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1804 E Hamlin St
Built: 1941 Historic Name: Coyne Residence Style: Modern Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: The house is set elevated on a brick retaining walled plinth on the corner across from the Seattle Yacht Club and is one of the few houses of this style in the neighborhood. The house is composed of brick-clad geometric forms. The west portion of the house has a flat roof with a rooftop deck; it is pierced by a wood square volume stair tower. The east side of the house on the alley has a shed roof sloping upward toward the roof deck with overhangs. It has original steel-sash corner windows with consistent square muntin divisions set into a cantilevered brick structure. There are cantilevered flat overhangs over the entry and the primary corner living room window. The main entry is on Hamlin Street and there is a secondary back door entry off the rear alley. The garage is located in the basement off the alley.
Cultural: This house was built in 1941 for Rebecca Coyne, who purchased the property in 1936. Her ownership continued at least through 1958.
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1812 E Hamlin St.
Built: 1927 Historic Name: Hoff Residence Style: French Eclectic Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: This one-and-one-half story French Eclectic-style house sits on a slightly raised, flat lot with a low concrete retaining wall, lawn, shrubs, and a few foundation plantings. A concrete walk leads to a small brick and concrete entry stoop with stairs to the side. The house has a hipped roof and a prominent gabled roof dormer in the center of the front facade with a three- part diamond pane leaded casement window grouping. A hipped roof dormer with new sliding windows faces east and a gabled roof dormer with leaded casement windows faces north. The house is clad in undulating shingles. The entry door is recessed slightly and sheltered by a small shed porch roof supported by brackets. To the west of the entry is a hip roofed projecting bay with tall leaded casement windows. To the east of the entry is a small, recessed porch with a French door and wrought iron railing. The west facade has a group of five leaded casement windows, a hip roofed projecting bay with a side entry and a three-part diamond paned leaded casement window above.
Cultural: The earliest known owners of this house, in 1928, were Trygve W. (salesman) & Gertrude Hoff. It was owned by Dr, Carl W. & Jessie Stomberg in 1938. The owners in 1948 were Howard W. & Kaisa Schmidt; he was branch manager, The J. R. Watkins Co. In 1958, the home was owned byWilliam R. & Cheryl Thomas; he was a mechanical engineer at Bailey Meter. Accessory: A single garage with clipped gables and leaded casement windows
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1816 E Hamlin St.
Built: 1922 Historic Name: Thaanum Residence Style: Vernacular Rank: Historic Non-Contributing
Description: This residence has been extensively remodeled with the addition of a red- tiled roof with overhangs, several new dormers, a roof terrace cut into the front sloping portion and new windows.
Cultural: The earliest known owner of this house, in 1928, was Walter Thaanum.It was owned by Rebecca G. Coyne in 1938; she later built a Modernist house next door. Irving & Paula Sarkowsky owned the home in 1948. The owners in 1958 were H. Rowland & Nancy Pearsall; he was an associate at the Mason Clinic. Accessory: Garage
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1822 E Hamlin St
Built: 1919 Historic Name: Shaffer Residence Style: Vernacular Rank: Historic Non-Contributing
Description: The original residence (1919) has been altered and is now an accessory dwelling unit to a new house.
Cultural: The earliest known owners of this house were George D. (clerk at Rex Cave) and Stella Shaffer in 1938. It was owned by Walter (biologist, State Department of Fisheries) and Marjorie Kirkness in 1948, In 1958, the home was owned by Raymond H., a draftsman at Philip F. Spaulding & Associates(Naval architects), and Dorothy Richards. Accessory: Cabana with bath
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1826 E Hamlin St
Built: 1926 Historic Name: Irwin Residence Style: Dutch Colonial Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: This two-story Dutch Colonial-style residence features a symmetrical facade, clapboard siding and a side-gable gambrel roof with a nearly full-width shed roof dormer. It has a brick porch with five steps and a wrought iron balustrade covered by a gabled roof pediment with eave returns supported by heavy wall brackets. The paneled entry door has five small windows along the top and leaded multi-pane sidelights. Three-part windows with fixed centers and leaded sidelights flank the entry. The dormer has a pair of six-over-one leaded windows and a center six-over one single window above the porch. Paired and single six-over-one windows are typical on the west and east facades. A brick chimney pierces the eaves on the west facade. The site is slightly raised with a prominent maple tree, low shrubs, and lawn bisected by a concrete stair and walkway.
Cultural: The earliest known owners were Ples M. (VP-Secretary, Dunn Motors Inc.) and Anna Irwin in 1928. The home was owned by Henry J. (President, Central Pontiac Sales Corp.) and Delora Rahe in 1938. In 1948, the owners were Dave (a transportation superintendent at Boeing) and Winifred Nurse. In 1958, the home was owned by George (a physician) and Genavie Thomas. Accessory: Garage
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1832 E Hamlin St.
Built: 1922 Historic Name: Lackore Residence Style: Vernacular Rank: Historic Non-Contributing
Description: Built as a one-story Colonial bungalow, this house has been extensively remodeled (1998) with the addition of a second story and Colonial Revival detailing. The house has a hipped roof, clapboard siding and a generally symmetrical facade with a center entry. The entry has a flat-roofed portico with a balustrade above. Windows are single, paired, or three-part divided lights with wide wood surrounds.
Cultural: The earliest known owners of this house were James C. (district manager,U.S. Civil Service Commission) and Edna Lackore in 1938. In 1948, it was owned by Harry, a student, and Mildred Sines; their ownership continued at least through1958.
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1836 E Hamlin St.
Built: 1921 Historic Name: Baker Residence Style: Colonial Bungalow Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: This one-and-a-half story house has a side gable roof and shingle cladding. It sits on a terraced site with retaining walls, shrubs, and a mature maple tree on the east side. A wide concrete walk and seven stone steps lead to a recessed entry porch at the west end of the front facade; this has been altered slightly with an open rectangular opening replacing the original arched opening. The roof is supported by square corner columns. The main facade features three eight-over-eight double-hung windows with wood sash and flanking shutters. The center window has a fan-shaped decorative feature and small gabled wall dormer above. The west facade has a small dormer above a recessed wall area. Eight-over-one double hung windows are typical on the non-primary facades. A brick chimney pierces the roofridge at the center. A flat-roofed addition that is not visible from the front has been added to the rear.
Cultural: The earliest known owner of this house was Frederic R. Baker, an insurance agent, in 1928. It was owned by J. Swift, a salesman at Norris Beggs & Simpson, and Elizabeth Baker in 1938. In 1948, the owners were Ira, who was in the United States Navy, and Evelyn Dye. Robert L. (TransportDivision, Boeing) and Marcella Kay owned the house in 1958.
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1840 E Hamlin St.
Built: 1919 Historic Name: Cox Residence Style: Craftsman Rank: Historic Non-Contributing
Description: This residence was built as a side gabled, single story cottage and was remodeled in 1995 with a one-story addition to the east side of the house, a new side gabled second story addition with a prominent wall dormer and a deeply recessed porch across the width of the original house. Thesechanges have significantly altered the original character of the house.
Cultural: The earliest known owner in 1928 was Elizabeth H. Cox, who worked in a hat shop. It was owned by Robert S. Moore, who worked at the Franklin Press, and Geraldine Moore in 1938' their ownership continued through at least 1958.
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1846 E Hamlin St.
Built: 1922 Historic Name: Williamson Residence Style: Craftsman Rank: Historic Non-Contributing
Description: This residence was built a one-and-a-half story side gable house and was remodeled in 1985 with the addition of a new steeply pitched side gable roof, two prominent gabled roof dormers with large, arched windows and a full- width porch with turned posts and a wood balustrade. These changes have significantly altered the original character of this residence.
Cultural: The earliest known owners of this house were Charles L. (manager, Powers Regulator Co.) and Ruth Williamson in 1928; their ownership continued through at least 1958. Accessory: Garage
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1852 E Hamlin St.
Built: 1929 Historic Name: Dykeman Residence Style: Tudor Revival Rank: Historic Non-Contributing
Description: This one-and-a- half story Tudor-style house has a gable front and wing form with a steeply pitched roof. It has stucco cladding, leaded casement windows and a large chimney on the front gable wall. It has been altered with a shed roof front dormer with an aluminum picture window and a large shed roof addition on the rear that is visible from the side yard. These features significantly alter the historic character of the original house,
Cultural: The earliest known owners of this house were Roe Dykeman, a shipmaster,and his wife, Lola, in 1928. Their ownership continued through at least 1958. Accessory: Garage
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1856 E Hamlin St.
Built: 1935 Historic Name: Byington Residence Style: Minimal Traditional Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: This one-story house features an L shaped plan, a side gable and wing roof form, a composition roof with no overhangs, and copper gutters and downspouts. It is clad in brick painted white. The entry, at the center, is slightly recessed with chamfered walls creating a shallow brick stoop. The white paint has been largely removed from the brick at the entry, creating a red brick focal point on the front facade. To the west of the entry is a large, twenty-light leaded picture window with a brick sill. A single eight-over one double-hung leaded window with a brick sill is located in the front facing gable. Three round vents pierce the brick wall just below the gable apex. A brick chimney is on the west facade. The site is gently sloping with lawn, a few foundation shrubs, a prominent evergreen tree in the southeast corner and a large camellia in the southwest corner. A brick path leads to the entry.
Cultural: The earliest known owners of this house, in 1928, were Richard H. and Margaret Byington; he was an insurance agent with General Insurance Company of America, and Margaret Byington. Their ownership continued at least through at least 1958. Accessory: Garage
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1862 E Hamlin St.
Built: 1922 Historic Name: Roop Residence Style: Craftsman Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: This one-and-one-half story house has a side gabled roof and clapboard siding. It sits on a sloping site with lawn and mature shrubs and trees.Seven concrete steps lead to the porch, which has a gable-front portico with eave returns and an arched opening. The porch roof is supported by Doric columns at the corners. The front door is painted paneled wood. To the west of the entry is a three-part window with a twenty-light leaded fixed center flanked by eight-light leaded sash. The shed roof dormer has four, newer horizontally-oriented casement windows; this dormer replaced a smaller eyebrow dormer. Single and paired wood frame windows, some newer, are typical on the east and west facades. One chimney pierces the eaves on the east facade and another, smaller one projects through the roof in the center of the house. There is a wide concrete driveway on the east side of the site.
Cultural: The earliest known owners of this house were Louis C. and Florence Roop in 1928. It was owned by Gerhard S. Carroll, a physician, and Lucille Carroll in 1938. In 1948, the owners were J. Rance Morris, a sales manager at Hotel Supply, Inc., and his wife, Barbara. The home was owned by August and Ellyn Swanson. Dr. Swanson (1925-2003), a graduate of Harvard Medical School, was a noted neurologist who pioneered developments in medical education. Accessory: Garage
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1866 E Hamlin St.
Built: 1918 Historic Name: Davis Residence Style: Craftsman Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: This one-and-one-half story cottage residence has a rectangular plan, a broad, gable front and coursed shingle cladding. The entry, east of center, has a flush paneled door with twelve-light sidelights and paired pilasters. To the west of the entry is a pair of six-over-one double-hung windows with wood sash and surrounds and shutters. A similar six-over-six window is located in the gable end. A brick chimney pierces the roof near the ridge.The site is flat with a lawn bisected by a curving concrete walkway to the concrete and brick entry stoop. A few shrubs are planted at the foundation.
Cultural: The earliest known owners of this house were O. Albert (Special Agent, Henley-Scott & Burgard) and Emma Davis in 1928. Elizabeth H. Austin was the owner in 1938. In 1948, the owner was Adelaide N. Anderson, who worked as a Visitor in the King County Welfare Department; he remained through at least 1958. Accessory: Garage
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1872 E Hamlin St.
Built: 1989 Style: Modern Rank: Non-Historic Non-Contributing
Description: This two-story house has an irregular plan and synthetic cladding. It has numerous roof forms at varying heights, including flat roofed sections with roof decks, a sloping shed section and gabled sections. Windows are aluminum. The double wood front door has transoms and an open trellis above. The site is generally flat with a concrete patio and shrubs.
Cultural: This house was constructed outside of the period of significance for the district.
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1876 E Hamlin St.
Built: 1923 Historic Name: Thompson Residence Style: Cape Cod Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: This residence was built in 1923 as a side-gable Colonial-style house with clapboard siding, an eyebrow roof dormer, and a gable front porch the center. The February 15, 1932 issue of The Seattle Daily Times includes 'before' and 'after' photographs of this house on the 'My House Goes Modern' feature page. They show the house's original Colonial style in the 'before' photo, and the newly 'modernized' Cape Cod style house. In the 'after' photo, the house is clad in brick, with the eyebrow dormer, gabled bay and porch removed. The three-part windows are changed out to a pair of individual double-hung wood windows with eight-over-one sashes and shutters on either side of the flush entry door with flanking engaged pilasters. The caption under the photographs reads, 'Vivid illustration of the possibilities of modernizing is afforded by these views of a house at 1876 Hamlin St. that went modern.' The upper view shows the original mediocre architecture. The lower view shows the structure after modernization with brick. Although these alterations significantly changed the original character of this house, the changes were made during the period of significance for the historic district, and clearly illustrate accommodation to changing tastes in design.The house now has a symmetrical facade with a flush entry in the center flanked by two double-hung windows with wood sash, frames and shutters. The entry door is paneled wood with a twelve-light window in the upper half and is flanked by engaged pilasters. The entry stoop is brick with wrought iron railings. Single, paired, and groups of three double-hung wood windows with divided uppers, all covered with storm windows, are typical throughout. A brick chimney pierces the eaves on the east facade. The site is flat with lawn and foundation shrubs.
Cultural: The earliest known owners of this house, in 1928, were Hartsell O. Thompson, Credit Manager for Builders Brick Company, and Ruth Thompson. Their ownership continued at least through 1938. In 1948, it was owned by John M., Speer, a public school teacher, and Louise Speer. The owners in 1958 were home was owned by James P. Kearnes, (a salesman, Capitol Hill Furniture and Appliances) and Hazel Kearnes. Accessory: Garage at rear of property
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1882 E Hamlin St.
Built: 1918 Style: Colonial Bungalow Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: This one-and-one-half story Colonial Bungalow has a side-gable roof and is clad in coursed shingles. The entry is flush with the front facade and slightly offset from center, with a paneled wood door with four small windows at the top, a brick stoop with a wrought iron railing and an arched hood supported by wall braces. A grouping of four eight-light windows with wood sash and frames and a window box supported by wall braces is located to the west of the entry. To the east of the entry is a pair of eight-light windows with wood sash and frames. This window type is typical except in the gable ends, where original windows have been replaced with aluminum sliders. A brick chimney protrudes from the roof ridge near the west end of the house. The site is gently sloped with a lawn bisected by a curving concrete walk, large boxwood shrubs flanking the entry stoop, foundation plantings and mature evergreen trees at the east and west perimeters.
Cultural: No early ownership information has been located for this house.
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1888 E Hamlin St.
Built: 1920 Historic Name: Wise Residence Style: Craftsman Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: This is one-story residence has a rectangular plan and a side gable roof with deep eaves, knee braces and exposed rafter tails. A red brick chimney is on the west elevation. A wide, low shed dormer has knee braces at the corners, and a row of five 6-light wood windows in a typical Craftsman style pattern of a center pane surrounded by narrow rectangular panes. The entry on the east end of the facade has a Colonial Revival-style door surround of reeded pilasters and a cornice. The entry has concrete steps with a metal railing.There are two large newer fixed pane windows on the facade. The east elevation has a projecting bay under a shed roof with 4-light wood casement windows. Other side elevation windows share the pattern of the dormer windows.
Cultural: The earliest known owners of this house were Harry A. (a dentist) and Ellen Wise in 1928. In 1938, it was owned by Cyrus A. Parsons, a logging contractor, and his wife, Gladys. From at least 1948 through 1958, the owner was Grace B. Douglass. Accessory: Garage
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1896 E Hamlin St.
Built: 1925 Historic Name: Cheese Residence Style: Colonial Revival Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: This two-story brick-clad Colonial Revival residence has a central rectangular section flanked by one-story side wings and a two-story rear wing. The main body of the house has a hipped roof with deep, projecting, boxed eaves and a chimney on the east of the main section. The side wings have shed roofs, while the rear wing has a hipped roof. The facade is symmetrical with a center entry with a round-arched hood supported on large brackets and brick pilasters. On either side of the entry are tripartite windows composed of three 8-light casements with leaded muntins. The second floor has three symmetrically placed windows of paired 6-light casements with leaded muntins. The side wings each have an arched window on the facade, composed of three 6-light casement windows topped by three 4-light transoms forming the arch, all with leaded muntins. All windows have wide wood trim and brick sills. The second floor windows terminate at the top of the wall, reaching the eave.
Cultural: The earliest known owners of this house were Edward T. (manager, Cooper Underwear Co.) and Lola Cheese in 1928. In 1938, it was owned by May A. Wurdemann. In 1948, Ole Foss, President of the Hi-Grade Dairy, and his wife Kathryn, owned it.
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2111 E Hamlin St.
Built: 1925 Historic Name: Belford Residence Style: Craftsman Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: This one story dwelling has a rectangular footprint and a cross gable roof with a central front porch. Cladding is clapboard. There is an exterior chimney on the east elevation. The front porch has a clipped gable roof with a cornice return and a flat arched opening. It is supported on two simple round columns. It extends out on both sides as a wood pergola, with two more round columns at the far ends. The entry door has a storm door and sidelights. The concrete steps have concrete kneewalls and iron railings. Oneither side of the entry are fixed windows with leaded glass transoms.
Cultural: The earliest known owner of this house, in 1928, was William L. Belford, an engineer; his ownership continued at least through 1938. It was owned in 1948 by Joseph (Hilma) Johnson in 1948, who was a machinist; they remained through at least 1958. Accessory: Garage at south end of property
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2117 E Hamlin St.
Built: 1914 Historic Name: Curti Residence Style: Craftsman Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: This one story house has an irregular plan with a hipped roof in front with a gable in the rear. A full-width gabled porch extends across the facade; the gable end has two, small, rectangular windows. The roof has open eaves and decorative knee brackets in the front gable end. Cladding is wood clapboard and shingles. There is an exterior chimney on the east elevation, just north of the ridgeline. The front porch has two wide square posts mounted on brick pedestals at the corners, with a low brick wall in place of railing; the stairs are cement, with metal pipe rails. East of the door is a large fixed window with a multi-light transom. The house features an unusual octagonal bay on the west elevation. It has a flat roof topped by a simple wood railing. Each side of the bay has a large fixed window with a multi-light transom. The house also has gabled dormers on each side elevation, ashed-roofed addition with a secondary entry on the east elevation, and at least one shed-roofed rear addition.
Cultural: The earliest known owners of this house, in 1928, were Eugene C. Curti,who was a chiropractor, and Emily McRae, who was a pharmacist. Their ownership continued through at least 1958. Accessory: Garage at south end of property
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2121 E Hamlin St.
Built: 1927 Historic Name: Fleetwood Residence Style: Colonial Revival Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: This two-story dwelling has a rectangular plan with a rear addition that gives it the current L-shaped footprint. The hipped roof has a wide cornice with modillions. Cladding is red brick. There is an exterior chimney on the east elevation. The facade is symmetrical with a center entry, which has a low hipped roof, supported by two Tuscan columns, with a wide cornice with modillions that matches the main roof. The entry door is wood with six panels. On either side of the entry is a fixed window with a 12-light leaded transom. The second floor has the same windows. All windows have louvered shutters. Above the entry is a pair of fixed windows with 8-light leaded transoms. Windows have brown brick sills and headers.
Cultural: The earliest known owners of this house were Clinton T. Fleetwood, who was a dentist, and Reza Fleetwood in 1938. The home was owned by Lloyd Holtz, a lawyer, and Ethel Holtz in 1948. Their ownership continued at least through 1958. Accessory: Garage at south end of property
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2127 E Hamlin St.
Built: 1924 Historic Name: Crane Residence Style: Colonial Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: This two-story dwelling has an L-shaped plan with a front gable roof that extends the east slope out to cover the short side of the "L." The roof has wide raking molding and boxed eaves. Cladding is stained wood shingles. The foundation is covered in brick below a wood drip mold. The facade is dominated by an exterior brick chimney at the ridgeline. facade windows are 2/2 wood windows, with one flanking the chimney on each floor; first floor windows are topped by wood cornices. The entry is located in the gabled- roofed "L" projection on the east side of the house, facing north. There is a6-light round-arched window above the door on the second floor. The entry portico has a shallow hipped roof supported on a pair of slender turned columns. The cornice features dentil molding, and the surround has square molded pilasters. The door has two panels with a leaded glass transom. Sideelevation windows are 2/2, either paired or single.
Cultural: The earliest known owners of this house were Ernest B. Crane, Assistant Engineer, Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railway Co., and RubyCrane, in 1928. Their ownership continued through at least 1958. Accessory: Garage at south end of property
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2133 E Hamlin St.
Built: 1919 Historic Name: Graham Residence Style: Dutch Colonial Revival Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: This clapboard-clad two-story residence has a cross-gambrel roof clad with wood shingles. The facade is symmetrical with a center entry portico with two Tuscan columns supporting a flat roof topped by a balcony with a wooden railing (altered from the original diagonal cross pattern design). The same wooden picket railing surrounds the porch and goes down the stairs, with square wood newel posts. The entry door is recessed. The balcony is accessed by a central door flanked by two small rectangular windows in the front-facing gambrel end. On either side of the entry on the first floor is a pair of single-light wood windows with multi-light transoms. There is an exterior brick chimney on the west elevation at the ridgeline. The property is heavily landscaped with many mature trees, making visibility difficult.
Cultural: The earliest known owners were Frederick A. Graham, a draftsman at the City Engineering Department, and Ora Graham, in 1928. It was owned by Sidney C. Boote, who worked for Pacific Engraving Co., and Elsie Boote, in 1938. The owners in 1948 were John H. Koenig, a public school teacher,and Evelyn Koenig; they remained at least through 1958. Accessory: Garage on south end of property
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2137 E Hamlin St.
Built: 1925 Historic Name: Bailey Residence Style: American Foursquare Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: This two-story dwelling has a rectangular plan with a hipped roof with deep boxed eaves. Cladding is wood clapboard. There is a prominent exterior chimney on the west elevation towards the front of the house. Each eave corner has six shallow brackets (three on each side). The first floor of the facade projects out under a hipped roof with detailing that matches the main roof. This section has a row of six 4/1 wood windows. Above it on the second floor are two pair of 4/1 windows. The entry is on the east elevation, under a hipped roof supported on paneled boxed columns, also with boxed eaves with flat brackets. There is a one story section on the rear elevation under ahipped roof with the same eave details.
Cultural: The earliest known owners of this house were Alvin and Irene Bailey in1928. Their ownership continued through at least 1958. Accessory: Garage
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2141 E Hamlin St.
Built: 1923 Historic Name: Wolf Residence Style: Craftsman Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: This one story dwelling has a T-shaped plan with a rear "L." The main body of the house has a clipped side gable roof of wood shingle, with open eaves and exposed rafter tails. Gable ends have exposed beam ends. There is a central, projecting front section under an intersecting clipped gable. The entry porch has a pergola supported by one Tuscan column at the corner. The pergola members have bird's mouth ends. The 15-light door has two small 4-light windows next to it. Cladding is wood clapboards. Windows are mainly vertical 4/6 wood windows. The front gable section has a row of five of these windows on the facade. The east end of the facade has a row of three. There is a center, interior chimney near the ridgeline on the south slope of the main roof.
Cultural: The earliest known owners of this house were Albert E. Wolf, who was an attorney with Washington Title Insurance Co., and Grace Wolf, in 1928. The home was owned by Irving W. Ringer, Secretary, Retail Meat Dealers Association, and Irene Ringer in 1938. Their ownership continued through at least 1958. Accessory: Garage at south end of property
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2147 E Hamlin St.
Built: 1924 Historic Name: Steigert Residence Style: Craftsman Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: This one story dwelling has a rectangular plan with a clipped side gable roof with a shed-roofed dormer with cornice returns. The dormer has a rectangular, single-light window flanked by two 4-light windows. There is an exterior chimney on the front slope of the east elevation. Cladding is wood clapboard. The facade has a bank of five wood windows with 6-light transoms. All windows have storm windows. The entry porch is located on the west end of the facade and has a rounded-arch roof of standing seam copper with dentil molding, supported by two Tuscan columns. The entrydoor is slightly recessed. Windows on the side elevations are mainly 4/1.
Cultural: The earliest known owners of this house were Albert R. Steigert, Foreman, Acme Engraving Co. and Edith Steigert in 1928, whose ownership continued through at least 1958. Accessory: Garage at south end of property
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2151 E Hamlin St.
Built: 1923 Historic Name: Merritt Residence Style: Colonial Bungalow Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: This one story residence has a U-shaped plan with the main body of the house under a front gable roof, and the front section of the house under a side gable roof that extends out on the east elevation. The front gable end of the main roof is visible in the center. There are also two gabled dormers with louvered vents on the front elevation. Cladding is wood clapboard. The facade is symmetrical with a center entry door flanked by full-length, multi- light sidelights. On either side of the door are two pairs of 8-light casements. The front porch extends the full width of the facade, with four Tuscan columns and a wide cornice. Side elevation windows are primarily 6/1.There is a side entry to the recessed section of the U-shaped plan on the east elevation. The house has two chimneys, each with two colors of brick - a small interior chimney near the center of the house, and a prominent,elaborately detailed, exterior chimney on the east elevation.
Cultural: The earliest known owner was Harriet Merritt in 1928. The owners in 1938were Henry H. Thedinga (a manufacturer's agent) and Nellie Thedinga; their ownership continued through at least 1958. Accessory: Garage
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2160 E Hamlin St.
Built: 1920 Historic Name: Beuschlein Residence Style: Colonial Revival Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: This two-story clapboard-clad Colonial Revival style residence originally had a rectangular plan with a bowed bay on the rear, but a rear addition and a garage on the west have given it an irregular footprint. The main body of the house has a hipped roof with deep boxed eaves, with a shed roof extending out to cover the rear bay. The symmetrical facade has a center entry portico with a flat roof with a molded cornice, supported on two Doric columns, and a brick porch and steps. The paneled entry door is flanked by 5-light sidelights. Above the entry is a three-sided bay with narrow, 2/1 wood windows. Small square windows flank the bay. On the first floor, the entry is flanked by tripartite windows composed of a large center window with a 5- light transom flanked by single-light sash with 3-light transoms. On the second floor is a pair of single-light sash with 4-light transoms. On the west side of the facade, one of these windows has been removed. The east elevation has paired single-light windows with 4-light transoms and a pair of French doors in the center. The second floor has two banks of four casement windows. There is a large exterior chimney on the rear elevation,east of the rounded bay.
Cultural: The earliest known owner of this house was Alice S. Beuschlein in 1948.She was a clerk at UW, and remained here until at least 1958.
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2150 E Hamlin St.
Built: 1930 Historic Name: Edington Residence Style: Tudor Revival Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: This one-and-a-half story house is clad in brick veneer with a random pattern of clinker bricks. It has a rectangular mass with a small projecting center entry under a front gable forming a T-shaped plan. The steep side gable roof has raked molding and cornice returns. There is another front gable on the west end of the facade with a pair of 8-light leaded casements in the gable end. A shed-roofed dormer clad in wood shingle with two small windows sits between the west gable and the entry gable. On the facade, flanking the entry, are fixed plate glass windows with leaded glass casement sidelights. The entry door faces west, with a small, 4-light window on the south elevation of the entry. Windows on the side elevations are mainly 6/1 with leaded muntins. An exterior chimney is at the ridgeline on the west elevation. Wooden, exterior stairs access a side entry door under a hipped roof on the east elevation.
Cultural: The earliest known owners of this house were James A. Edington, Manager, Price-Rite Corporation, and Leone Edington in 1938. The home was owned by Maxim VonBrevern, Associate Professor, UW and Laura VonBrevern in1948. Their ownership continued through at least 1958.
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2146 E Hamlin St.
Built: 1920 Historic Name: Swank Residence Style: Dutch Colonial Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: This two-story has a T-shaped plan with a front gambrel roof with raked molding in the gable end. Bother the east and west elevations have a wide shed dormer with cornice returns. The bottom edge of the gambrel roof wraps around the gable ends as a hipped projection with a wide flat cornice below, separating the first and second stories. There is also a smaller, east facing gambrel at the center of the east elevation. The house is clad in wood shingles. The main entry, in the center of the east elevation, has a pergola structure supported on square posts with wood picket railing. Windows are 9/1, wood double-hung, with the exception of the middle window on the first floor facade, which is fixed and has 24 lights. The front gable end has fanlight window with an oversize keystone. An interior, red brick chimney is near the ridgeline on the east roof slope.
Cultural: The earliest known owners were Frederick D. Swank, an engineer, and Hazel Swank, in 1928. The home was owned by John D. Thomas, a lawyer, and Margaret Thomas in 1938. In 1948, the owners were Dean and Alice Newhouse. Newhouse served as Registrar at the University of Washington (1936-1941) and then as Dean of Men. University records show that he was responsible for assisting Japanese-American students at UW, The home was owned by Charles E. Kincaid, who was a VP-Trust Officer at SeattleTrust and Savings Bank, and Louise Kincaid in 1958. Accessory: Garage at north end of property
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2142 E Hamlin St.
Built: 1949 Historic Name: Granger Residence Style: Ranch Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: This brick-clad one-story residence has an L-shaped footprint and a hipped roof with deep boxed eaves. The entry is located at the apex of the "L," with a decorative wrought iron post for support. The front projecting section of the "L" has a large, fixed plate glass window flanked by 1/1 windows in a wood frame. On the east side of the entry is a pair of 1/1 wood windows. Thehouse has an exterior chimney on the west elevation.
Cultural: The earliest known owners were Glenn and Edith Granger in 1958; he was president of Granger Oils Inc. Accessory: Garage at north end of property
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2136 E Hamlin St.
Built: 1926 Historic Name: Berliner Residence Style: Craftsman Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: This one-and-a-half story residence has an irregular footprint and wood shingle cladding. The roof has a side gable roof with a prominent front gable covering most of the facade. The gabled entry porch is at the southwest corner and has a pair of paneled boxed columns and a paneled pilaster.The center of the facade has a large hip-roofed bay window with 10-light wood casements flanked by 8-light casements, all within a wide wood surround. A pair of 8-light casements is at the east end and a nine-light window is in the gable end.
Cultural: The earliest known owners of this house were Max H. Berliner, President, Stenger and Berliner, and Jeanette Berliner in 1928. Their ownership continued at least through 1938. It was owned by Les M. and Dorothy Larson and K. P. Short in 1948. Larson was Sales Manager at Sicks' Seattle Brewing and Malting Co. The home was owned by John D. Collins, a physician, and Mary Collins in 1958. Accessory: Garage on north end of property
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2130 E Hamlin St.
Built: 1922 Historic Name: Keeper Residence Style: Craftsman Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: This one story house has an L-shaped footprint with a side gabled roof and a wide projecting front gable. The roof and has deep eaves with wide vergeboards and decorative knee braces in the gable ends. Cladding is clapboard above a water table, with wider clapboard below. The front projection contains the entry, on the east side of the facade. The porch is supported by a single boxed column at the front corner, and has wooden steps with a wood picket handrail. It is framed by a clapboard half-wall on the west side, with wood trellis panels. The rest of the front projection is a sunroom with four windows across the front and three on each side.Windows are wood, with a single light sash at the bottom, and decorative 6- light sash at the top in a typical Craftsman pattern. On the west side of the entry is a triple window with the same sash pattern as the front sunroom, formed by two smaller windows flanking a larger center window. An exterior chimney is on the east side, in front of a projecting shed-roofed bay.
Cultural: The earliest known owner of this house was Rena E. Keiper in 1928, who worked at General Insurance Co of America. It was owned by Charles H. Markey in 1938 and, in 1948, by Morris S. Blume, who was Secretary- Treasurer at Al Phillips The Cleaner Inc., and Mary Blume. The owner in1958 was Martha G. Kowalski, a physician at Group Health Cooperative. Accessory: Garage on north end of property
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2128 E Hamlin St.
Built: 1922 Historic Name: Everett Nordstrom House Style: Colonial Revival Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: This clapboard-clad two-story residence has a rectangular plan with a side gable roof with boxed eaves with returns. The facade is symmetrical with a center door, wood paneled, surmounted by a fanlight, and flanked by a pair of 8-light sidelights. The entry portico has a front gable with pronounced eave returns and an arched underside, supported on two Ionic columns. The windows are 8/8 wood framed, flanked by louvered shutters. Two small 4/4 windows are centered above the portico. The second floor windows terminate at the cornice line. Side elevation windows are mainly 8/8. A large exterior red brick chimney is centered in the west gable end.
Cultural: The earliest known owners of this house were John Witherspoon (Pacific Shade and Drapery Co.) and Lucinda Witherspoon in 1928. The home was owned by Everett W. Nordstrom, who worked at Nordstrom's, and Eliza Nordstrom in 1938. In 1958, the owners were Russell L. Brackett, who was asalesman with Ryan Realty, and Mary Brackett. Accessory: Garage at north end of property
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2122 E Hamlin St.
Built: 1926 Historic Name: Graves Residence Style: Colonial Revival Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: This two story residence originally had a rectangular footprint, but it has had a rear addition (2005), giving it a T-shaped plan. It has a side gable roof with boxed eaves and returned eaves. Cladding is wood shingles. The facade is symmetrical with a center door, wood paneled, surmounted by a fanlight.The entry portico has a front gable with an arched underside, supported on two Doric columns. The front arch features a keystone. The windows are 6/6 wood framed, flanked by inoperable louvered shutters. The window centered above the portico is smaller with a panel below it. The first floor windows are topped with small cornices, while the second floor windows terminate at the cornice line. Side elevation windows are also mainly 6/6. The house has a large, exterior, red brick chimney centered in the west gable end.
Cultural: The earliest known owners of this house were Lloyd O. Graves (Secretary,Dairy Products Co.) and Eleanor Graves in 1928. Accessory: Garage at north end of property
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2112 E Hamlin St.
Built: 1915 Historic Name: Vandewall Residence Style: Craftsman Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: This is one-and-a-half story residence has a rectangular footprint with a side gable roof and a full-width recessed front porch. The porch is supported on four sets of slender wood posts, three at the corners and two across the front, and has wood picket railing. Cladding is wood clapboard. The facade has a 6-panel wood door surmounted by a four-light transom, with a pair of 8/1 windows. Above is a large shed-roofed dormer with two 8/1 windows.The house has a center ridgeline chimney. East side elevation windows are also 8/1, and are grouped in two sets of three on the first floor. The second, rear set of windows is in a shed-roofed, rectangular bay. A large shed-roofed dormer is on the rear elevation.
Cultural: The earliest known owners of this house were Ralph I. and Ora Vandewall in1928. Ralph was a dentist. Their ownership continued through at least 1958. Accessory: Garage at north end of property
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2110 E Hamlin St.
Built: 1924 Historic Name: Gustav Residence Style: Craftsman Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: This one-and-a-half story house has a rectangular footprint under a side gable roof with projecting boxed eaves. The house is clad in coursed wood shingles. The symmetrical facade has a center entry under a projecting front gable supported on a two pair of wooden posts, with one straight post and one diagonal, sitting on brick plinths. The front spandrel is arched, leading into an arched ceiling. The porch has wooden railings and is accessed by a brick walkway and concrete steps with brick kneewalls. The gable end has a small 9-light window and three exposed beams with tapered ends. The entry door is a typical Craftsman style with three vertical panels below 6 small windows, flanked by 6-light full-length sidelights composed of two long narrow panes in the center with two square panes at the top and bottom. On either side of the entry are tripartite windows composed of three double-hung wood windows with a single-light lower sash and a 6-light upper sash. The pattern in the upper sash is a typical Craftsman pattern of a center pane surrounded on the sides and top by smaller rectangular and square panes. Above these windows are two front gable dormers with paired 6/1 windows. An exterior chimney of red brick is located on the east elevation. The west elevation has a projecting bay with a hipped roof and three 9-light casement windows. In the gable end is a pair of 9-light casements and decorative cross-bracing. There is a large shed dormer on the rear roof slope.
Cultural: The earliest known owners of this house were Sam Gustav (Pacific Metal and Salvage Co.) and Beatrice Gustav in 1928. Their ownership continued at least through 1938. The home was owned by Ronald J. Frizzell (Manager, Lake Union Sales Co.) and Priscilla Frizzell in 1948. In 1958, the owners were Murray Finkelstein (Terrace TV and Appliance Co.) and FrancesFinkelstein. Accessory: Garage at north
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1807 E Hamlin St.
Built: 1919 Historic Name: Seattle Yacht Club Style: Colonial Revival Rank: Historic Contributing Builder: Sylhassen & Sandal Architect: John Graham, Sr.
Description: The Seattle Yacht Club is located on the east shore of Portage Bay at the west end of E. Hamlin Street in the Montlake Park Addition. It adjoins the south side of West Montlake Park. The Colonial Revival-style building is clad with cedar shingles painted white and has numerous Colonial Revival details. A circular drive is on the north side and a large parking lot is located to the east. The building has had several additions and now has a T-shaped plan with intersecting gambrel-roofed wings. The original one-and-a-half story gambrel-roofed building is at the northeast with a flat-roofed extension and classical colonnade along the front. The main entrance is on this northern facade. Behind this, at the southwest, is a two-story flat-roofed service addition (1967). The main feature, at the junction of the two wings,is a 43-foot tower detailed to resemble a lighthouse.
Cultural: The Seattle Yacht Club was established in 1892, using facilities in West Seattle. The opening of the Hiram Chittenden Locks in 1917 made a fresh water location feasible, and they opened this clubhouse in 1920; permanent moorage and a boathouse were completed in 1924. The facility is still used for the club's administrative and social activities. Club member John Graham, Sr., designed the building in the Colonial Revival style, with a faux lighthouse that references its nautical purpose. The clubhouse was listed in the NRHP in 2006.
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1853 E Hamlin St.
Built: 1919 Historic Name: Stewart Residence Style: Colonial Revival Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: This two-story, Dutch Colonial-style residence sits on a gently bermed corner lot with lawn, dense mature shrubs and trees. It has a front gable gambrel roof with eave returns and a shingled pent roof between the first and second floors. Shed dormers run the length of the east and west facades. Cladding is clapboard with shingles in the gable ends. The ground floor has two window groups
Cultural: The earliest known owners (1928) were Donald C. Stewart (Manager, Pacific Press Clipping Bureau; President, Railway and Marine News Publishing Co. Inc.) and Bonnie Stewart. They remained here through at least 1938. In 1948 it was owned by Richard O. Lavers, who worked as a printer with Northwestern Mutual Fire Association, and Bernice Lavers. The home owners in 1958 were Allen J. Holzinger, President, Co-op Agency Inc. andGertrude Holzinger.
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1857 E Hamlin St.
Built: 1925 Historic Name: Lowrie Residence Style: Colonial Bungalow Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: This clapboard-clad one-and-a-half story residence has a side gable roof with eave returns and a small gabled dormer. The concrete entry porch is at the west end of the front facade and has a gabled roof with a rounded opening. A wood trellis extends from the edge of the porch roof to the northeast corner of the house. Both the trellis and porch roof are supported by round wood columns with a wrought iron railing between. The paneled wood door is flanked by divided sidelights. East of the entry is a three-part, wood frame picture window with a fixed center flanked by 1-over-1 sash. The dormer has a group of three small wood window. The east elevation has a secondary entry within a one-story gabled bay. Windows typically have 1- over-1 wood sash, and are arranged singly or in pairs. The site has lawn,foundation shrubs and a concrete driveway on the east side.
Cultural: The earliest known owner of this house was J. F. Lowrie, in 1928. It was owned by Floyd H. Hollenbeck (Investor Securities) and Louise Hollenbeck in 1938. From at least 1948 through 1958, Robert H. and Ora Hall were the owners. Accessory: Garage on the east side
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1863 E Hamlin St.
Built: 1938 Historic Name: Olds Residence Style: French Eclectic Rank: Historic Non-Contributing
Description: This one-story side-gabled residence was built in 1938 in the Minimal Traditional style. It was extensively remodeled in 2013 with a new, steeply pitched roof, new stucco cladding, new windows, and French Eclectic detailing. It now has stucco cladding and clipped gable ends and a projecting hip roofed bay with decorative dentils under the eaves in the center of the front facade. The center bay has a newer four-part divided metal frame picture window. The entry door faces west and is located in the projecting bay. The raised entry porch is accessed by concrete steps with concrete sidewalls. Above the entry steps, to the west of the projecting bay, is a pair of six-part divided casement windows with metal sash and frames. To the east of the bay is a small high rectangular window and a recessed garage opening with a paneled roll-up garage door with four divided windows in the upper panels. Paired divided casement windows with decorative bull nose tiled frames and sills are typical throughout. A brick chimney pierces the roof ridge at the center. The site is flat, with a concrete driveway at the east side and a hip-height concrete wall clad in stucco enclosing the lawn and shrubs at the perimeter.
Cultural: The earliest known owners of this house were Robert H. Olds, Group Engineer, Boeing Aircraft, and Nancy Olds in 1948. The home was owned byRobert R. Walker, a real estate investor, in 1958.
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1867 E Hamlin St.
Built: 1923 Historic Name: Carothers Residence Style: Craftsman Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: This clapboard-clad one-and-a-half story Craftsman bungalow has a side gable roof with clipped gable ends, return eaves, and a symmetrical facade. It sits on a gently sloping site with lawn and foundation shrubs bisected by a concrete walk and steps with wrought iron railings leading to a raised concrete porch that runs the width of the house. An ADA ramp with wood railings leads to the raised porch on the east side. The center entry is recessed slightly and sheltered by a rounded projecting roof supported by round columns at the corners. A wood trellis flanks the porch roof and is supported by paired square posts with decorative rectangular lattice work between. The entry door is wood frame with a full height eighteen-light window. Ten-light sidelights flank the entry door. Three-part wood frame windows with an eight-over-one fixed center flanked by four-over-one double-hung sash are located on either side of the entry. Double-hung wood frame windows with divided uppers are typical on other elevations. There is a projecting bay with a hipped roof on the east facade. A brick chimney pierces the eaves on the west facade and there is a two-track driveway on the west side.
Cultural: The earliest known owners were Calvin M. Carothers, a clerk, and Martha Carothers in 1938. It was owned by Eben S. Longfellow, a construction engineer with the Veterans Administration, and Rosa Longfellow in 1948. In 1958, the owners were Gene E. Beckwith, who worked as a salesman withMorris Hardcastle Real Estate, and Margaret Beckwith. Accessory: Garage at the rear
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1875 E Hamlin St.
Built: 1922 Historic Name: Jarrell Residence Style: Colonial Revival Rank: Historic Non-Contributing
Description: This two-story residence has been altered with the construction of a shed- roofed entry porch, replacing the original Colonial Revival-style pedimented portico. The house has a side gabled roof with return eaves and a brick chimney on the west facade. Cladding is wide asbestos shingles. The enclosed entry porch has concrete steps with a metal railing, a shed roof and a divided-light double-hung window. To the east of the porch is a projecting bay with a shed roof and a large, newer multi-pane fixed window. To the west is another newer fixed window. The second story has two six-over-one wood windows with shutters, with a smaller window in the center. Side elevations have similar windows. The house sits on a gently sloping site with lawn and a few foundation plantings, with a concrete driveway on the westside.
Cultural: The earliest known owners were William R. Jarrell, Agent in Charge, US Secret Service, and Caroline Jarrell' they remained here at least through 1938. It was owned by John M. Palmer, Office Manager, Monroe Dairy Machinery, and Elizabeth Palmer in 1948. In 1958, the owners were JeromeP. Journey, an engineer at Boeing, and Betty Journey. Accessory: Garage on the west side
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1877 E Hamlin St.
Built: 1915 Historic Name: Markey Residence Style: Craftsman Rank: Historic Non-Contributing
Description: This front gable, two-story residence has been altered with the replacement of the original prominent porch with a gable-front enclosed porch and the installation of a large picture window. Wood window trim and knee braces have also been removed. The house has an enclosed gabled entry with concrete steps and a stoop with wrought iron railings. The door is paneled with three narrow windows in the top half. East of the entry is a small rectangular window, with a large picture window to the west. Four double- hung six-over-one windows are located in the gable end; one window has a curved, wrought iron Juliette balcony. A brick chimney pierces the eaves on the east facade, behind which is a hanging box bay. The site is gently sloping with shrubs, lawn and a concrete driveway on the east side.
Cultural: The earliest known owners (1928) were Charles H. Markey, President, Markey Machinery Co. Inc. and Dorothea Markey. It was owned by Willis I. Downie, salesman, TEM Co., and Eleanor Downie from at least 1938through 1948.The home was vacant in 1958. Accessory: Garage on the northeast
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1879 E Hamlin St.
Built: 1919 Historic Name: Zeeve Residence Style: Craftsman Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: This two-story, clapboard-clad house is on a flat site with lawn, shrubs and mature trees. It has a side gable roof with wide bargeboards and knee braces. A concrete walkway with brick trim brick bollards leads to a shallow stoop with six brick steps and wrought iron railings at the east side of the facade. The flush wood panel door has 12-light sidelights. To the west of the entry is a three-part bay window with a twelve-over-one center flanked by six-over-one windows. The entry and bay window are sheltered by a hip roof that extends the length of the front facade and has exposed rafter ends and heavy knee braces on either side of the entry. The second floor features two paired six-over-one windows and a small square divided window between. A small arched window is in the gable end. Single, paired and three-part windows with divided uppers, wood sash and wide wood frames are typical throughout. On the west side of the house, the roof breaks slightly to demarcate a two-story projection set back from the front facade. A multi- pane casement window is located in the second floor of this bay. On the east side, a concrete driveway with brick trim leads to a side gable porte cochere that covers a side entry and is supported by square wood columns and brick piers.
Cultural: The earliest known owner of this house, in 1928, was Dora Zeeve, a secretary with West Coast Machine Company. It was owned in 1938 by Harold P. Norseth, a clerk at ELAS, and Evelyn Norseth, a saleswoman at Lucile Graves. From at least 1948 through 1958 the owners were Jerome T.Moore, an agent for the Northern Pacific Railway, and his wife, Dorothy. Accessory: Double garage on the east side
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1885 E Hamlin St.
Built: 1941 Historic Name: Brown Residence Style: Colonial Revival Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: This one-and-a-half story house has a side gable roof and clapboard cladding. The symmetrical facade has a center entry highlighted by a surround of reeded pilasters and a 6-paneled door. On either side of the entry are paired 6/6 double-hung wood windows flanked by louvered shutters. The front roof slope has two gabled dormers, each with a six-over-six window. The west elevation has an exterior brick chimney.
Cultural: The earliest known owners of this house were Joseph H. and Jennie Brown in 1948; they remained through at least 1958. Accessory: Garage at rear
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1891 E Hamlin St.
Built: 1919 Style: Craftsman Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: Views to this one-story, front gable, clapboard clad house are almost entirely obscured by a tall wood fence and dense vegetation. It is rectangular in plan with a gable roof and clapboard cladding, Visible windows have wood sash.
Cultural: No early ownership information has been obtained for this house.
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1893 E Hamlin St.
Built: 1932 Historic Name: Rogers-Tartar Residence Style: Colonial Revival Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: This two-story house has a rectangular footprint under a hipped roof with boxed eaves and a wide cornice with dentil molding and modillions. Cladding is red brick laid in a Flemish bond. The facade is symmetrical with a center entry highlighted by a surround with a broken pediment, Doric pilasters, and dentil molding. The paneled door is flanked by leaded glass sidelights with panels below. Above the entry on the second floor is a 6/6 wood, double- hung window. On either side of the entry is a fixed plate glass window between two narrow 12-light windows. Above these on the second floor are paired wood, double-hung, 8/8 windows. Side elevation windows are also8/8. There is an exterior chimney in the center of the east elevation.
Cultural: The earliest known owners of this house, in 1938, were William G. Rogers (General Agent, Yamashita Shipping Co.) and Genevieve Rogers. From at least 1948 through 1958, the owners were Herman V. Tartar, a chemistry professor at the University of Washington, and Stella Tartar. Accessory: Garage at rear
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48 properties on E Hamlin St
Even Numbered Side
1804 E Hamlin St

Coyne Residence - 1941
1812 E Hamlin St.

Hoff Residence - 1927
1816 E Hamlin St.

Thaanum Residence - 1922
1822 E Hamlin St

Shaffer Residence - 1919
1826 E Hamlin St

Irwin Residence - 1926
1832 E Hamlin St.

Lackore Residence - 1922
1836 E Hamlin St.

Baker Residence - 1921
1840 E Hamlin St.

Cox Residence - 1919
1846 E Hamlin St.

Williamson Residence - 1922
1852 E Hamlin St.

Dykeman Residence - 1929
1856 E Hamlin St.

Byington Residence - 1935
1862 E Hamlin St.

Roop Residence - 1922
1866 E Hamlin St.

Davis Residence - 1918
1872 E Hamlin St.

Residence - 1989
1876 E Hamlin St.

Thompson Residence - 1923
1882 E Hamlin St.

Residence - 1918
1888 E Hamlin St.

Wise Residence - 1920
1896 E Hamlin St.

Cheese Residence - 1925
2110 E Hamlin St.

Gustav Residence - 1924
2112 E Hamlin St.

Vandewall Residence - 1915
2122 E Hamlin St.

Graves Residence - 1926
2128 E Hamlin St.

Everett Nordstrom House - 1922
2130 E Hamlin St.

Keeper Residence - 1922
2136 E Hamlin St.

Berliner Residence - 1926
2142 E Hamlin St.

Granger Residence - 1949
2146 E Hamlin St.

Swank Residence - 1920
2150 E Hamlin St.

Edington Residence - 1930
2160 E Hamlin St.

Beuschlein Residence - 1920
Odd Numbered Side
1807 E Hamlin St.

Seattle Yacht Club - 1919
1853 E Hamlin St.

Stewart Residence - 1919
1857 E Hamlin St.

Lowrie Residence - 1925
1863 E Hamlin St.

Olds Residence - 1938
1867 E Hamlin St.

Carothers Residence - 1923
1875 E Hamlin St.

Jarrell Residence - 1922
1877 E Hamlin St.

Markey Residence - 1915
1879 E Hamlin St.

Zeeve Residence - 1919
1885 E Hamlin St.

Brown Residence - 1941
1891 E Hamlin St.

Residence - 1919
1893 E Hamlin St.

Rogers-Tartar Residence - 1932
2111 E Hamlin St.

Belford Residence - 1925
2117 E Hamlin St.

Curti Residence - 1914
2121 E Hamlin St.

Fleetwood Residence - 1927
2127 E Hamlin St.

Crane Residence - 1924
2133 E Hamlin St.

Graham Residence - 1919
2137 E Hamlin St.

Bailey Residence - 1925
2141 E Hamlin St.

Wolf Residence - 1923
2147 E Hamlin St.

Steigert Residence - 1924
2151 E Hamlin St.

Merritt Residence - 1923