| Historic Name: |
Dora Horton Ball Carle House |
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| Style: |
Queen Anne |
Neighborhood: |
Georgetown |
| Built By: |
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Year Built: |
1893 |
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| Significance |
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In the opinion of the survey, this property appears to meet the criteria of the Seattle Landmarks Preservation Ordinance. |
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Based on field work conducted in September 2014, this historic property retains its relationship to the streetscape, historic building form and a sufficient amount of exterior historic building fabric (design features, cladding and/or window sash/openings) to contribute to the distinct historic character of the Georgetown neighborhood. This is a particularly well-preserved historic property that appears to possess architectural and/or historic significance. This property appears to have been undergone an extensive rehabilitatation/restoration project since it was identified in the 1997 HRI project. It retains its distinctive building form and an extensive amount of work was undertaken to restore and/or repair distinctive historic building fabric and features. A duplicate (faux historic designed) new house was constructed adjacent to the north (at 1217 Carleton Ave S.).
(1997) This property is associated with the residential and commercial building boom in Georgetown which occurred between 1890 and 1916. Fueled by the construction of the Seattle Brewing and Malting Company’s new brewing facility after the turn of the century and the arrival of foreign immigrants, especially German and Italian, Georgetown came to rely more on its commercial and industrial bases rather than agricultural. With the increase of industry and business, Georgetown had grown in population from 1,913 in 1900 to approximately 7,000 by 1910 as families located themselves near its factories and other places of employment. This is reported to have been the home of Dora Horton Ball Carle, the daughter of Julius and Anne Horton, sister of George Horton (for whom Georgetown was named) and wife of Will Carle, editor of the Duwamish Valley News, Georgetown City Council member, and State Senator. It is unclear when Mrs. Carle may have resided here (see GT045). By 1909, the house was owned by the Hamilton Investment Company. (Georgetown Add, Block A, Tract 2, Lots 2-3).
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| Appearance |
| (1997) A highly deteriorated and partially intact example of Queen Anne residential design, a dominant architectural style used for domestic building during the late 19th C. Although highly deteriorated and altered this residence exhibits some intact design features and historic building fabric, including: a tall, narrow asymmetrical building form accentuated by projecting entry porch, and an off-set, multiple-gable front elevation. The design is further distinguished by turned posts and a Chinese pattern spindle-work frieze at the entry porch and gable end ornaments (sunrise pattern at entry porch & grid pattern at front bay). The exterior is currently clad with a significant amount of plywood and modern plywood paneling, thus the degree to which original tall, narrow double-hung windows and extensive ornate upper porch and bay window spindle-work remains in place is unknown. Portions of original cladding (variegated w/scalloped and square cut shingles and rustic dropped siding) are currently visible. Portions of two original red brick chimneys are visible but have been lowered in height. A one story garage/shed that exhibits a hip roof form, plank sliding door and narrow clapboard siding is situated behind the residence at the alley side. |
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Photo taken Apr 25, 1997
Photo taken Apr 25, 1997
Photo taken Apr 25, 1997
Photo taken Apr 25, 1997
Photo taken Apr 25, 1997
Photo taken Apr 25, 1997
Photo taken Sep 20, 2014
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