Ballard Ave NW - Historic Landmark District - Seattle, Washington

Address:Ballard Avenue NW between NW Market Street and NW Dock Place
Seattle, Washington

The Ballard Avenue Historic Landmark District is a significant historic area in Seattle. In the 1870s and 1880s, this neighborhood was built in the northwestern corner of Seattle along the aptly named Ballard Avenue. Ballard started as a Scandinavian seafaring community and still retains a Scandinavian feel. At the west end of Ballard Avenue are the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks which is where many ships and tugboats, container ships, and pleasure boats travel between the Puget Sound and Lake Union and Lake Washington.