Chinatown–International District, Seattle
The Chinatown–International District of Seattle, Washington (also known as the abbreviated CID) is the center of the city's Asian American community. Within the district are the three neighborhoods known as Chinatown, Japantown and Little Saigon, named for the concentration of businesses owned by people of Chinese, Japanese and Vietnamese descent, respectively. The geographic area also once included Manilatown.
Seattle Chinatown Historic District | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
Historic Chinatown Gate in the Seattle Chinatown Historic District | |
| Location | Roughly bounded by Yesler, Rainier, Dearborn, and Fourth, Seattle, Washington |
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| Area | 23 acres (9.3 ha) |
| Architect | Multiple, including Sabro Ozasa, Charles Haynes, Thompson & Thompson |
| Architectural style | Beaux Arts |
| NRHP reference No. | 86003153 |
| Added to NRHP | November 6, 1986 |
The name Chinatown/International District was established by City Ordinance 119297 in 1999 as a result of the three neighborhoods' work and consensus on the Seattle Chinatown International District Urban Village Strategic Plan submitted to the City Council in December 1998. Like many other areas of Seattle, the neighborhood is multiethnic, but the majority of its residents are of Chinese ethnicity. It is one of eight historic neighborhoods recognized by the City of Seattle. CID has a mix of residences and businesses and is a tourist attraction for its ethnic Asian culture and landmarks.