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Visionaries
Honoring Town Hall's Past, Building Its Future
A reimagined Town Hall created new possibilities for how the community could gather, learn, and connect. The $35.5 million capital project, completed from 2017-2019, improved functionality, acoustics, and accessibility — and ensured that our landmark building would remain a vital part of Seattle’s arts landscape for generations to come. To complete the work, Town Hall secured an unplanned $2.5 million bridge loan that allowed us to reopen our doors in 2019, but limited how boldly we’ve been able to plan for our future — until now.
Throughout 2025, we have nearly retired the bridge loan, strengthening Town Hall’s financial foundation and allowing us to fully turn toward the future with clarity and stability.
Photo: Town Hall’s founder, David Brewster (left), and late Executive Director Wier Harman (right), tour the building during its renovation in 2019. Their combined leadership paved the way for a strong foundation of innovation and growth.
Closing this final chapter is deeply meaningful, and as we complete this effort, we celebrate the leadership that brought us here. The renovation was guided for so many years by former executive director Wier Harman, who expanded founder David Brewster’s original vision to preserve our historic building. This spring, Town Hall will name the Great Hall Stage in honor of Wier Harman, and the stained-glass Oculus in recognition of David Brewster. Naming these iconic spaces marks a milestone and honors the visionaries who shaped this institution.
We invite you to be a part of it and help shape what comes next!
$100,000 Match through January 15, 2026:
Gifts of $100 or more will be matched dollar-for-dollar by the True-Brown Foundation, plus receive an invitation to a special reception.
Gifts of $1,000 or more will be matched and recognized as part of the naming of The David Brewster Oculus and The Wier Harman Great Hall Stage — a way to honor Town Hall’s past while building its future!
Questions? Please contact Membership & Annual Fund Manager Jena Whitesman at jena.whitesman@townhallseattle.org or call (206) 452-7367.
With Gratitude
We extend our deep thanks to the donors whose generosity made the retirement of our renovation loan possible. Their generosity makes these two new named spaces possible.
The Wier Harman Great Hall Stage and the David Brewster Oculus will stand alongside the following donor-funded spaces created during Town Hall’s renovation campaign:
- Wyncote Foundation NW Forum
- The Otto (bar in the Wyncote Foundation NW Forum)
- True-Brown Foundation Lobby
- C. Keith Birkenfeld Memorial Trust Library
- Rick Steves Media Resource Room
- Ferguson Foundation Staff Office
- Ishaque and Maria Mehdi Reading Room
- Nordhoff Family Lounge
- James W. Ray Gallery
- Floyd and Delores Jones Lobby
- Mina B. Person Green Room
Photos (from top to bottom): Audiences enjoy the music of Ukrainian artist Maryna Krut in the Wyncote NW Forum; violinist Neethi Belur talks with Global Rhythms curator John Kertzer in the Mehdi Reading Room; Town Hall Members browse a pop-up book nook in the Nordhoff Lounge.
