how many faces adorn its buildings. The most obvious and most welcoming of all are those on…