A. Warren Gould

Augustus Warren Gould (January 15, 1871 – October 15, 1922[1]) was an architect in Boston and Seattle, as well as surrounding areas of the Pacific Northwest including Canada.

His firm's work in downtown Seattle included the American Savings Bank and Empire buildings (1906) which were the second and third concrete reinforced structures in the United States ever built.

[4] He was involved in supervising the construction of the YWCA building in Seattle in partnership with Edouard Frere Champney.

[5] He also designed buildings for Vancouver, British Columbia and in the cities of Aberdeen and Tacoma in Washington state as well as residences across the Northwest.

He was appointed by Governor Louis F. Hart to the Washington State Examining Board of Architects.

Empire and American Bank building
One of the terra cotta walruses adorning the Arctic Building. There was also a polar bear