NEW Montlake Historic Homes

2814 W Park Dr E

Built: 1926 Historic Name: Dohrer Residence Style: Tudor Revival Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: This one-and-a half story Tudor-style residence features a steeply pitched cross-gable roof with a prominent front gable and roof dormers. The roof is clad in slate. The gable ends, dormers and entry porch are clad in troweled stucco with half timbering, and the main floor of the house is clad in brick. A projecting entry porch with a front sloping hip roof shelters a newer oak door with large hinges and a narrow, offset rectangular window. The stoop is brick and concrete with stairs to the side. There is a small, narrow leaded window on the south side of the enclosed entry. To the south of the entry is a tall leaded window and to the north of the entry is a thirty-light leaded picture window. The northwest corner is clipped at a forty-five degree angle and displays a pair of diamond pane leaded windows; the gabled roof overhang is supported by a turned post. A leaded art-glass window with a shield medallion is located on the south facade. Paired, leaded windows are typical on the north and south facades. The front facing gable end features a pair of twelve-light leaded casement windows with a rounded top. Shed roof dormers with paired diamond pane leaded windows are located on the west and south facades, and a long, shed roof dormer with gable front ends and paired windows is located on the north facade. A tall brick chimney pierces the eaves and bisects this dormer on the north facade. The site is gently sloping, with shrubs, small trees, and wrought iron fencing at the side yards. A secondary entry is located on the south facade.
Cultural: The earliest known owners of this house, in 1928, were Francis J. & Bertha Dohrer; he was a sales agent for Wilkeson Coal & Coke Co. It was owned byI. Vincent (a doctor) & Adele Cole in 1938. The owners in 1958 were MichaelJ. & Mary Dolan; he was Officer in Charge, ROTC (Seattle U).
Legal: MONTLAKE PARK ADD S Parcel: 5605000105 Block: 2 Lot: 1 View: King Country Parcel Viewer

2810 W Park Dr E

Built: 1915 Historic Name: Barnhart-Sawhill Residence Style: Craftsman Rank: Historic Contributing
Description: This one-and-one-half story side-gabled Craftsman-style house features a prominent front gable with deep eaves, wide notched barge boards and exposed rafters with rounded ends. It is clad in clapboard siding with stucco and half timbering in the gable ends. The site is flat, with formal landscaping with low shrubs and small trees that flank wide concrete steps with sloping concrete sidewalls and battered bollards at the sidewalk. A recessed porch has a gently arched opening and runs along the gable-front section of the house. The overhang is supported by paired square columns atop battered piers at the corners. The porch balustrade is a solid clapboard sided wall. To the south of the wood door is a three-part wood frame window with a six- over-one center flanked by three-over-one sash. To the north of the entry is a pair of five-over-one wood frame windows. A grouping of three three-over- one wood windows is located in the gable end; A gable dormer to the north features a pair of three-over-one wood windows. A brick chimney pierces the eaves on the south facade. Wood frame windows with divided uppers and wide frames are typical. There is a detached garage to the rear, accessed through the alley.
Cultural: The earliest known owners of this house, in 1928, were Wilmer K. & Evelyn Barnhart of the Barnhart Co., Inc. The home was owned by William R. Sawhill in 1938 through at least the 1950s. He was a pastor at First UnitedPresbyterian Church. Accessory: Stucco-clad garage
Legal: MONTLAKE PARK ADD N 50 FT Parcel: 5605000300 Block: 2 Lot: 36 View: King Country Parcel Viewer