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1897 E Shelby St.
Built: 1926 Historic Name: Red Cedar Lumber Manuf. Model Home Style: Tudor Revival Rank: Historic Contributing Architect: Samuel Andersen
Description: This two story, single family dwelling has an L-shaped plan under a very steep hipped roof with a projecting front gable over the east end of the house. The roof is wood shingle and has decorative verge boards and stuccoed half-timbering in the gable ends. The exterior of the house is wood clapboard on the first floor. The entry is in the facade of the front gable projecting section. A metal pointed arch overhang marks the entry, hung on metal awning supports with a pointed finial on top. This shields the ornate Tudor style door. To the east of the door, a standing seam metal roof covers a rectangular bay window. Above this centered in the second floor is a three- sided bay window of leaded glass casements. The house features leaded casement windows, many of which are diamond-paned, and many with colored glass insets and cartouches. There is a small, one story, hipped roof projection at the apex of the "L" with a long narrow colored glass window.Above this on the second floor is a gabled dormer with a pointed arch window of colored glass. The facade of the hipped roof section of the house has a bay window with three 15-light casements. Above this is a shed-roofed wall dormer with three diamond-paned casements, with half-timbering that incorporates a row of quatrefoils beneath it. An exterior chimney is located on the east elevation, with stucco on the main part of the chimney, and decorative corbeled brick on the upper stem. There are two shed dormers on west slope of the roof, and one large hipped dormer on the east elevation. A double car garage designed in the same style as the house is located on the west side of the property. The property is surrounded by a split face blockwall with brick trim with an iron gate and iron pickets at the entry.
Cultural: This "English Elizabethan Tudor" house was built as a promotion for the use of western red cedar as a building material by Red Cedar Lumber Manufacturers Association. The architect was Samuel Anderson. The earliest known owners, in 1928, were Leslie B. & Sadie Garrett of L. B. Garrett Co. It was owned by Earl (Totem Pole Loans) & Sarah Robbins in the 1940s and 1950s. Accessory: Garage
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1887 E Shelby St.
Built: 1922 Historic Name: Condon Residence Style: Colonial Revival Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: This one-story house has a rectangular footprint with a clipped side gable roof with boxed eaves. The red brick exterior chimney on the east elevation pierces the roof eave. The front roof slope features a large sunburst eyebrow window. The facade is asymmetrical with the entry on the west side under a heavy arched roof with a curved underside. The porch has been altered with metal posts replacing the original wood columns. East of the entry is a bank of five wood windows with 6-light, patterned upper sash and single light lower sash with storm windows. Cladding is aluminum siding.
Cultural: The earliest known owners of this house, in 1928, were Charles M. & Geraldine Condon; he was a salesman for Henry Broderick Inc. It was owned by Charles (civil engineer) & Astrid Hageman in 1938. Oscar L. Grimes of Grimes Packing co, owned it in the 1940s and 50s with his wife,Ella. Accessory: Garage
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1883 E Shelby St.
Built: 1921 Historic Name: Swendsen Residence Style: Craftsman Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: This one-and-one-half story Craftsman-style residence features a side- gabled roof with clipped ends and eave returns and a symmetrical facade with a center entry flanked by groupings of three six-over one double hung wood windows. The house sits on a gently sloping site with lawn, foundation plantings and shrubs bisected by a concrete walk and six concrete steps with low, sloping brick sidewalls leading to the porch. The projecting pedimented porch roof is supported by newer paired square posts at the corners; the porch originally had an arched roof and round columns. The newer entry door is unpainted wood flanked by obscured glass sidelights.Eyebrow roof vents flank the entry and a brick chimney pierces the roof on the west facade. A projecting box bay is located on the west facade. Ground floor paired and single double-hung wood window are typical on the east and west facades. The gable ends have fixed windows.
Cultural: The earliest known owners of this house, in 1928, were Harold G. & BeatriceSwendsen of H. G. Swendsen & Co.; their ownership continued through 1938. Christie Kraft owned the home in the 1940s and 1950s. Accessory: Shingle-clad garage at rear
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1877 E Shelby St.
Built: 1919 Historic Name: Vogt Residence Style: Craftsman Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: This one-and-a-half story side gable Craftsman-style residence has wide barge boards, deep rafters, and knee braces. It is clad in wood shingles and features two prominent front facing gable projections. Seven concrete steps with brick sidewalls lead to the gable-roof porch with battered square posts at the corners. The door features a multi-pane upper window and flanking two-over-one sidelights. Three-part windows flank the entry, each with five- over-one centers and two-over-one sides. Projecting box bays are located on the east and west facades and wood windows with divided uppers and wide frames are typical throughout. A tall brick chimney pierces the eaves on the west facade. Mature shrubs flank the entry walk and there is a two-track driveway on the east side of the site.
Cultural: The earliest known owners of this house, in 1928, through at least the1950s, were George C. & Josephine Vogt; he was the president and manager of Rubber Service Co. Accessory: Shingle-clad garage at rear
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1873 E Shelby St.
Built: 1921 Historic Name: MacRae Residence Style: Craftsman Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: This one-and-a-half story Craftsman-style house features a side-gable roof with eave returns, a projecting gable front section and flat roofed porch at the east end of the front facade. A prominent, battered brick chimney pierces the eaves at the gable apex and is flanked by wood frame windows with Craftsman-style leaded uppers and wide wood shutters with a moon motif.Wide concrete steps with wrought iron balustrades lead to the deeply recessed corner entry porch. The porch roof is supported by large, square, stile-and-rail corner columns. The door is unpainted oak and has a decorative, fan shaped window in the upper third. A box bay is located on the west facade and groupings of double-hung wood windows are typical throughout. An eclectic selection of plants, shrubs, and rocks and a stamped concrete patio and driveway front the house. A tall, wood gate and trellis element block view to a detached garage on the west side.
Cultural: The earliest known owners of this house, in 1928, were Hector Francis & Ada MacRae of H. F. MacRae & Co. and MacRae Garage; their ownership continued at least through 1938. The home was owned by Willard A. & J. Gloria Lasley in 1948, of Lasley Knitting Co. W. Douglas Willix, a reporter for the Seattle Times, owned the home with his wife, Kathleen, in the late1950s. Accessory: Garage
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1869 E Shelby St.
Built: 1925 Historic Name: Arnold Residence Style: Prairie Style Rank: Contributing Architect: A.J. Carr
Description: This two-story house has a hipped roof with boxed eaves and clapboard siding. It sits on a gently sloping site with an expansive front lawn and foundation plantings. A concrete walk leads to a portico at the east corner. It has brick steps and sidewalls and a flat roof topped by a balustrade supported by two groups of four wood columns atop brick piers. The wide wood door has a divided light window in the upper third. To the west of the entry is a group of five, six-over-one wood frame windows on the main floor and a group of three, six-over-one wood windows on the second floor. Above the porch is a pair of six-over-one wood windows. Single and groupings of two and three wood frame windows with divided light uppers are typical throughout. A brick chimney penetrates the roof near the ridge. A trellised gate is located on the west side yard and a trellised fence runs parallel to the house along the east property line.
Cultural: The earliest known owners, in 1928, were G. Wright & Marguerite Arnold; he was a lawyer, specializing in patent litigation, for Trademark and CopyrightLaw; their ownership continued at least through 1958. Accessory: Garage
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1863 E Shelby St.
Built: 1920 Historic Name: Power Residence Style: Vernacular Rank: Historic Non-Contributing
Description: This residence has been completely remodeled with the removal of the original Craftsman detailing and the addition of a Mansard-style roof that houses a new second story. The house has a rectangular plan and aluminum frame sliding windows cut into the Mansard roof. The entire house is clad in shingles; the roof shingles are unpainted and weathered and the first floor shingles are painted. Windows on the first floor are large aluminum frame sliders with flanking shutters. The entry is on the east side. The site is flat and slightly elevated with a low concrete retaining wall at the perimeter and dense shrubs and trees.
Cultural: The earliest known owners of this house, in 1928, were John B. & Mona Power; he was a manager for University Branch Eldrige Buick Co.The home was owned by Albin & Delia Berg in 1938. Clifford W. (traffic manager, Blue Star Line.) & Edna Eshom owned the home in 1948.Consulting engineer Paul Boothe owned it in 1958.
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1856 E Shelby St.
Built: 1919 Historic Name: Askren Residence Style: Craftsman Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: This one-and-a-half story side-gabled residence is clad in brick with wood shingles in the prominent front-gabled roof dormer. The dormer originally has a shed roof and trellis element and now has a gable roof with deep eaves and knee braces, a three-part wood window with a fixed center and flanking three-over-one sashes. The entry porch is at the southeast corner, with a wide arched opening with a decorative brick surround; the porch has a solid brick balustrade and an oak door with sidelights. To the west of the entry is a pair of tall 12-light windows with shutters. A shallow brick-clad box bay projects from the east facade. A tall brick chimney pierces the eaves on the west facade. Behind it is concrete single car garage with a wrought iron balustrade above. A concrete retaining wall separates the densely planted area in front of the house from the driveway to the west.
Cultural: From 1928 through the 1940s, Thomas M. (a lawyer) & Lillian Askren of Palmer, Askren & Brethorst owned this house. It was owned by Willard A.Lasley in 1958; he also owned the house at 1873 Shelby. Accessory: Garage on west
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1852 E Shelby St.
Built: 1925 Historic Name: Graff Residence Style: Colonial Bungalow Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: This one-and-a-half story Colonial Bungalow has a side gable roof with clipped gable ends, eave returns and eyebrow dormers. It sits on a gently sloping site with a low retaining wall, lawn, shrubs and a concrete walk. The full-width porch has concrete steps and wrought iron railings. The front door is sheltered by a prominent clipped end gable with an arched soffit supported by classical round columns. A wood trellis with round columns extends across the porch and over the concrete driveway on the west side of the site. The front door has a decorative leaded glass window and floral motif leaded glass sidelights. Windows with leaded glass upper sash and wide wood frames flank the entry. Leaded window groupings are typical on the east and west facades. There is a two-story rear addition (not very visible from the front) and a small gabled dormer at the roof ridge.
Cultural: The earliest known owners of this house, in 1928 were Edward C. & Mildred Graff; he was a foreman for Ranning Lumber Co.; their ownership continued at least through 1948. The home was owned by Alfred R. & Farlyn Ubigau in1958; he was a Marine Terminal Superintendent. Accessory: Clipped gable garage at rear
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1847 E Shelby St.
Built: 1919 Historic Name: Jackson Residence Style: Dutch Colonial Revival Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: This two-story, shingle-clad Dutch Colonial Revival-style house features a shingled gable-front gambrel roof with eave returns and shed roof dormers on the east and west facades. In 2001, a two-story wing was added on the west facade, bisecting the front-facing gambrel roof near the rear of the house. Despite this addition, the house retains sufficient integrity to convey its architectural significance. The house sits on a flat lot with lawn and foundation shrubs. A concrete paver walkway leads to a raised entry stoop with seven brick steps and a wood balustrade located at the west side of the front facade. The painted wood paneled entry door has an eight part divided light window in its upper third and is sheltered by an arched hood supported by heavy wall braces. To the east of the entry is a three-part wood window with a six-over-one center flanked by six-part sides. Two six-over-one double-hung wood windows are located on the second floor. A new, two- story wing with a small front-facing shed roof dormer and six-part divided casement bisects the roof near the rear of the west facade. A brick chimney is located on the east facade and divided light wood windows are typical throughout.
Cultural: The earliest known owner of this house, in 1928, was Mignonette Jackson. Athol R. Green, secretary for Stratgord Investment Co., owned the house with his wife, Rebecca, in 1938. In the 1940s and 50s, Joseph S. (Clerk,Schwabacher Hardware Co) & Alice Warren owned the home. Accessory: Garage
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1843 E Shelby St.
Built: 1919 Historic Name: Augspurger Residence Style: Craftsman Rank: Historic Non-Contributing
Description: This house was originally a shingled, one-story house with a gable-front and wing roof form. A two-story gable-front addition was added to the rear of the house; its size and massing change the character of the original house significantly. The original house has overhanging eaves with knee braces. A corner porch has brick sidewalls and wide concrete steps; the deep porch overhang is supported by a square corner column. Windows are fixed or casements with Craftsman-style divided lights and wide wood surrounds.The site is flat with lawn, perimeter and foundation shrubs and a few mature trees. There is a wide concrete aggregate driveway and a patio area on the west and a gable-front detached garage in the rear.
Cultural: The earliest known owners of this house, in 1928, were Harry & Hazel Augspurger; he was a clerk at Hollywood Inc. It was owned by Walter S. Pollitz, a representative for the Veterans Placement Bureau, U.S. Dept of Labor, in 1938. The owners from at least 1948 through 1958 were Hubert P.(machinist, Pacific Typesetting Co ) & Marguerite Franzel. Accessory: Garage in rear
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1837 E Shelby St.
Built: 1919 Historic Name: Brattstrom Residence Style: Craftsman Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: This one-story, brick-clad Craftsman-style house has a side-gable roof with clipped ends and eave returns. The original roof has been replaced with a standing seam metal roof but otherwise the house retains a high degree of integrity. It has a porte cochere supported by Doric columns at the east end. A brick chimney pierces the roof near the center of the house. The front facade features a group of five eight-light wood windows and a divided light door with divided sidelights at the west end. The entry is sheltered by a clipped gable- front porch roof supported by Doric columns at the corners. The site is flat, with a wide concrete paver driveway, high, dense shrubs and a metal trellis gate at the entry walkway.
Cultural: The earliest known owners of this house, in 1928, were David & Palma Brattstrom of Brattstrom & Company. Kristine Thomle a teacher at BroadwayHigh School, was the owner from the 1930s through at least the 1950s. Accessory: Garage in rear
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1833 E Shelby St.
Built: 1921 Historic Name: Sewall Residence Style: Craftsman Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: This one-and-a-half story Craftsman-style residence has clapboard siding, an irregular plan, and a complex roof form featuring tiered front gables, bisecting side gables and a shed roof dormer that runs along the west side, all with wide bargeboards, exposed rafter ends and braces. The front facade is dominated by a deep, wide recessed porch sheltered by a side gabled roof that is supported by square posts on tall, battered brick piers. The porch has concrete steps, a brick-clad foundation, and a simple wood balustrade. East of the porch is a three-part wood-frame window with a fourteen-over-one center with nine-over-one double-hung sides. A pair of six-over-one wood windows is in the upper gable end. Divided light wood windows are typical throughout. The site is flat, with a wide stone entry walkway, an eclectic blend of shrubs and trees, lawn along the west side yard, and a two-track driveway.
Cultural: A. M. Sewall owned the home in 1928. IN 1938, it was owned by Lindsley B.& Ruth Curtiss; he was an Assistant Engineer, Northern Pacific Railway. The owner in 1958 was Effie L. Fellows. Accessory: Garage with original door in rear
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1827 E Shelby St.
Built: 1924 Historic Name: Friedlander Residence Style: Tudor Revival Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: This house retains its original appearance from the street, although it has two two-story additions on the rear. The house is stucco clad and features a steeply pitched side gable roof and a prominent battered stucco-clad chimney on the front facade. To the west of the chimney is a 10-light leaded casement window and a set of three 10-light French doors. A small lancet window with leaded diamond panes is located to the east of the chimney.Behind the one-story structure is a two-story addition with two side gables running parallel to the original house. The slightly raised site has low concrete retaining wall and shrubs. A concrete walk on the east side leads to a side gabled covered breezeway with Moorish ached openings. At the corner of the east facade is a set of leaded French doors with a Moorish arch surround.
Cultural: Leonard Friedlander, a buyer at Sears, Roebuck & Co., owned the home with his wife, Esther, from as early as 1928 through at least the 1950s. Accessory: Garage in the rear
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1823 E Shelby St.
Built: 1919 Historic Name: Taylor Residence Style: Craftsman Rank: Historic Non-Contributing
Description: This residence has been significantly altered with a prominent gable front second story addition and new windows throughout. The two-story gable front house is set back from the street on a densely planted site with mature shrubs and trees. It is clad in clapboard siding and has groupings of new vinyl windows. The flush entry is in the center of the front facade. It is sheltered by a small flat porch roof topped by a balcony with wrought iron railings.
Cultural: Edward R. (Shorett, McLaren, Shorett, & Taylor) and Wilhelmina Taylor owned this home from as early as 1928 through at least the 1950s. Accessory: Garage
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1817 E Shelby St.
Built: 1919 Historic Name: Lowther Residence Style: Craftsman Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: This one-and-a-half story side-gabled Craftsman-style residence has pointed bargeboards, exposed rafters and knee braces. It is clad in clapboard siding with coursed shingles in the gable ends. The symmetrical facade has a gabled center entry with a recessed porch on two-thirds of the facade. The porch has three concrete steps and brick sidewalls and three large square brick posts sitting atop brick piers with solid brick balusters. The wood door has a fifteen-light full height window. To the west of the entry is a three-part window with six-over-one side windows. To the east of the entry are two pairs of sixteen-light wood windows, one pair facing west under the porch roof and one pair facing north on front facade. A brick chimney pierces the eaves on the west facade. To the south of the chimney is a gable-roofed box bay with a three-part wood window. The site is gently sloping with gravel,shrubs, and a rock fountain.
Cultural: The earliest known owner of this house, in 1928, was Granville Lowther. The owners in 1938 were John L. & Helen Hyde in 1938; he was a manager for International Business Machines Corp. Robert H. & Catherine Hyde of the Hyde Candy Company owned it in 1948. The owners in 1958 were Arthur J.& Angelina O'Laughlin; he was a salesman for University Properties. Accessory: Garage on west
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1811 E Shelby St.
Built: 1925 Historic Name: Glover Residence Style: French Eclectic Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: This two-story stucco-clad house sits on a raised, densely planted lot surrounded by a low concrete and stucco retaining wall with decorative wrought iron fencing above. It has a hipped slate roof. At the northeast corner of the front facade, three concrete steps flanked by metal railings lead to the recessed arched entry with an oak door. To the west of the entry is a grouping of five 6-over-1 leaded windows with wood sash. A slate-clad pent roof separates the first and second floors. Above this is a pair of 6-over-1 wood windows flanked by small windows. A brick chimney penetrates the roof ridge at the center of the house. The east facade displays a gabled dormer with returns and arched leaded glass windows below. A sun room located along the west facade is enclosed with large leaded glass casement windows with arched openings above. Decorative plaster accents are visible above the arched openings.
Cultural: The earliest known owner, in 1928, was Oscar. K. Glover, principal ofGeorgetown School. His ownership continued at least through 1958. Accessory: Stucco-clad Garage
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1803 E Shelby St.
Built: 1940 Historic Name: Adams Residence Style: Modern Rank: Historic Non-Contributing Builder: Nels Hedine Architect: Smith, Carroll & Johanson
Description: This Modern-style residence was originally constructed as a one-and-one- half story brick-clad house with a flat roof with parapets, an irregular plan, and punched window openings with aluminum frame windows. It has been altered with the addition of a shed-roofed second story that projects above the original, brick-clad structure, and all new window sash.
Cultural: The earliest known owners of this house were Joseph P. (lawyer) andMargaret Adams, in 1948. In 1958, it was owned by George E. Moore, Jr, Assistant to President, Castle Industries, and his wife, Dorothy, in 1958.
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1800 E Shelby St.
Built: 1925 Historic Name: Huntington House/Phi ChiFraternity Style: Tudor Revival Rank: Historic Contributing Architect: Daniel L. Huntington
Description: This two-story plus basement Tudor-style residence has an irregular plan with a steeply pitched side-gabled roof with several front, side, and rear- facing gable projections at varying heights. The cladding is stucco with half timbering in some sections on the second floor. The house sits well back from the street on a flat lot with lawn, mature trees and dense shrubs and a gravel parking lot to the east. Toward the west end a concrete walk leads to the entry porch with a brick step and an arched wood door sheltered by a gable-roofed enclosure with half timbering. Above the entry is a two-story gable-front bay with a group of three casement windows. West of the entry is a one-story gable-front wing that projects toward the street with a tall, stucco-clad chimney and half timbering at the gable end. East of the entry, along the side gabled portion, is a covered colonnade with arched openings terminated at the east end by a projecting stucco section with two wood frame casement windows. Groups of three eight-pane leaded casement windows are located on the front facade behind the colonnade on the ground floor and above it on the second floor. Half timbering repeats the rhythm of the windows along the length of the side gabled portion of the second floor. Groups of two and three casement windows with wood frames, some newer, are typical on the non-primary facades. On the north (rear) facade is an enclosed porch with French doors and multi-pane leaded windows covered by a shed-roof that leads to a raised concrete patio with a solid brick balustrade. Shed roofed wall dormers pierce the eaves in several locations along the north facade.
Cultural: This house was designed by Daniel L. Huntington (1871-1962), who lived here from 1925 until 1928. Huntington served as Seattle City Architect between 1912 and 1921, and later designed numerous commercial and institutional buildings.Between 1928 and 1948, this was the home of Frederick K. Kirsten (1902 - and his wife, Agatha. Kirsten, a professor of electrical engineering at the University of Washington, is best known as an inventor, with more than 100 patents, many in aeronautics. In 1936-39, he designed and built a wind tunnel that was used by Boeing and other manufacturers to test planes and aeronautical components, including the B-17 and B-29. The Kirsten Wind Tunnel is still in use, and was used in the development of the Boeing 757 and 767. (http
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1812 E Shelby St.
Built: 1926 Historic Name: Beckley Residence Style: Vernacular Rank: Historic Non-Contributing
Description: This residence was originally a one-story house with a gabled brick-clad portico and double-hung windows. It has been remodeled with a large second story with a complex roofline, an oversized brick-clad gabled portico, and new cladding (EIFS) and vinyl sash. The site has formal landscaping with a brick walk with low bollards leading to the entry.
Cultural: The earliest known owners of this house, in 1928, were Earl J. Beckley, asalesman for Schwabacher Brothers & Co Inc., and his wife, Anita. Their ownership continued through at least 1958.
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1818 E Shelby St.
Built: 1926 Historic Name: Erwin Residence Style: Vernacular Rank: Historic Non-Contributing
Description: This one-and-one-half story side-gabled house was initially (1951) altered with a large roof dormer on the main facade. The dormer has since been enlarged significantly with a new Palladian-style window and a large chimney to the rear. The entry, with a paneled door with sidelights, was moved to the west end of the front facade, replaced by a group of three windows in the center of the facade. Another three-part window is at the east end. The flat-roofed porch extends three-quarters of the length of the front facade, with a pergola above the center windows. A similar pergola shelters a secondary entry on the west facade.
Cultural: The earliest known owners of this house were C. Lincoln (Jr.) & Helena Erwin, in 1928; he was a salesman for Marine National Company. In 1938, the owners were Edmund S. Cragin, a salesman for Cragin and Company, and his wife, Idol. in 958, Joseph J. (Westlake Motors) and Mary Meknesowned the house. Accessory: Garage
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1822 E Shelby St.
Built: 1919 Historic Name: Rosen Residence Style: Craftsman Rank: Historic Non-Contributing
Description: This front-gable house with clapboard siding has been altered with a cross- gable second story addition on the rear (1978). The entry is on the southeast corner, slightly recessed below a porch/porte cochere, which has exposed rafter ends and rounded rafter tails. The covered porch has been partially enclosed and the support columns replaced with round metal tube columns. The front facade features two Craftsman-style picture window groupings with six-over-one fixed centers flanked by six-over-one wood casements. A gabled bay on the west facade has wood French doors leading to a raised wood porch. A group of four vinyl casements and a small octagonal fixed window are located in the gable end.
Cultural: The earliest known owners of this house, in 1928, were Morris Rosen of Alaskan Copper Works, and his wife, Rebecca. Their ownership continued at least through 1958.
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1826 E Shelby St.
Built: 1925 Historic Name: Armstrong Residence Style: Colonial Bungalow Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: This symmetrical, side-gable, one-and-a-half story Colonial Bungalow has clipped gable ends and eave returns. A side gabled second-story addition on the rear is not visible from the front facade. The house has clapboard siding and sits on a flat site with lawn and a concrete center walk that leads to concrete steps with sloping brick sidewalls capped with concrete. A prominent center gabled porch has paired square columns and low, square wood balustrades. The unpainted wood front door has full-height sidelights with wide wood frames. The porch is flanked by windows with leaded tulip-pattern transoms and mature foundation shrubs below. The east and west facades have single, paired and groupings of three double-hung wood sash windows. A brick chimney pierces the eaves on the west facade. There is a concrete driveway on the east side.
Cultural: The earliest known owners of this house, 1in 1928, were William W. (a salesman) and Frances Armstrong. It was owned by Joseph F. & Martha Parker in 1938; he was president, Northwest Metal Products Inc. Theirownership continued at least through 1958. Accessory: Garage on east
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1832 E Shelby St.
Built: 1919 Historic Name: Smith Residence Style: Vernacular Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: This one-and-a-half story front-gable residence has clipped gable ends and gable returns. Clad in clapboard siding, it features a prominent, raised projecting porch at the east end of the front facade. The clipped gable porch roof is supported by square posts and surrounded by low square wood balustrades. A wood front door with sidelights faces east and an eight-over- one wood sash window faces south. To the west of the porch is a three-part wood-frame window with a sixteen-over-one fixed center section flanked by eight-over-one double-hung sashes. A pair of two-over-one double-hung wood windows are located in the gable end. Double-hung wood sashes are typical on the east and west facades and the west facade features a gabled projecting bay. A brick chimney pierces the roof ridge. The site is flat with lawn, mature foundation shrubs, and a concrete driveway on the east side.
Cultural: The earliest known owners were Lee & Clara Smith, in 1928; he was a driver for Union Oil; they remained through at least 1938. It was owned by JosephD. (Marine Salon Photo Shop) & Evelyn Williamson in 1948. In the 1950s, Wayne and Judy Quinton were the owners. Quinton (1921-2015), then an instrument designer at UW, went on to become a pioneer in bioengineering at UW, a prominent inventor and founder of a medical device company(Quinton Instruments). Accessory: Clipped gable garage in the rear
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1838 E Shelby St.
Built: 1919 Historic Name: Williams-PepperResidence Style: Craftsman Rank: Historic Non-Contributing
Description: This one-and-a-half story side gabled house originally featured a full length recessed porch with square posts. The eastern half of the porch has been enclosed and three narrow casement windows have been added to the new front facade. The rafter ends have been covered with a fascia board. A one- story, flat roofed single-car garage with a corrugated metal door has been added along the west facade and synthetic siding has been added. The house has a prominent gabled dormer with paired six-over-one double-hung wood windows with wide frames. Wide barge boards are notched at the gable ends and knee braces are located at the eaves. Wide concrete steps lead to the recessed porch with a newer wrought iron railing. The door has a divided light window and is flanked by rectangular fixed windows with divided lights and wide wood frames. Double-hung wood and groupings of newer casements are typical on the east and west facades. A brick chimney pierces the eaves on the west facade and a hip-roofed side porch with a tall wooden screen is located on the east facade.
Cultural: Louis A. Williams owned the home in 1928. The home was owned by AlbertE. Pepper in 1938. Leah Pepper, a clerk at UW, owned the home from the 1940s through at least the 1950s. Accessory: Garage on west
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1840 E Shelby St.
Built: 1916 Historic Name: Reif Residence Style: Craftsman Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: This one-and-a-half story gable front residence has an irregular plan and a full width recessed porch with concrete steps, painted brick sidewalls and piers, square porch posts at the corners and a reverse battered post to the east of the steps. The front door has a four-light window and is flanked by fifteen-over-one double-hung wood sash windows. The house has wide barge boards, knee braces at the eaves and clapboard siding. Double-hung wood windows are typical on the east and west facades. Two cupolas with small rectangular windows are at the ridgeline. A painted brick chimney pierces the eaves on the east facade. A newer four-over-one double-hung wood window flanked by smaller square casements is located in the gable end. In the rear is a two-story side-gable addition in the rear. The site is flat, with a wide aggregate walkway, mature shrubs and trees and a driveway on the east side.
Cultural: The earliest known owners of this house were Frank W. & Mary Relf, in 1928; he was an agent for NY Life Insurance Co. Tory H. & Frieda Lea owned the home in the 1930s and 1940s. The owners in 1958 were Frank(Honeywell Regulator) & Barbara Dorsey in 1958. Accessory: Garage on east
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1846 E Shelby St.
Built: 1916 Historic Name: Parker Residence Style: Dutch Colonial Revival Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: This two-story Dutch Colonial Revival-style house features a cross gambrel roof, shingle cladding, and a shallow recessed porch at the east end of the front facade with wood steps, railing, and balustrade. A trellis element encloses the east end of the porch. The front door has a leaded glass window and storm door. A high, leaded fixed window is located to the east of the front door. A three-part picture window with leaded uppers is located to the west of the entry porch. Roof skirting separates the first and second stories. Two paired double-hung wood sashes with floral motif leaded glass uppers are located in the upper story and a fan-shaped vent is in the gable end. Groupings of double-hung wood sash with leaded uppers are typical on the east and west facades. The site is flat with a brick walkway and patio,plantings, mature trees and a concrete driveway on the east side.
Cultural: As early as 1928 through the 1930s, Frank Parker, of Northwestern Sheet Metal Manufacturing Co., owned this home with his wife, Rebecca. The home was owned Abraham F. Parker, a relative, in 1948; he was vice- president of NW Metal Products Co. The home was again owned byRebecca Parker, a secretary at NW Metal Products, in 1958. Accessory: Hip-roofed garage at rear
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1851 E Shelby St.
Built: 1915 Historic Name: WIchman Residence Style: Vernacular Rank: Historic Non-Contributing
Description: This residence was completely remodeled in 1983, with an irregular plan and an irregularly shaped roof with a shed portion sloping steeply from back to the front facade. The house is clad in wood shingles and has aluminum frame sliding windows. A recessed entry is lat the west end of the front facade. The site is flat and densely planted with mature shrubs and trees.
Cultural: The earliest known owners of this house were Arthur (Display Advertising Solicitor, Seattle Post-Intelligencer) & Katherine Wichman, in 1928. It was owned by Elton F. (UW instructor) & Carol Guthrie in 1938. The owners in 1948 was Harold H. Stewart and, in 1958, Donald C. (Boeing engineer) &Betty Stewart. Accessory: Garage at rear of property
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1855 E Shelby St.
Built: 1927 Historic Name: Skoog Residence Style: French Eclectic Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: This house features the steeply pitched, complex hipped roof form that characterizes the French Eclectic style. The roof is clad in slate and has decorative dentils under shallow eaves. The at-grade entry is located on the east side of the house, and is flush with the facade. The stile-and-rail entry door has a narrow window in the upper third and a wide, painted corbelled wood surrounded with dentils at the top. A hip-roofed wall dormer with a nine-light fixed window is located above the entry. To the west of the entry, a hip-roofed projecting section features a large three-part window with fixed four-part center and flanking twelve-part lights, all crowned with a heavy entablature and framed with wood shutters. Divided light wood frame windows with entablatures are typical throughout. A tall, painted stucco chimney pierces the eaves on the west facade.
Cultural: The earliest known owners of this house, in 1928, were Joseph and Celestia Skoog. Skoog was an architect who worked independently and with Robert Reamer and Edwin Ivey on projects including the Fifth Avenue Theater, Lake Quinault Lodge and the Sigma Kappa house. The home was owned in 1948 by Dorothea F. Bolles, an office secretary at UW. Otto R. Anderson (Special Representative, Signal Oil) owned the home in the late 1950s with his wife,Gretchen. Accessory: Garage
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1862 E Shelby St.
Built: 1915 Historic Name: Lucks Residence Style: Craftsman Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: This one-and-a-half story Craftsman-style house features an irregular plan, a cross-gable roof form with eave returns, and shingle cladding. A shed roof dormer has been added on the side gable west wing. The wood porch at the east end of the gable front has been extended to the west with a raised porch area with French doors replacing a three-part window. The entry porch has a projecting shed roof with exposed rafter ends and square corner posts. The painted wood door has a six-light window in the upper third. Flanking the entry is an eight-over-one wood sash window to the east and a three-part wood sash window with a fixed center and eight-over-one sides to the west. The newer porch area at the west end has a solid shingled balustrade. A divided, fixed wood sash sidelight is grouped with new wood French doors facing the front and a group of five rectangular fixed windows is located around the corner on the west facade. Paired six-light casements are in the gable ends and the new shed roof dormer has a group of three six-light wood casements. Wide wood window surrounds are typical. A low, squarehewn log retaining wall separates the front lawn and planted area from the driveway along the west side.
Cultural: The earliest known owners of this house were Carl W. & Violet Lucks of Oscar Lucks Co., in 1928. It was owned by Stanley N. & Alice Churchill in 1938; he was a supervisor, Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. of Milwaukee. Arthur O. Ihlang, a salesman for Grayson-Brown Hardware & Furniture Co., owned the house in the late 1940s with his wife, Mae. Theowner in 1958 was Anna Roseleaf. Accessory: Garage with multisite door on west
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1866 E Shelby St.
Built: 2011 Style: Modern Rank: Non-Historic Non-Contributing
Description: This new two-story residence has an irregular plan and stucco cladding. It has a flat roof with deep eaves and a tall recessed entry with square wood posts supporting the porch overhang. The site is elevated on the east side with a concrete retaining wall at the perimeter and low wood fencing. Adriveway on the west side leads to an attached garage at grade.
Cultural: This house was built outside of the period of significance for the historic district.
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1874 E Shelby St.
Built: 1923 Historic Name: Goulter Residence Style: Craftsman Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: This one-and-a half story side-gable Craftsman-style house is clad in coursed shingles and features two prominent front facing gables, one at the west end of the primary facade and another smaller gabled roof dormer to the east. The front-facing gables have wide barge boards and knee braces. A three-part window with a fixed center, flanking casements and leaded transom is located at the east end of the primary facade. Groupings of newer two and three-part casements with wide wood frames are typical throughout. The recessed entry is located at the east end of the house, beneath a lower side-gabled projecting roof supported by a single Doric column at the corner. Five concrete steps lead to the porch. A horizontal trellis element above the easternmost first floor windows and a painted window box below the gable- end windows decorate the front facade. The house sits on a gently sloping site with a rockery, lawn and shrubs. A concrete retaining wall separates the planted area from the driveway that runs along the west end of the site.
Cultural: The earliest known owners of this house, in 1928, were Kenneth L. & Ida Goulter. Reid G. (Branch manager, United States Radiator Corp.) & Mildred Sangster owned it in 1938. The home was owned by Wilbur F. & Ann Danielson in 1948; he was an insurance representative for United Air Lines.The owners in 1958 were Licius D. & Torrance Hill in 1958. Accessory: Gable front accessory unit at rear
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1876 E Shelby St.
Built: 1916 Historic Name: Engstrom-GravesResidence Style: Craftsman Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: This one-and-a half story side gabled Craftsman style residence is clad in coursed wood shingles; there is some board and batten siding under a gable end beneath the gabled roof on the west facade. The original wood shingle roof with exposed rafter ends has been replaced with a standing seam metal roof. The house sits on a gently sloping site with a concrete driveway at the east end and lawn and shrubbery flanking a wide concrete walkway and steps that lead to a deeply recessed porch on the west side of the front facade. A wide, Moorish arched porch opening is supported by battered square piers wit brick bases and solid brick balustrades. The wood door has divided lights with matching sidelights. A group of four tall, narrow divided-light double-hung windows with wood sash and frames is located to the east of the porch. A prominent gable-front roof dormer features wide barge boards, deep eaves, knee braces, and a group of four multi-pane double-hung wood windows.Double-hung divided wood windows are typical on the side facades.
Cultural: The earliest known owners of this house, in 1928, were Sarah & David Engstrom; he worked at Pacific Coast Welding Co. It was owned by UW baseball coach Dorsett V. Graves, and his wife, Madora, from as early as1938 through at least the 1950s. Accessory: Garage
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1882 E Shelby St.
Built: 1921 Historic Name: Watson Residence Style: Vernacular Rank: Historic Non-Contributing
Description: This tall, two-story plus daylight basement house has been significantly altered with the addition of a prominent full-width covered porch supported two-story EIFS-clad piers and a wide concrete entry stair with solid EIFS-clad sidewalls and a wrought iron balustrade.
Cultural: The earliest known owners of this house, in 1928, were Frank M. & Winifred Watson; their ownership continued at least through 1938. The home was owned by Blodwen Dowzard in 1948. Paul L. (a driver for C.D. Stimson Co.)& Arden Skoog owned the home in 1958.
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1886 E Shelby St.
Built: 1919 Historic Name: Greene Residence Style: Craftsman Rank: Historic Non-Contributing
Description: This residence was remodeled in 2007 in the Craftsman style with a side- gable roof and a shed dormer replacing the original hipped-roof second story. A full-width porch replaced a small gabled entry. It has been significantly altered from its original form and appearance.
Cultural: The earliest known owners of this house, in 1928, were Kenneth L. (a salesman, W & W Inc.) & Mildred Greene. It was owned by Russell H. Anderson, manager, University Motors Inc., in 1948. The owners in 1958 were Rudy H. & Reba Anderson in 1958; he was Assistant DeptSuperintendent, U.S. Post Office.
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1894 E Shelby St.
Built: 1937 Historic Name: Hawthorne Residence Style: Cape Cod Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: This one-story side-gabled house has two volumes, with a lower side-gable volume on the east end. Cladding is red brick with wood clapboard in the gable ends. The entry is located where the two telescoping sections meet, and has a low-pitched, hipped roof with decorative wood cornice featuring a scalloped pattern. The recessed entry door has a small window, with a small 3-light casement window next to it. East of the entry is a large 12-light fixed window. To the west is another large window composed of three 4-light casements, with a pair of small 1/1 windows next to it. To the west of this is a projecting bay clad in wood clapboards with a pair of casement windows.
Cultural: Mathew L. (Principal, Longfellow School) & Margaret Hawthorne owned the home from as early as 1928 through at least the 1950s.
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2111 E Shelby St.
Built: 1925 Historic Name: Hinz Residence Style: Colonial Revival Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: This one-story clapboard-clad house is on a midblock lot with lawn and foundation shrubs. It has an L-shaped plan and a clipped, side gable roof with a molded cornice below the eaves. There are two round arched dormers on the front roof slope with molded surrounds and arched casement windows with decorative panes. The facade is dominated by a painted brick exterior chimney with high, rounded shoulders located just west of the center. The roof forms a front gable around the chimney. The chimney is flanked by wood-framed windows with leaded glass transoms, louvered shutters and window boxes. The entry is on the east corner of the house, recessed under a deep porch. It is marked by a projecting arched roof with cornice returns and dentil molding, supported on paired Tuscancolumns, with two additional columns on the east side of the porch.
Cultural: The earliest known owners of this house, in 1928, were William Hinz, a miller, and Augusta Hinz. In 1938, it was owned by John E. Corbally (an Associate Professor of Education at UW) and Grace Corbally; they remained at least through 1948. The home was owned by Arthur S. andMiriam Henderson of Arthur S. Henderson Agency in 1958. Accessory: Single garage at rear
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2117 E Shelby St.
Built: 1926 Historic Name: Lutz Residence Style: Colonial Revival Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: This one-and-a-half story clapboard-clad house has an L-shaped footprint with a cross gable roof with eave returns. The recessed entry is at the west end of the prominent front gable. The portico has a round-arched roof supported on scrolled brackets and framed by Doric pilasters. The door is wood, with two panels below four small windows. Above the door is an arched, wooden sunburst panel. East of the entry is a large fixed window flanked by leaded casement windows. The gable end above the entry has a three part window group with an arched center sash; this group has been enlarged from the original single window. West of the entry is a group of three leaded casement windows. Above these is a dormer with a pair of casement windows.
Cultural: The earliest known owner, in 1928, was T. C. Lutz. From at least 1938 until 1948, it was in the Lockerby family, first by Clara W. Lockerby and then by Desiah Lockerby, a librarian at Seattle Public Library. It was owned in 1958by David A. (Barbara) Wilson, a Boeing engineer. Accessory: Garage in the rear
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2121 E Shelby St.
Built: 1925 Historic Name: Scholtes Residence Style: Tudor Revival Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: This one-and-a-half story stucco-clad house has a very steeply pitched cross-gable roof with the front gable extending down in a catslide to cover the entry porch. There is also an L-shaped shed-roofed dormer on the front roof slope with a pair of 8/1 windows. All windows are behind modern storm sash. The recessed entry has an arched opening and a wood door with an arched window. On the facade to the east of the entry is a fixed window flanked by multi-light casement windows. Above this is a pair of 8/1 windows, with an arched louvered vent above them. To the west of the entry is a multi-light, fixed window flanked by eight-light casements.
Cultural: This house remained in the same family from at least 1928 through at least 1958. The owners in 1928 were Peter B. (Bridget) Scholtes, who was president of Seattle Cap Manufacturing Co. Inc., and VP of ContinentalMutual Savings Bank. It was later owned by Geraldine Scholtes. Accessory: Garage at SW corner of property
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2127 E Shelby St.
Built: 1920 Historic Name: McGill Residence Style: Colonial Revival Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: This is one-story residence has a rectangular footprint and a side gable roof with boxed eaves. A small front gable extends forward to cover the entry porch. The exterior of the house is clad in wood shingles. The porch has two boxed columns and a wood picket railing. The entry door is wood paneled flanked by five-light sidelights. Windows are 4/4 wood framed sash, usually in pairs. The main facade has two small gabled dormers clad in wood shingles, each with two 4-light casement windows.
Cultural: The earliest known owner of this house was Mabel V. McGill in 1928; she remained at least through 1948. It was owned by Philip Lavery (Sales Manager, Electricraft Inc.) and Barbara Lavery in 1958. Accessory: Garage at rear of property
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2133 E Shelby St.
Built: 1920 Historic Name: Gray Residence Style: Dutch Colonial Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: This clapboard-clad one-and-a-half story residence is on a midblock lot with lawn and numerous large shrubs. It has a rectangular footprint and a gambrel roof. The side (north) elevation facing the street has an exterior, brick chimney in the center, with 12/12 wood-framed windows on either side of the chimney on the first floor and 8/8 on the second floor. The front and back elevations each have a shed dormer spanning nearly the entire width of the roof. The dormers have two 8/8 windows, with two 6-light casements in the center. The center entry on the east elevation has a front gable portico with an arched underside; the roof is supported by a pair of Doric columns. The entry door is wood paneled with multi-light sidelights. To the north of the entry is a large 12/12 window flanked by 6/6 sidelights. On the south side of the entry is a pair of 12/12 windows.
Cultural: The earliest known owners ere George B. (Annie) Gray in 1928; he was Secretary-Treasurer with Gray Brothers Company. It was owned by ColvinB. Childs (Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Navy Recruiting Station) and ClaireChilds in 1938. In 1948, the owners were George H. Graham (a salesman) and Mary Graham in 1948; their ownership continued at least through 1958.
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2137 E Shelby St.
Built: 1923 Historic Name: Quigley Residence Style: Craftsman Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: This is a one-and-a-half story residence has a rectangular footprint and a clipped side gable roof. Cladding is primarily clapboard. A large hipped dormer, clad in wood shingles, is centered on the front. It has a four arched six-light windows. A wood railing with paneled piers at the corners runs in front of these windows. The entry is recessed at the west corner, supported on one square post with an arched front spandrel. The entry door is flanked by 5-light sidelights. The first story has a large fixed window with a five-light transom. This large window is flanked by two 8/1 windows. An exterior chimney is on the east elevation near the front. There is a secondary entry under a hipped roof on the west elevation.
Cultural: The earliest known owners were H. L. (Mary Ina) Quigley, who was with Northern Life Insurance Co., in 1928. The home was owned by John J. Callaghan, a business manager with the Post-Intelligencer, in 1938. In 1948, the owners were James A. Wilson (Salesman, Littler Inc.) and Cecily Wilson. In 1958, Eugene R. Pometta, who worked for Appliance RentalService, and Nancy Pometta were the owners. Accessory: Garage
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2143 E Shelby St.
Built: 1923 Historic Name: Pugsley Residence Style: American Foursquare Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: This two-story house has a rectangular footprint and a hipped roof with a cornice with curved brackets. Cladding is wood shingles with clapboard on the foundation and basement levels. All windows are 3/1 wood windows with colored glass in the upper three panes. The north elevation faces the street and has two windows with louvered shutters on each floor. The center entry, on the east elevation, has wooden steps and a hipped roof with a wide bracketed cornice, supported on two wood, boxed columns. The first floor has two windows to the north of the entry and one to the south, and these windows have wooden flower boxes below their sills. The second floor has two windows to the north of the entry and one above the entry. A fourth window is located to the south of the entry but does not line up with the first floor window below. The assessor's records note that this house was substantially renovated in 2001.
Cultural: The earliest known owner of this house was Sophie Pugsley in 1928. In 1938, it was owned by Edwin B. Schack (manager, Ernst Hardware Co.) and Icie Schack. The owners in 1948 were Frederick H. Faber (salesman) and Mardell Faber and, in 1958, Paul VanTilborg, a teacher at Franklin HighSchool, and Janet VanTilborg, who was a typist at UW. Accessory: Garage
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2147 E Shelby St.
Built: 1926 Historic Name: Houlahan Residence Style: Tudor Revival Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: This is a two story has an L-shaped footprint, with a side gable roof and front projecting gable. Cladding is red brick, with the roof clad in flat clay or terra cotta tile. On the front projecting section, the second story extends out slightly over the first floor, and the second floor on this section is clad in patterned brick and wood, giving a half-timbered appearance. The wood pieces have bolts to give them the appearance of structural beams. In the center of this section is a three-sash metal casement window. Each sash has three lights, with a 6-light transom. On the first floor below this window is a large metal window with casement sash. The brick veneer in this section has colored brick laid in a diamond pattern. At the apex of the "L" is a small enclosed entryway under a front gable roof. Here the brick veneer is ornamented with cast stone trim. The entry is a pointed arch outlined in cast stone, with a cast stone shield above it. The wood plank door also has a pointed arch. There is a small shed dormer on the west side of the entryway. On the second floor are two front gable wall dormers. The one directly above the entry has a diamond-paned single casement window. The other has a pair of 6-light casements. The facade also has very elaborate copper scuppers and downspouts. Side elevation windows are also metal casements.
Cultural: The earliest known owners of this house were Arthur C. Houlahan (VicePresident, P. P. S. Brick and Tile Co.) and Constance Houlahan in 1928. Their ownership continued at least through 1958. Accessory: Detached garage and studio at rear of property
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2153 E Shelby St.
Built: 1970 Style: Colonial Revival Rank: Non-Historic Non-Contributing
Description: This two-story house has a side gable roof, a symmetrical facade, and clapboard siding. The center entry has a projecting classical portico supported by round columns. On the first floor, two six-over-six double hung windows with wood shutters are located on either side of the entry. Similarwindows are on the second floor and other elevations
Cultural: This building was built outside of the period of significance for the historic district.
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2159 E Shelby St.
Built: 1915 Historic Name: Mary Houlahan House Style: Georgian Revival Rank: Historic Contributing Architect: Bebb and Gould
Description: This residence has two stories with a flat roof behind a stepped parapet. It features elaborate brickwork with quoins at the corners and a terra cotta cornice with an acanthus leaf motif. The facade has a prominent center entry with a segmentally arched pediment supported on two fluted columns and two fluted pilasters. The pediment has dentils and a center cartouche in the tympanum. The entablature below has dentils and a central panel. The entry door has a leaded glass surround. Windows are 8/8 and 6/8 and 10- light casement windows. On the east side is a one-story curved bay with a cast stone cornice featuring a Greek key design. On the west elevation is a two-story rectangular bay.
Cultural: This house was originally built for Mary Houlahan, widow of Daniel Houlahan, the founder of Builders Brick Company (now known as Mutual Materials Co., the leading producer and distributor of masonry and products in the Northwest). His company produced many of the bricks used to rebuild Seattle after the fire of 1889. It was also the home of their daughter,Kathleen Houlahan (1884 - 1964), a noted artist. Accessory: Garage
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2158 E Shelby St.
Built: 1925 Historic Name: Dunn Residence Style: Tudor Revival Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: This Tudor Revival residence has a very steep side gable roof with two front gable wall dormers and an arched wall dormer between them. Cladding is stucco with half-timbering in the gable ends of the dormers. Windows are 10/1. Gable windows are diamond-paned and have scrolled brackets beneath them supporting a small shelf. In the center arched dormer, topped by a pointed finial is a pair of arched casement doors. The porch roof is a shallow arch supported on two round columns and two square pilasters. The entry door is arched and flanked by 8-light sidelights, with a draped cartouche above it. The porch and steps are brick. A detached garage matches the house.
Cultural: The earliest known owners of this house were Cassius M. Dunn (President- Treasurer, Dunn Motors Inc.) and Ethel Dunn in 1928. It was owned by Nate Druxman (President, Druxman Athletic Club Inc.) and Jessie Druxman in 1938. In 1948, the owners were Carl F. and Dorothy Miller of Carl F. Miller and Co. Frank H. (Carolyn) Bryant, with Brooks and Co., were the owners in1958. Accessory: Garage at rear of property
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2152 E Shelby St.
Built: 1915 Historic Name: Clegg Residence Style: Craftsman Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: This one-and-a-half story residence has elements of both the Craftsman and Colonial Revival styles. It has a rectangular footprint and a clipped side- gable roof with deep eaves. Cladding is wood shingles. The wide, shed- roofed front dormer has three 8/1 double-hung wood windows, one small between two larger matched sash. The projecting entry porch has a pair of Tuscan columns under a wide molded cornice. The divided light front door is flanked by full-length sidelights. On the first floor, there is a pair of 8/1double-hung windows on either side of the entry porch.
Cultural: The earliest known owners of this house were Alvin Clegg (a printer) and Mary Clegg in 1928. They remained here at least through 1948. The home was owned by John H. Goodrich (United Control Corp.) and GudrunGoodrich in 1958.
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2146 E Shelby St.
Built: 1921 Historic Name: Hardman Residence Style: Craftsman Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: This one-and-a-half story residence has a side-gabled roof of wood shingle with deep open eaves, knee brackets, and decorative vergeboards. There is a large gable dormer on the front clad in coursed wood shingles with three 1/1 replacement windows. The rest of the house is clad in wood clapboard. A stuccoed exterior chimney is on the east elevation, and an interior chimney is near the center. The recessed porch extends the width of the facade with massive brick piers at the ends. The porch has wooden railings and a wooden trellis-style porch support near the stairs. The door is near the west end of the facade and has nine lights in a typical Craftsman pattern. Next to the door is a small 8-light awning sash. To the east of the entry is a bank of three wood windows - two 8/1 windows flanking a 10/1.
Cultural: The earliest known owners of this house were Joseph Hardman (Machinist) and Olive Hardman in 1928; their ownership continued at least through 1948. It was owned by Lester E. Lamb (State Public Service Commission)and Edna Lamb in 1958. Accessory: Detached garage at rear of property
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2142 E Shelby St.
Built: 1925 Historic Name: Faber Residence Style: Colonial Revival Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: This two-story residence has a hipped roof with boxed eaves with a wide flat cornice ornamented with modillions. The facade is symmetrical, with a center entry porch with a front gable roof with a broken pediment supported on a pair of slender Ionic columns. The wooden door has six panels and decorative leaded glass and half-height sidelights with molded panels below. Above the door is a molded fanlight with ornate molding. Immediately above the entry is a small, 6/1 wood double-hung window with leaded muntins.Flanking this on the second floor are two banks of paired 8/1 double-hung wood windows with leaded muntins. On the first floor, paired 8/1 wood windows with leaded muntins flank the entryway. Windows have storm windows and louvered shutters. There is a red brick, interior chimney at the ridgeline on the west end of the roof.
Cultural: The earliest known owners were Chester C. Faber (President-Manager, Faber Hardware Co.) and Ruth Faber in 1928. Their ownership continued through at least 1958. Accessory: Garage at rear of property
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2136 E Shelby St.
Built: 1931 Historic Name: Faurot Residence Style: Colonial Revival Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: This two-story residence has a hipped roof and a cornice ornamented with dentils and brackets. Cladding is brown brick. The facade is symmetrical with a center entry. On the first floor, large fixed windows under canvas awnings flank the entry. The entry has a rounded porch with a wide molded cornice, supported on paired Ionic columns and topped with a wrought iron balustrade. The door is flanked by Ionic pilasters, and is a six-paneled wood door with leaded glass sidelights. The second floor balcony over the entry has a door with ten leaded glass panes. On either side of this are two banks of paired 6/1 double-hung wood windows with leaded muntins.
Cultural: The earliest known owners of this house were George and Nellie Faurot of Faurot Studio of Dancing in 1938. The owner in 1948 was Albert J. Izzardand, in 1958, Donald G. (Dorothy) Radcliffe, a consulting engineer.
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2132 E Shelby St.
Built: 1955 Historic Name: Hulet Residence Style: Modern Rank: Historic Non-Contributing
Description: This house was substantially remodeled in 1998, converting it from a Ranch hose to a more contemporary style with a complex roofline with several shed roofs at different angles. Windows are mainly 1/1 wood replacements, corrugated metal awnings above the main front window and the entry. The projecting front section is two stories, clad in wood shingles on the first floor and stucco on the second. The other front section is one story and is clad in wood clapboards with the stone veneer along the bottom.
Cultural: The earliest known owners of this house were Howard F. Hulet (Assistant Treasurer, Puget Sound Title Insurance) and Mary Hulet in 1958.
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2126 E Shelby St.
Built: 1915 Historic Name: Emerick Residence Style: Dutch Colonial Revival Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: This two-story residence has a gambrel roof with a large shed dormer on the west elevation. Cladding is vinyl siding. The entry is on the side (east) elevation. The main facade is dominated by an exterior brick chimney in the center. On the first floor, the chimney is flanked by two pairs of 12-light French doors. Above these, on the second floor are two metal sliding windows. All of these have vinyl louvered shutters.
Cultural: The earliest known owners were Frank L. (Blanche) Emerick in 1928, who was a Special Agent with Fireman's Fund Insurance Company of San Francisco. Their ownership continued through at least 1938. It was owned by Pauline C. Thompson in 1948 and, in 1958, by Matthew P. (Office Manager,Denver-Chicago Trucking) and Margaret Moskal. Accessory: Garage at rear of property
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2122 E Shelby St.
Built: 1934 Historic Name: Murton Residence Style: Spanish Eclectic Rank: Historic Contributing Architect: Smith, Francis Marion, Jr.
Description: This one-story residence is clad in painted brick veneer that has a textured pattern, and roofed in clay tile. It has an L-shaped plan with the main body of the house under a hipped roof a t the rear. At the front is a gabled roof section, with a steeply pitched shed roof section on the west end. The "L" wraps around a courtyard with a low brick wall. Entry is through the courtyard, which has a round-arched opening with iron gates. The front gable end has three round terra cotta vents, with a pair of single-light casement windows below. The window opening has a rough timber header. All windows in the house appear to be replacements. The facade of the main body of the house has three fixed windows below a large, rough timber header. An interior, ridgeline chimney of painted brick is also in this section. The shed-roofed west section has a projecting bay of two fixed windows with a wide, rough timber header under a bellcast hipped, copper roof. The front of the property is surrounded by a painted concrete wall, and a wide, curved brick walk leads to the house.
Cultural: The earliest known owners of this house were Clarence C. (Maxine) Murton in 1938, who was an artist at the Post-Intelligencer. They remained here at least 1958.
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2118 E Shelby St.
Built: 1926 Historic Name: Wilson Residence Style: Vernacular Rank: Historic Non-Contributing
Description: This residence was originally a one-and-a-half story side-gable house with a porch at the west end. It has been significantly altered with a second story and a rear addition, a new roof form, several projecting bays and the enclosure of the original porch. The entry has been moved to the east side of the porch enclosure. These changes have significantly altered the building's original character. Most of the windows have vinyl sash with false muntins.
Cultural: The earliest known owners were Lloyd R. (Katherine) Wilson in 1928, who was a representative with National Lamp Works of General Electric. The owner in 1938 was Howard E. Stansbury, a student at UW. The home was owned by Lou R. Crocker from at least 1948 through 1958. Accessory: Garage at rear of property
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2112 E Shelby St.
Built: 1921 Historic Name: Sullivan Residence Style: Craftsman Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: This one-story clapboard-clad house is on a midblock lot with lawn and a hedge along the porch. It has a cross-gable roof and a full-width porch; the gables have deep eaves, wide vergeboards, exposed rafter tails and brackets on the facade gable end. The door, at the center, has four panels and four small windows and is flanked by two large wood sash windows with 12-light transoms. The porch has three square wood posts set on massive river rock plinths at the front corners, and two smaller river rock plinths flanking the stairs, with a wood balustrade between them. A prominent river rock chimney is on the east elevation. Side elevation windows include 6-light sash, as well as banks of 6/1 windows. The west elevation has a square bay with a gable roof. A large two-story rear addition with a cross gabled roof projects beyond the house on the east and the west elevations; it is detailed to be compatible with the original house.
Cultural: The first known owners, in 1928, were Daniel D. and Ida Sullivan of Sullivan Electric Company, who remained at least through 1938. By 1948, the owner was Ida E. Leighton, who remained at least through 1958.
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56 properties on E Shelby St
Even Numbered Side
1800 E Shelby St.

Huntington House/Phi ChiFraternity - 1925
1812 E Shelby St.

Beckley Residence - 1926
1818 E Shelby St.

Erwin Residence - 1926
1822 E Shelby St.

Rosen Residence - 1919
1826 E Shelby St.

Armstrong Residence - 1925
1832 E Shelby St.

Smith Residence - 1919
1838 E Shelby St.

Williams-PepperResidence - 1919
1840 E Shelby St.

Reif Residence - 1916
1846 E Shelby St.

Parker Residence - 1916
1852 E Shelby St.

Graff Residence - 1925
1856 E Shelby St.

Askren Residence - 1919
1862 E Shelby St.

Lucks Residence - 1915
1866 E Shelby St.

Residence - 2011
1874 E Shelby St.

Goulter Residence - 1923
1876 E Shelby St.

Engstrom-GravesResidence - 1916
1882 E Shelby St.

Watson Residence - 1921
1886 E Shelby St.

Greene Residence - 1919
1894 E Shelby St.

Hawthorne Residence - 1937
2112 E Shelby St.

Sullivan Residence - 1921
2118 E Shelby St.

Wilson Residence - 1926
2122 E Shelby St.

Murton Residence - 1934
2126 E Shelby St.

Emerick Residence - 1915
2132 E Shelby St.

Hulet Residence - 1955
2136 E Shelby St.

Faurot Residence - 1931
2142 E Shelby St.

Faber Residence - 1925
2146 E Shelby St.

Hardman Residence - 1921
2152 E Shelby St.

Clegg Residence - 1915
2158 E Shelby St.

Dunn Residence - 1925
Odd Numbered Side
1803 E Shelby St.

Adams Residence - 1940
1811 E Shelby St.

Glover Residence - 1925
1817 E Shelby St.

Lowther Residence - 1919
1823 E Shelby St.

Taylor Residence - 1919
1827 E Shelby St.

Friedlander Residence - 1924
1833 E Shelby St.

Sewall Residence - 1921
1837 E Shelby St.

Brattstrom Residence - 1919
1843 E Shelby St.

Augspurger Residence - 1919
1847 E Shelby St.

Jackson Residence - 1919
1851 E Shelby St.

WIchman Residence - 1915
1855 E Shelby St.

Skoog Residence - 1927
1863 E Shelby St.

Power Residence - 1920
1869 E Shelby St.

Arnold Residence - 1925
1873 E Shelby St.

MacRae Residence - 1921
1877 E Shelby St.

Vogt Residence - 1919
1883 E Shelby St.

Swendsen Residence - 1921
1887 E Shelby St.

Condon Residence - 1922
1897 E Shelby St.

Red Cedar Lumber Manuf. Model Home - 1926
2111 E Shelby St.

Hinz Residence - 1925
2117 E Shelby St.

Lutz Residence - 1926
2121 E Shelby St.

Scholtes Residence - 1925
2127 E Shelby St.

McGill Residence - 1920
2133 E Shelby St.

Gray Residence - 1920
2137 E Shelby St.

Quigley Residence - 1923
2143 E Shelby St.

Pugsley Residence - 1923
2147 E Shelby St.

Houlahan Residence - 1926
2153 E Shelby St.

Residence - 1970
2159 E Shelby St.

Mary Houlahan House - 1915