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2700 California Ave SW
Seattle, WA 98116
Hiawatha Community Center
Hiawatha Community Center closed for Stabilization Project
Amenities
- Gym
- Kitchen
- Meeting Rooms
- Auditorium
- Wifi
- Playground
- Childcare
- Preschool
- Teen Programs
- Indoor Toddler Playtime
- After School Programs
- Drop in Programs
- Lifelong Recreation
- Camps
About
Current closure info: Hiawatha is closed as part of the city wide Community Center Stabilization Project.
Off-site programming during closure: Some of the programs from Hiawatha Community Center are continuing off-site during the closure. For information about current offerings, see our Parkways blog.
Hiawatha Community Center is located along California Ave. SW in the heart of West Seattle's vibrant Admiral District.
Built in 1911, Hiawatha is the oldest community center west of the Mississippi and the building and surroundings were designed by the famed Olmsted Brothers landscape architectural firm. A stage and auditorium are located on the top floor with a small galley kitchen. On the main floor are two medium size rooms which house youth and tween programming year round. On the lower level is the full sized gymnasium that is used for tot gym, senior programming, 27 basketball teams, High School Drop in and tween programming.
The building is in the center of Hiawatha Playfield, which has been designated an historic landmark. Out the front doors of Hiawatha is a full athletic field including track, baseball field, soccer/football field and tennis courts which are used jointly by the community center and West Seattle High School. The park also includes a wading pool, swings, picnic tables, benches and a lovely grassy knoll. Directly to the south is West Seattle High School. Alki Beach is down the hill to the north.
Current Projects
For information on any of the projects at Hiawatha, please select from links below: