Menu
Home
People
Places
Arts
History
Plants & Animals
Science
Life & Culture
Technology
Reference.org
Suzzallo Library
open-in-new
<p><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Suzzallo_Library¶ms=47.6557_N_122.3084_W_scale:30000">47°39′21″N 122°18′30″W / 47.6557°N 122.3084°W / 47.6557; -122.3084</a> </p> <p>Suzzallo Library is the central <a href="/facts/Library/hvdQNTtS">library</a> of the <a href="/facts/University_of_Washington/36PG6qkG">University of Washington</a> in <a href="/facts/Seattle/7lYIrCa6">Seattle</a>, and perhaps the most recognizable building on campus. It is named for <a href="/facts/Henry_Suzzallo/zNn1CmyC">Henry Suzzallo</a>, who was president of the University of Washington until he stepped down in 1926, the same year the first phase of the library's construction was completed. The library was renamed for him after his death in 1933. </p>