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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 Slauson House was constructed about 1900. The Slausons moved to the city soon after the 1889 Seattle Fire. Howard Slauson (ca 1860 - ca 1926), was a partner in Langley & Slauson, a Pioneer Square legal firm. Celeste Langley Slauson, Howard's wife, taught at the Seattle Conservatory of Arts until 1893, when the economic Panic of that year forced its closure. She then went out on her own and for about nine years taught elocution. By early summer of 1900, the Slauson's purchased one lot in Brighton Beach, a community located just outside of Seattle's city limits. Relative Joseph Slauson, a carpenter, also lived in Brighton Beach, and might have constructed the house. By the end of the year the house was complete and the Slauson's moved in. About this time Howard retired from the legal profession and became interested in horticulture. In 1907 he established himself as a florist, and for the next decade grew and sold flowers. Sometime after 1902, Celeste Slauson died and in 1906 Howard Slauson married Alice Slauson (b. ca 1872). By 1910, the Slauson house had a population of eight; including Howard, Alice, Howard's three children - Sarah, Celeste, and Howard, Jr. (ages 12 to 8), Howard's 80 year old mother Sarah, Nobuzio Matoba, a 25 year old Japanese who tended Slauson's gardens, and Kittie Eligh (b. ca 1878) who worked for Slauson as a clerk. In 1919 Howard apparently made another career change and got a job as a stock-keeper for the University of Washington. When Howard Slauson died about 1926, Alice sold the house and moved to the Queen Anne neighborhood.
In the late 1920s carpenter Fred and Viola Bergeson lived in the house. By World War II Jack F. and Betty J. Parker resided there. Jack contributed to the war effort by working as a pipe-fitter for the Todd Shipyards.
Varient address: 5416 S Morgan St
The Slauson House appears to meet City of Seattle Landmark criteria due to the age of the structure (over 100 years old) and minimal alterations.
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