| Historic Name: |
Moore, Robert, Residence |
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| Style: |
Modern |
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Capitol Hill |
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Year Built: |
1954 |
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| Significance |
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This is a good and intact example of a ranch house, a house form seldom seen on Capitol Hill. This neighborhood was built up well before the ranch house became popular in the 1950s, so few of them were built here. Its low sprawling form was better suited to large, flat suburban lots than the small hilly sites found in most of Seattle. It came to be the symbolic of post-war suburban development just as the bungalows were symbolic of the earlier Seattle neighborhoods.
As with bungalows, most ranch houses were not designed by architects, but this one was designed by William Whiteley in 1954; the client was Robert Moore. He is best known for designing apartment buildings, including La Quinta for Fred Anhalt, and others in the Mediterranean and Tudor Revival styles for the Western Building and Leasing Company. Although apartment house development ceased during the Depression, when the economy revived Whiteley continued to design both apartments and residences, using more modern styles and materials.
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| Appearance |
| This ranch house steps down the hillside with two hipped-roof sections and a double garage at a lower level. It features flagstone cladding and large picture windows (including corner windows), two key components of the ranch house. The roof is clad with concrete tile. The entry is near the center, sheltered under the wide eaves. It is approached by wide stairs winding through a rockery. The west end, next to the garage, has a wide stone-clad chimney. The garage has a patio on its flat roof. |
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