| Historic Name: |
Schwabacher, Leo, residence |
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| Style: |
American Foursquare |
Neighborhood: |
Capitol Hill |
| Built By: |
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Year Built: |
1909 |
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| Significance |
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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 house was built in 1909 for Leo Schwabacher, an officer of the Schwabacher Hardware Company and People's Bank, and his wife Edna. Leo's father Sigmund migrated from Bavaria to San Francisco and on to Seattle in the 1880s. They became prominent business leaders, owning several downtown buildings and a pier. Two of their buildings still stand on First Avenue South in Pioneer Square. The second owner, Frank Wilson, was president of Western Chemical Company. In the early 1940s, Leonard and __ Kaufer purchased the house. Kaufer's store, selling Catholic books and supplies, remains in business today. This grand house was designed in 1914 by architect David Myers for Joseph and Alice Clapp. Clapp was listed in city directories as a consulting engineer, but he may have been a member of the timber family that founded today’s Weyerhaeuser Company. The 1937 tax assessor’s data notes the special features of the house, including seven stained glass windows, oak paneling, hardwood floors, brick and tile fireplaces, built-in bookcases and the tapestry brick veneer exterior. The Kaufers' daughter, Maryhelen Sinclair and her husband Lee then lived there, with their ten children, from 1955 until 1980. the hosue was then used as rooming hosue for a period, until it was purchased in the 1980s by Dean and Cathy Carr , who restored the interior. 23. Schwabacher residence, 1909
902 17th East
Saunders & Lawton
Built for Leo Schwabacher, an officer of both People's Bank and Schwabacher Hardware Company. Has excellent woodwork and hardware. The architects also designed the house on 16th for Sigismund Aronson, another officer of the Schwabacher company.
A Classic box with twin dormers, it has 16 rooms. Aluminum siding was added in 1959, but the interior is largely intact, with woodwork, hardware and original lighting and plumbing fixtures.
The aluminium siding was added in the 1960s to reduce maintenance costs. The interior features outstanding hardware and woodwork.
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| Appearance |
| A Classic box with twin dormers, it has 16 rooms. Aluminum siding was added in 1959, but the interior is largely intact, with woodwork, hardware and original lighting and plumbing fixtures. |
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| Status: |
Yes - Inventory |
| Classication: |
Building |
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| Cladding(s): |
Metal - Aluminum Siding |
Foundation(s): |
Concrete - Block |
| Roof Type(s): |
Hip |
Roof Material(s): |
Asphalt/Composition |
| Building Type: |
Domestic - Secondary structure |
Plan: |
Rectangular |
| Structural System: |
Balloon Frame/Platform Frame |
No. of Stories: |
two & ½ |
| Unit Theme(s): |
Commerce |
| Integrity |
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Changes to Windows: |
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Changes to Original Cladding: |
Moderate |
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Changes to Plan: |
Intact |
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| Major Bibliographic References |
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Polk's Seattle Directories, 1890-1996.
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Avner, Jane A. and Buttnick, Meta. "Historic Jewish Seattle: A Tour Guide." Seattle, WA: Washington State Jewish Historical Society, 1995.
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Shaping Seattle Architecture: A Historical Guide to the Architects. Jeffrey Karl Ochsner, ed. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1994.
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King County Tax Assessor Records, ca. 1932-1972.
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