Seattle Historical Sites

Summary for 126 NE 65th ST NE / Parcel ID 9528104885 / Inv #

Historic Name: Elliott/Cory House Common Name: Elliott/Cory House Style: Vernacular Neighborhood: Green Lake Built By: Year Built: 1903   Significance In the opinion of the survey, this property appears to meet the criteria of the Seattle Landmarks Preservation Ordinance. The Elliott/Cory House was constructed about 1903. Carpenter James Elliott (b. 1840) the likely builder of the house, sold the property to Alida M. Cory in early spring 1903. James Elliott, born and raised in Ontario, where he learned the cabinetmaking and carpentry trade. Shortly after his 1863 marriage to Josie Elliott (b. ca 1840) the couple immigrated to the United States. Josie Elliott’s family emigrated from the Scottish Highlands to Canada about 1850. The Elliotts lived in the Dakotas during the 1880s until news of the post 1889 Seattle fire building boom with its high paying construction jobs drew the Elliotts to central Puget Sound. By 1900 they were living in Edgewater (north shore of Lake Union) and would live between Lake Union and Green Lake for the rest of their lives. In 1923 they celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with five of their seven children still living. When Alida Cory purchased the house in 1903, her husband Willima Cory had recently died. A former preacher, William Cory had owned and operated the Green Lake Hardware Company. The house was located two to three blocks from NE Greenlake Way where the Green Lake streetcar ran. Widow Alida Cory moved from the house in 1906 and three years later sold it to Lena and William Sperry who owned it through the 1930s. Later occupants. In 1941 Fred W. Mills purchased the residence and rented it. During WWII, one of the renters was F. Elizabeth Tegtmeyer, a bookkeeper for Safeway grocery stores. From the late 1940s through the mid 1950s printer and compositor Benjamin D. Perry and wife Joyce lived there. From the mid 1950s into the early 1960s Mrs. Julia A. Walker occupied the house. In 1962, house occupants were grocery clerk Harold Antonson and wife Annettel and Frank W. Riedell, owner of Riedell Studio. Ten years later, James Kuppler purchased the house for $25,000. The residence appears to meet City of Seattle Landmark criteria due to the age of the structure (over 100 years old) and minimal alterations. Sources: "Pioneer Seattle Couple Celebrates Sixtieth Anniversary of Wedding" Seattle Times January 28(?), 1923. Clipping file. Special Collections, University of Washington Library.   Appearance The Queen Anne style Elliott/Cory House was built about 1903. The front and wing gable has double hung windows, many with beveled sash. East elevation has a three sided bay window. South elevation porch has tapered Doric columns supporting a gable roof. Small rear addition.

Detail for 126 NE 65th ST NE / Parcel ID 9528104885 / Inv #

Status: Yes - Inventory Classication: Building District Status: Cladding(s): Wood - Clapboard Foundation(s): Concrete - Poured Roof Type(s): Gable Roof Material(s): Asphalt/Composition Building Type: Domestic - Single Family Plan: Rectangular Structural System: Balloon Frame/Platform Frame No. of Stories: one & ½ Unit Theme(s): Architecture/Landscape Architecture Integrity Changes to Plan: Slight Changes to Windows: Intact Changes to Original Cladding: Intact Major Bibliographic References King County Property Record Card (c. 1938-1972), Washington State Archives. Polk's Seattle Directories, 1890-1996. Sanborn Map Company. Insurance Maps of Seattle, Washington. (New York, Sanborn Map Company, 1904-1905) 4 volumes. Sanborn Map Company. Insurance Maps of Seattle, Washington. (New York, Sanborn Map Company, 1916-1919) volumes 1, 3, 4, 5, 6. Sanborn Map Company. Insurance Maps of Seattle, Washington. (New York, Sanborn Map Company, 1949-1950 update) 11 volumes.

Photo collection for 126 NE 65th ST NE / Parcel ID 9528104885 / Inv #

Photo taken Nov 23, 2004