The 1906 Booth building in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood is most significant for its association with educator Nellie Cornish. In 1914, Nellie Cornish (1876-1956) established the Cornish School of Music in one room of the Booth Building, eventually occupying all of the second and third floors. The school grew rapidly and incorporated painting, dance and theater to its curriculum. Nellie Cornish recruited to her faculty such talented artists as Mark Tobey, Martha Graham, Merce Cunningham and John Cage. In 1921, Cornish commissioned a purpose-built building further north on Capitol Hill, while the Booth building remained the of various arts education uses until the 1980's. The Cornish College of the Arts remains a vital educational institution in the Pacific Northwest and still reflects Nellie Cornish's unique educational pedagogy promoting “exposure to all of the arts.” The Booth building is currently facing redevelopment and will be considered for city landmark status.