| Historic Name: |
Grant, Dr. E. E. House |
Common Name: |
Grant House |
| Style: |
Vernacular |
Neighborhood: |
Green Lake |
| Built By: |
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Year Built: |
1905 |
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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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The Grant House was constructed in 1905. In 1904, after completing medical schooling in Chicago, Dr. Emmet E. Grant (1876-1952) and bride Bessie (ca 1882-1948) moved to Green Lake area of Seattle to establish his practice as a physician, osteopath, and surgeon. Grant joined a growing number of Seattle physicians. Between 1900 and 1905 the number of physicians in Seattle increased from 150 to 275. By May 1905, with his practice was going well, he purchased some property, procured a building permit, and hired builder Bennett Anderson to construct the 26 x 44 foot house. The building permit stated that Grant filed the building plans. He likely procured the plans from a house catalog or plan book. They completed the house and moved in just before their first child, Weld Grant, was born. The house was located three blocks from the streetcar that ran along Greenlake Way to downtown. For four years Missouri native Dr. Grant conducted his practice from home and later established an office in the Ravenna neighborhood. When the Virginia Mason Clinic was established, they hired Grant as one of the original staff members. Grant had a number of interests; photography, lapidary, naturalist, and lectured on wild flowers throughout Washington. After residing in the house for 13 years, the Grants moved into a house a block away where they remained for 20 years.
Later occupants. From 1924 through 1957 Will H. and Edna C. Wyckoff lived there. Will Wyckoff worked as a meat cutter at places including Queen City Grocery & Meat Market and Olivers Meats. In 1957, Donald W. and Caroline B. Smith purchased the house. In 1964, Robert D. Brockway bought the house.
The 1975 Historic Seattle Survey of the Greenlake neighborhood listed the house as Significant to the Community.
The residence appears to meet City of Seattle Landmark criteria due to the age of the structure (over 100 years old) and minimal alterations.
Variant address: 5748 Kirkwood Place (Seattle Daily Bulletin May 16, 1905 p. 2)
Sources:
"Dr. Emmet E. Grant, Retired Physician, Dies" Seattle Times May 13, 1952. Clipping file, B4. Seattle Room, Seattle Public Library, Downtown Branch.
"Death Summons Mrs. E. E. Grant" Seattle Times May 24, 1948. Clipping file, B4. Seattle Room, Seattle Public Library, Downtown Branch.
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| Appearance |
| On May 15, 1905 the Seattle Building Department issued a building permit to builder Bennett Anderson for a 26 x 41 foot building (# 34901). Anderson completed the side gable vernacular Grant House by late summer. East elevation hip dormer with original railing removed. Recessed full width porch has square columns. South elevation has a three sided bay window. North elevation has a 8 x 13 foot enclosed porch. |
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| Status: |
Yes - Inventory |
| Classication: |
Building |
District Status: |
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| Cladding(s): |
Shingle |
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 |
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Changes to Original Cladding: |
Intact |
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Changes to Plan: |
Intact |
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Changes to Windows: |
Intact |
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| Major Bibliographic References |
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City of Seattle DCLU Microfilm Records.
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King County Property Record Card (c. 1938-1972), Washington State Archives.
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Polk's Seattle Directories, 1890-1996.
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Sanborn Map Company. Insurance Maps of Seattle, Washington. (New York, Sanborn Map Company, 1904-1905) 4 volumes.
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Sanborn Map Company. Insurance Maps of Seattle, Washington. (New York, Sanborn Map Company, 1916-1919) volumes 1, 3, 4, 5, 6.
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Sanborn Map Company. Insurance Maps of Seattle, Washington. (New York, Sanborn Map Company, 1949-1950 update) 11 volumes.
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Seattle Daily Bulletin
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