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1648 E Interlaken Blvd.
Built: 1929 Historic Name: Wheeler Residence Style: Mediterranean Revival Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: This large house adjoins Interlaken Park, sitting well below the street, and is difficult to see. It originally sat on more than 5 acres, much of which was platted in 1980. The house has an irregular plan with tan brick cladding and a cross-gable clay tile roof. The main facade faces south toward the hillside; the entry, sheltered by a tile roof, is near the junction of the ell. The east wing has a wrought iron balcony with leaded French doors; other windows appear to be 1/1 wood sash. The south facade has a large brick chimney. On the north is an octagonal solarium on the second floor, with a bracketed hipped roof and 12-light leaded windows. Below this is a detached multi-car garage (1938), a parking area and extensive landscaping, enclosed by a tallwrought iron fence.
Cultural: This house was built by James & Alta Wheeler in 1929. They owned Dahlialand Gardens, a nursery that occupied a large tract of land nearby at Boyer Avenue East and 19th Avenue East. It operated from 1924 to 1962. Her husband, James Wheeler, was a partner in West and Wheeler, a major real estate firm that developed much of Wallingford and Fremont. He lived here until his death in 1974 at the age of 100. ("Seattle's PioneeringWheeler-Dealer is 100," Seattle Times, 1/18/1974, B3). Accessory: Garage
Legal: MONTLAKE ESTATES Parcel: 5604400040 Block: Lot: 4 View: King Country Parcel Viewer
1656 E Interlaken Blvd.
Built: 1930 Historic Name: Hyde Residence Style: Tudor Revival Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: The front of this mansion, far below Interlaken Boulevard, is difficult to see. It has a steep cross gable roof with a hipped wing at the east end. Cladding is painted brick. The entry, near the junction of the ell, is at grade with an arcade beneath a shallow shed roof. There are leaded French doors on the main floor and two wall dormers with leaded glass windows above. The hipped roof wing has a lancet window. There is a chimney on the west elevation. The rear of the house looks completely different with a full-width shed-roof addition with modern windows, above two garages.
Cultural: The earliest known owners of this house were Harry G. & Mathilde Hyde in 1938; he was a manager, Supply Laundry Co. From at least 1948 through 1958, it was owned by Merlen J. & Mathilde Moore (Moore & RhoneRealtors).
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2112 E Interlaken Blvd
Built: 1923 Historic Name: Foster Residence Style: Tudor Revival Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: This large 1-1/2 story Tudor Revival house is sited below street level on a sloping lot with numerous large trees and shrubs. In front of the house is a patio with pavers, a walkway on the west side, and planting beds. The steep front gable roof has a catslide roof extending over an arched opening at the southwest corner. An exterior brick chimney is near the center of the main facade. West of the chimney is a group of three casement windows with a wide surround. East of the chimney is an arched glazed double door opening to the patio. Above this, in the gable end, is a group of three 8-light casements with a wide surround. There is a large gabled dormer on the west elevation. Cladding is wide wood shingles. The rear elevation has a single garage and a remodeled secondary entry and porch (2008).
Cultural: The first known owners, in 1928, were Frederick E. Foster, Wire Chief, Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co., and his wife, Cora, who owned the home through the 1930s. By 1948 through the 1950s, the home was owned by Richard Lambert, clerk for L. L. Wolfstone, and his wife, Jane.
Legal: INTERLAKEN ADD Parcel: 3592500280 Block: 5 Lot: 7 View: King Country Parcel Viewer
2124 E. Interlaken Blvd.
Built: 1927 Historic Name: Howe Residence Style: Tudor Revival Rank: Historic Non-Contributing
Description: This 1-1/2 story Tudor Revival house sits well below Interlaken Boulevard on a lot with numerous trees. The front faces south to the Interlaken hillside.Cladding is rustic wood shakes. The house has a side gable roof with a large projecting gabled wing on the west end and two gable dormers to the east. Between these two dormers is a very wide exterior brick chimney. At the east end is a tower with an hexagonal roof (this replaced a dormer at an unknown date) and a narrow leaded glass window. The dormers have 12- light casement windows. Across the front is a concrete patio covered by a flat roof with paired support posts; the first floor doors and windows are not visible. The gable at the west end has been altered with a second-story deck and a glazed door with sidelights replacing a single window. The first floor below this has three pairs of French doors with large arched transoms. The rear elevation, facing Boyer Avenue, has two large gabled dormers with a shed dormer between them. The first level has a garage in the center flanked by large arched windows.
Cultural: This house was owned by George B. and Helen Howe from 1928 through the 1950s.
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2134 E Interlaken Blvd
Built: 1922 Historic Name: Allen Residence Style: Vernacular Rank: Historic Non-Contributing
Description: This house faces Boyer Avenue E., sitting well back from the street behind a tall wood fence. The house has been raised with a new foundation and first story added. It has a hipped roof with a small shed dormer on the north facade. Cladding is coursed shingles. Windows have wide wood surrounds with newer one-over-one, fixed and sliding sash. The re-built garage has an addition and a new shed roof.
Cultural: The earliest known owners of this house were Dr. Ralph E. & Esther Allen, in 1938. It was owned by Dr. Glen (a dentist) & Elizabeth Juel in 1948. By the late 1950s, Walter T. & Rita McGovern owned the home; he was an Associate for Kerr McCord Greenleaf & Moen and, later, a federal judge. Accessory: Garage at sidewalk
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2142 E Interlaken Blvd
Built: 1910 Historic Name: Bordeau Residence Style: Vernacular Rank: Historic Non-Contributing
Description: This house sits below street level and is largely obscured by trees and a tall fence. It was originally Craftsman in style but was modernized in the 1950s, removing the roof with deep eaves, the entry porch and the bracketed bay. It now has a side gable roof with no eaves. Cladding is clapboard with shingles in the gable ends. Visible windows have vinyl sash with wide surrounds.
Cultural: The earliest known owner of this house, in 1948, was Dr. Emory J. Bordeau and his wife June. In the late 1950s, the home was owned by Dr. Huber K. &Georgia Grimm. Accessory: Single garage on the east
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2150 E Interlaken Blvd
Built: 1919 Historic Name: Chamberlain Residence Style: Craftsman Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: This 3-1/2 story house exhibits both Craftsman and Tudor Revival influences. It is below street level on a large lot at the busy corner of Boyer Avenue E. and 24th Avenue E. The house is framed by tall trees and mature shrubs with a large front lawn sloping down to it. The cross-gable roof has a prominent front gable flanked by lower side gables. A hipped-roof porch with extended rafter tails extends across the eastern two-thirds of the front (south) facade. The porch has concrete steps, square wood posts and clapboard cladding. The paired windows have 1-over-1 wood sash. Other windows have wood sash, most with divided lights, and wide surrounds. The second story has 15-over-1 and 1-over-1 windows, while the third story has horizontal 20-light sash. The front gable on the fourth story projects out to be flush with the eaves; it has extended beams and a narrow 24-light window with a decorative surround. There is a belt course above the second-story windows; cladding below this is clapboard, with shingles above it. The rear elevation has a similar porch and gable end as the main facade, with 15- over-one and 20-light windows on the first story, 20-light windows on the second story and a 48-light sash in the gable end.
Cultural: Due to address changes, the ownership history is unclear. Helene Chamberlain, a widow, may have owned it the home in 1938. The owners from 1948 through 1958 may have been Emil & Alpha L'Heureux; he workedas a baker for Perfection Baking Company.
Legal: INTERLAKEN ADD Parcel: 3592500250 Block: 5 Lot: 1-2 View: King Country Parcel Viewer
2402 E Interlaken Blvd
Built: 1951 Style: Ranch Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: This one-story Ranch house sits on a corner lot with numerous trees and shrubs and a tall wood fence. It has an L-shaped plan with a hipped roof main volume and a projecting hipped roof section on the front (southeast). The at-grade entry, with a glazed door, is near the center, sheltered by the deep eaves. Windows have sliding vinyl sash. Cladding is combed wood shingles. A wide interior Roman brick chimney is just north of center.
Cultural: No ownership information has been identified for this house. Accessory: Hipped roof garage on east
Legal: INTERLAKEN ADD Parcel: 3592500350 Block: 6 Lot: 14 View: King Country Parcel Viewer
2406 E Interlaken Blvd
Built: 1919 Historic Name: Goodrich Residence Style: Craftsman Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: This clapboard-clad bungalow is on a midblock lot with lawn and a hedge near the house. It is 1-1/2 stories with a side gable roof and a full-width gabled porch with bargeboards, extended beams and two pairs of square wood posts on brick piers. The porch has concrete stairs and a wood balustrade. The door, located slightly east of center, has three lights in the upper portion. To the west is a pair of 8-over-1 wood sash windows in wide surrounds. East of the door is a pair of smaller 6-over-1 windows. The gable end has a horizontal Craftsman-style window. The west elevation has a shed-roofed square bay. A brick interior chimney is on the east side toward the front.
Cultural: Lee J. Goodrich owned this home from the 1930s at least through the1950s. Accessory: Single garage
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2410 E Interlaken Blvd
Built: 1916 Historic Name: Russell Residence Style: Craftsman Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: This 1-1/2 story Craftsman bungalow is on a midblock lot landscaped with shrubs and a small lawn. The side gable roof has a large gabled dormer on the front; the dormer has brackets, extended rafters, pointed bargeboards and a bank of three 1-over-1 windows with wood sash. These windows are replacements but are similar in character to the original sash. The half-width recessed porch is on the west end of the facade; the Craftsman-style door, with six lights, is toward the east end of the porch. East of the entry is a sunroom with five large wood sash divided-light windows with 8, 9 or 12 lights. The porch has two square wood posts on brick piers; the brick extends below the sunroom windows. Cladding elsewhere on the lower level is clapboard with coursed wood shingles on the dormer and gable ends. The west elevation has a shed-roofed square bay. A brick chimney is on the east side toward the center.
Cultural: The earliest known owners of this house, in 1928, were David L. and Teresa Russell of Russell's Art Shop. They owned the house through the 1940s. By the late 1950s, the home was owned by John S. and Dorothy Miller; he worked as a mechanical engineer for Stern & Towne. Accessory: Single garage
Legal: INTERLAKEN ADD Parcel: 3592500340 Block: 6 Lot: 12 View: King Country Parcel Viewer
2412 E Interlaken Blvd
Built: 1984 Style: Vernacular Rank: Non-Historic Non-Contributing
Description: This house is on a narrow midblock lot with Japanese-style landscaping with small trees and shrubs and a bamboo fence. It has two stories and a front gable roof. Cladding is clapboard. There is a recessed porch at the southwest corner and an entry near the northwest corner. The northeast corner has a shed-roofed enclosed entry. Windows have vinyl sash.

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2414 E Interlaken Blvd
Built: 1924 Historic Name: Rorabough Residence Style: Colonial Revival Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: This two-story Colonial Revival house sits on a newly-landscaped lot with lawn, planting beds, a large tree and a new walkway flanked by rocks. The lot slopes steeply behind the house, allowing for a daylight basement with an entry on the west elevation. The house has a hipped roof and shingle cladding. The symmetrical facade has a center portico with a gabled pediment with returns and dentils, flanked by two pairs of pilasters. Above the Craftsman-style door is a sunburst pattern. Windows have wide wood surrounds and vinyl sash with false muntins. Flanking the entry are two groups of four 8-light casements. The second story has a pair of 6-light casements in the center flanked by two 8-over-1 windows. Side elevations have fixed and double-hung windows. The east elevation has an exterior brick chimney. The rear elevation has a deck
Cultural: Ethel R. Rorabaugh owned this home from the 1920s through the 1940s. By1958, the home was owned by Beth M. McCormick, a nurse. Accessory: Garage at northwest side
Legal: INTERLAKEN ADD Parcel: 3592500330 Block: 6 Lot: 10 View: King Country Parcel Viewer
2418 E Interlaken Blvd
Built: 1910 Historic Name: Brazier Residence Style: Vernacular Rank: Historic Non-contributing
Description: This vernacular house, which was originally a Craftsman bungalow, has been extensively remodeled. It has a gable-and-wing form with no eaves, with a front gable on the west end of the facade. The entry, near the center, has a deck with a newer metal railing and a flat roof with metal supports. A garage has been added on the front, covering the west half of the facade; its roof has a deck with a metal railing. The garage has been converted to living space and has a front facade of stained wood (which matches the house's front door). The street side of the garage is clad with metal, with brick on the west side. Cladding on the house is clapboard with wood shingles in the front gable end. Windows have newer sash with wide wood surrounds; some have modern leaded glass. The rear of the house has a deck and an addition, stepping down the sloping back yard. The front yard is mostly paved for parking.
Cultural: The earliest known owner of this house, in 1938, was Leslie G. Brazier. The home was owned by Ray M. & Edith Murray in 1948 through at least the 1950s. He was an engineer for the Washington State HighwayDepartment.
Legal: INTERLAKEN ADD Parcel: 3592500321 Block: 6 Lot: 8-9 View: King Country Parcel Viewer
2426 E Interlaken Blvd
Built: 1920 Historic Name: Mason Residence Style: Vernacular Rank: Historic Non-Contributing
Description: This house has been significantly altered with the construction of a two- story garage addition adjacent to the original house. There are now two two-story gable-front volumes connected by a two-story addition with an entry porch and walk-through on the lower level and several rooms with an open porch on the upper level.
Cultural: The original owners of this house were Josiah and Josephine Mason, in 1920.
Legal: INTERLAKEN ADD Parcel: 3592500315 Block: 6 Lot: 7-8 View: King Country Parcel Viewer
2432 E Interlaken Blvd
Built: 1923 Historic Name: Birkinshaw Residence Style: Tudor Revival Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: This clapboard-clad Tudor Revival house sits on a midblock lot landscaped with shrubs and small trees in beds defined by low walls. The walkway and driveway (on the east) are covered with small-scale pavers. The house has a steep side gable roof with a prominent front gable on the west half of the facade. The top of a gabled rear addition is visible above the center of the roof. Nested within the front gable is a small recessed entry with a gabled roof with returns; open on the east side, it has two square wood columns. Windows have wide wood surrounds and most have leaded glass. The main facade, west of the entry, has two 6-over-1 windows. To the east is a pair of tall narrow 10-light casement windows; another pair are around the corner on the east facade. The front gable end has a Palladian-style window. The east elevation has an exterior brick chimney, windows on the first floor and smaller windows on the second floor. At the rear is a secondary entry and deck.
Cultural: In 1938, Ralph R. Birkinshaw a salesman for Thomas Wohlgamuth, owned this house along with his wife, Faye. They lived here through the 1940s. By 1958, Eric L. Stone a mechanical engineer for Boeing, lived here with his wife, Millicent.
Legal: INTERLAKEN ADD Parcel: 3592500310 Block: 6 Lot: 6 View: King Country Parcel Viewer
2610 E Interlaken Blvd
Built: 1928 Style: Italian Renaissance Revival Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: This two-story stucco-clad house is on a large corner lot with a front lawn and numerous shrubs and trees. The lot falls off steeply on the west side and the garage is below the house on 26th Avenue E. The house has a side gable tile-clad roof and a symmetrical facade with a belt course running below the second-story windows. The center entry has concrete stairs with a metal railing and a portico with a flat roof supported by a pair of fluted columns. Corinthian pilasters and elaborate carved brackets flank the doorway. The door has a large window above a panel and is flanked by 12- light sidelights and narrow attached columns. On each side of the portico, on the first story, is a group of three large 15-light casement windows in wide surrounds; the center window is topped by a stucco arch. The second story has two similar window groups. Between them is a divided-light door with an arched transom and 10-light sidelights; the door opens to a porch with a metal railing on the portico roof. The side elevations have pairs of 15-and 18-light casements. The west elevation has a stucco-clad chimney with a decorative arch.
Cultural: No early ownership information has been obtained for this house. Accessory: Double concrete garage with newer doors
Legal: INTERLAKEN ADD Parcel: 3592500360 Block: 7 Lot: 1-2 View: King Country Parcel Viewer
2616 E Interlaken Blvd
Built: 1924 Style: Colonial Revival Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: This house is on a midblock lot formally landscaped with lawn, a boxwood hedge and a wrought iron fence. The 2-story house has clapboard cladding and a symmetrical facade. It has a side gable roof and a pent roof between the first and second stories. The gabled portico has a wide arched opening with carved brackets. The four-panel door has four small windows across the top; it is flanked by fluted pilasters and three-light sidelights. A sunburst carving extends across the door and the sidelights. On each side of the entry, on the first floor, is a pair of windows with wide wood surrounds, louvered shutters and vinyl sash with 9-over-1 false muntins. The second story has two pairs of similar 6-over-1 windows; in the center are two small 4-over-1 windows without shutters. On the east side of the lot, a driveway slopes down to a flat-roofed single garage.
Cultural: No early ownership information has been obtained for this house. Accessory: Flat-roofed single garage on north
Legal: INTERLAKEN ADD Parcel: 3592500361 Block: 7 Lot: 1-2-3 View: King Country Parcel Viewer
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17 properties on E Interlaken Blvd
Even Numbered Side
1648 E Interlaken Blvd.

Wheeler Residence - 1929
1656 E Interlaken Blvd.

Hyde Residence - 1930
2112 E Interlaken Blvd

Foster Residence - 1923
2124 E. Interlaken Blvd.

Howe Residence - 1927
2134 E Interlaken Blvd

Allen Residence - 1922
2142 E Interlaken Blvd

Bordeau Residence - 1910
2150 E Interlaken Blvd

Chamberlain Residence - 1919
2402 E Interlaken Blvd

Residence - 1951
2406 E Interlaken Blvd

Goodrich Residence - 1919
2410 E Interlaken Blvd

Russell Residence - 1916
2412 E Interlaken Blvd

Residence - 1984
2414 E Interlaken Blvd

Rorabough Residence - 1924
2418 E Interlaken Blvd

Brazier Residence - 1910
2426 E Interlaken Blvd

Mason Residence - 1920
2432 E Interlaken Blvd

Birkinshaw Residence - 1923
2610 E Interlaken Blvd

Residence - 1928
2616 E Interlaken Blvd

Residence - 1924