| Historic Name: |
Devoe House |
Common Name: |
Devoe House |
| Style: |
Vernacular |
Neighborhood: |
Mount Baker |
| Built By: |
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Year Built: |
1904 |
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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 Devoe House was constructed about 1904. By 1903, Joseph Dovoe (b. 1875), a recent immigrant from Canada, was living in Seattle working for a stevedore company. The following year, about the time he married Rena Margaret Devoe (b. 1871), he purchased two lots from Squire's Lakeside addition from its developer C. D. Hillman. The couple moved into the house in 1904 or early 1905. While living there, Devoe worked as an expressman and teamster. They occasionally took in a boarder. In 1910, a 40 year old grocer from Denmark rented a room. In 1920 the Devoes left the house and moved from Seattle. During World War II, Leon and Dorothy Cook resided in the house. Leon baked for McNabb Bakery.
The Devoe 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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| Appearance |
| Vernacular Devoe House has a shed dormer, 2x2 upper sash double hung windows, and exposed roof rafters. The gable porch roof altered to hip porch roof. |
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