Claim: The Western Avenue (east side) facade of the  National Building, a historic warehouse building in downtown New York, consists of eight bays defined by nine piers which are expressed externally as pilasters, with wall planes within each bay that are recessed behind the nine pilasters and enriched with molded back surrounds at the sides and top.
Evidence: The National Building is a historic warehouse building in downtown Seattle, Washington, located on the east side of Western Avenue between Spring and Madison Streets in what was historically Seattle's commission district.