| Historic Name: |
Aronson, Jake & Bella, House |
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| Style: |
American Foursquare - Craftsman |
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Queen Anne |
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Year Built: |
1907 |
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| Significance |
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In the opinion of the survey, this property appears to meet the criteria of the National Register of Historic Places. |
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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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In the opinion of the survey, this property is located in a potential historic districe (National and/or local). |
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This distinctive house was built in 1907, and is notable for its Craftsman detailing and extraordinary stained glass, which is particularly unusual in a relatively modest house such as this. It was built by a carpenter, Benjamin B. Wells, for Mrs. O. O. Newsom. However, Mrs. Newsom does not appear in city directories, and nothing is known of her. In the 1920s-30s the house was owned by Jake and Bella Aronson. Later owners included John and Petrena Onstad (1940-1956) and Rudolph and Anna Hauselman (1956-1969).
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| Appearance |
| The most outstanding feature of this 2-1/2 story Craftsman house is the tulip-patterned stained glass. The house has a hipped roof with deep eaves; on the front (west) and north are hipped dormers with deep eaves, curved brackets and two 3-light casement windows. The second floor has projecting corner bays with one-over-one windows. In the center is an extraordinary ensemble, an oriel window with two tulip-patterned stained glass windows flanking a wood panel, topped by ornate carved ornamentation. The tulip pattern glass is repeated in the sidelights flanking the front door and in a large bow window on the porch. The glass is also found in the square bays on the north and south elevations. The full-width porch has a hipped roof with two square columns with capitals and bases flanking the central stairs; a group of three similar columns is found at each end of the porch, with horizontal connecting pieces. The south elevation has a hipped roof bay, with a square bay with stained glass and brackets on the north elevation. The rear (east) has three small casement windows and a small shed roofed enclosed porch on the second floor. Cladding on the first floor is clapboard, with wood shingles above. The second story flares out slightly, and a wide belt course separates the two materials. The foundation is of rough faced original concrete block. |
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