and First Hill areas of Seattle, Washington. While Cornish was founded on Capitol Hill, it no longer owns or operates any buildings in the neighborhood.
=== Historic Capitol Hill Campus ===
Cornish's historic campus is composed of its original 1921 building on Capitol Hill and its grounds. The building, now known as Kerry Hall, contains the 200-seat PONCHO Concert Hall. Kerry Hall was designed in the Spanish Colonial Revival style by leading Seattle architect Abraham H. Albertson and is on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as the "Cornish School".
In April of 2024, Cornish announced their intention to sell Kerry Hall and finally sever their ties with their original location. The news prompted a sit-in from students calling for the space to be sold to an organization dedicated to preserving the historic location as a space for the arts. The student activists got their wish in November of 2024 when Kerry Hall was sold to the Seattle Theatre Group for $6 million who will continue using the space …
