Smith Tower in Seattle was designed by Gaggin & Gaggin, with Edwin H. Gaggin named in the text and H. W. Thompson as supervising architect. L. C. Smith commissioned it, and his son Burns Lyman Smith oversaw construction after Smith died in 1910. It opened on July 4, 1914. The infobox gives 1911 to 1914, while the text describes a 1910 permit and demolition starting in November 1911.
The article calls the style Neoclassical. It has a steel frame and concrete structure, a granite base and a white terra cotta upper facade. The infobox gives 38 floors and a 484 foot spire, while the text cites 522 feet (159 m) to the pinnacle.
Seattle designated it a landmark in 1984. Ivar Haglund bought it in 1976. It went to foreclosure auction in 2012 and was sold in 2015, 2018 and 2024. A self-guided tour resumed in 2016. The article gives no current hours.
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