Seattle Asian Art Museum (Volunteer Park, 1933 building)

The Seattle Asian Art Museum occupies the former Seattle Art Museum building in Volunteer Park, completed in 1933 in a Classical Revival style to serve as the city's original art museum. The building's construction and long museum use represent early-20th-century civic cultural infrastructure, and the structure underwent later restorations to preserve its historic fabric while adapting to museum functions. It remains a documented example of period civic architecture repurposed for continuing public cultural use.