The citywide "Libraries for All" initiative was approved by voters in 1998, funding the replacement of older and smaller libraries, including the Henry Branch.[8] In October 1999, after two public meetings, the Seattle Library Board voted to build a new branch on the current site of the Henry Branch.[1] The Library Board rejected an offer from a private developer that sought to put the new library branch in a mixed-use development at Broadway and 10th Avenue East, after public opposition to the 65-foot (20 m) height of the building.[9] The Henry Branch closed on November 3, 2001, and was demolished.[1] A new $5 million building designed by Cutler Anderson Architects opened on the same site on May 31, 2003.[10] Under city regulations, new libraries could not be named for individuals so it was named Capitol Hill Branch.[11] In its first year, the new library handled 58 percent more patrons compared to the old branch.[12]