Web resources for cataloging images of Seattle and King County

4Culture
General information on architectural preservation in King County
http://www.4culture.org/preservation/index.htm

Architect DB
Searchable database of West Coast architects and architecture. Compiled by UW AUP head librarian Alan Michelson.
https://digital.lib.washington.edu/php/architect/index.html

City of Seattle Municipal Archives
Includes photographs, documents, maps, and special exhibits.
http://www.cityofseattle.net/cityarchives/

City of Seattle Department of Neighborhoods
Historical Sites search
Detailed reports for Seattle sites being considered for National Register of Historic Places or Seattle Landmarks Preservation Ordinance status.
http://web1.seattle.gov/dpd/historicalsite/

Docomomo WEWA
Society dedicated to preservation of Modern Architecture in Western Washington
http://www.docomomo-wewa.org/

Google Earth
http://earth.google.com/

Historic Seattle
Architectural preservation society.
http://www.historicseattle.org/

King County iMAP property search
GIS tool for property and tax assessor records for all parcels in the county
http://www.metrokc.gov/gis/Mapportal/iMAP_main.htm

Puget Sound Theatre Organ Society
Good site for researching early Seattle theater buildings
http://www.pstos.org/

Seattle Department of Planning and Development
http://www.seattle.gov/dpd/

Seattle Public Utilities City Property Finder
http://web1.seattle.gov/spu/citypropertyfinder/GeographicSearch.aspx

University of Washington AUP Library -- Architecture research link page
http://www.lib.washington.edu/aup/websitesARCH.html

University of Washington Libraries Special Collections -- Pacific Northwest Collections
http://www.lib.washington.edu/speciaLcoll/collections/pnw/index.html

Vintage Seattle
Blog with high resolution scans of historic photographs, postcards, and other ephemera.
http://www.vintageseattle.org/

Print resources for cataloging images of Seattle and King County

Ochsner, J. K. (1994). Shaping Seattle architecture: a historical guide to the architects. Seattle: University of Washington Press in association with the American Institute of Architects Seattle Chapter and the Seattle Architectural Foundation.

Woodbridge, S. B., Montgomery, R., & Streatfield, D. C. (1980). A guide to architecture in Washington State: an environmental perspective. Seattle: University of Washington Press.