Seattle Historical Sites

Summary for 1425 Valley ST / Parcel ID 1337300095 / Inv #

Historic Name: Just, Isaac, Residence Common Name: Style: Queen Anne - Stick Neighborhood: Capitol Hill Built By: Year Built: 1905   Significance In the opinion of the survey, this property appears to meet the criteria of the National Register of Historic Places. In the opinion of the survey, this property appears to meet the criteria of the Seattle Landmarks Preservation Ordinance. In the opinion of the survey, this property is located in a potential historic districe (National and/or local). This house, noted in the city’s 1979 historic resources survey, is a notable example of the Stick style, a variation of the Queen Anne style that is not often seen in Seattle. It was built in 1905, at a cost of $6500, by carpenters Waddington & Arvesen for Isaac Just, an insurance agent (permit #32298). Later owners included Carter Butts, an electrical supply salesman, and his wife Anne. The current owners bought the house in 1962. A detached garage was added, probably in the 1920s, and rebuilt after afire in 1977.   Appearance This2-1/2 story house has a gable-front and wing form with a gabled roof in front and a hipped roof rear section. Cladding is wood shingles with stucco in the gable ends. The front porch extends across the front and around the west side. It has groups of two and three heavy square wood posts, connected with horizontal pieces, with curved pieces at the corners. There is a plain balustrade, with a similar one on the porch above. Most windows are one-over-one sash, but the entry has leaded glass windows. Similar stickwork is in the gable ends. The northeast corner is wrapped by a hexagonal bay. On the west elevation is a twos-try bay, with a single-story bay on the east. There is a recessed porch in the southwest corner.

Detail for 1425 Valley ST / Parcel ID 1337300095 / Inv #

Status: Yes - Inventory Classication: Building District Status: Cladding(s): Shingle, Stucco Foundation(s): Concrete - Poured, Stone Roof Type(s): Gable Roof Material(s): Asphalt/Composition-Shingle Building Type: Domestic - Single Family Plan: Irregular Structural System: Concrete - Poured No. of Stories: two & ½ Unit Theme(s): Architecture/Landscape Architecture Integrity Changes to Windows: Slight Changes to Plan: Intact Changes to Original Cladding: Intact Major Bibliographic References Polk's Seattle Directories, 1890-1996. King County Tax Assessor Records, ca. 1932-1972. City of Seattle, Department of Planning and Development, Microfilm Records.

Photo collection for 1425 Valley ST / Parcel ID 1337300095 / Inv #

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