Capitol Hill Neighborhood - Seattle, Washington

Address:Centered around Volunteer Park
Seattle, Washington

Located just east of the downtown area is the trendy Capitol Hill neighborhood, which is characterized by large mansions, originally conceived by real estate developer James A. Moore. In 1901 Moore named the area "Capitol Hill" in the hopes that Washington State would one day move the state capitol to this area. As such, the neighborhood was designed to look like a state capitol, thereby displaying the grandeur and wealth the state presumably wanted to exhibit. Nonetheless, the state capitol remains, until today, in Olympia.