Summary for 8665 ISLAND DR / Parcel ID 6896300300 / Inv # 0 |
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Tudor |
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Year Built: |
1930 |
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Significance |
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This house is significant due to its architectural style and intactness, as well as its occupancy history. The occupants’ professional association with downtown businesses reflects the valley’s historical role as a transportation and commercial corridor connecting the residential neighborhoods in South Seattle to downtown and the industrial districts.
This single-family residence is located in the Dunlap neighborhood in the southern end of Rainier Valley. The house was constructed in 1930 by J. W. Wheeler. The Polk Directories list Mrs. Alice E. Grandy as an occupant in the house during this time period. Mrs. Grandy remained in the house through 1958. In 1959, the house was vacant for a period. By 1961, Roland M. Cutting, an analyst at Seattle’s First National Bank, became the principal resident. In 1966, the house was again vacant; then, from 1967 through 1969, it was occupied by Richard J. Von Hagel.
Substantial residential and commercial development in South Seattle and the Rainier Valley occurred when a transportation corridor connecting the Rainier Valley to downtown and Seattle’s industrial district was constructed along Rainier Avenue during the late nineteenth century. Development in the valley was facilitated by logging during the 1880s, the operation of the Rainier Valley Electric Railway in the 1890s, and the Jackson and Dearborn Street re-grades in the 1900s. Milling was the primary commercial industry during the last part of the nineteenth century although some agricultural activity existed. As residential development increased, Rainier Avenue gradually became the principal commercial corridor connecting the residential neighborhoods of South Seattle to downtown, the International District, and Seattle’s industrial districts. World War II brought additional building growth related to the wartime industry, as well as the influx of defense workers to nearby Boeing and the Duwamish shipyards. The Rainier Valley remains a crucial corridor uniting the neighborhoods of South Seattle and connecting them to downtown, Seattle’s industrial districts, and the International District.
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Appearance |
The lot for this single-family residence was platted for the Pritchard Island Addition and is located where Island Drive South terminates at Lake Washington. The Spanish Eclectic house was designed by J. W. Wheeler, and construction was completed in 1930. It is slightly set back from the street, and a low brick wall surrounds the property, enclosing a landscaped yard. The house is one story with a 980 square foot first floor, an irregular floor plan, and a platform-framed superstructure. A tiered chimney abuts the front facade. The low-pitched cross-gabled roof has closed eaves, dentils along the eave walls, and gable ends accentuated by exposed beams supporting bargeboards. The roof system is generally covered in asphalt composition shingles with some Mission tile detailing on the chimney and clay caps on the chimney pots. The house is clad in brick veneer and is painted white. Concrete stairs lead to the recessed entryway, which is lined by pilasters-style columns and has a heavy wooden door. The front facade has a circular brick vent in the front gable end, and windows are generally 6- or 8-lite leaded casement windows with board-and-batten shutters. A large arched fixed window is located in the south facade, and windows on the north facade are both hung-sash and casements. A decoratively painted head is applied to the front chimney. This house is an excellent example of the Spanish Eclectic style and retains most of its historical features. Therefore, it remains a significant architectural resource in the Rainier Valley. |
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Detail for 8665 ISLAND DR / Parcel ID 6896300300 / Inv # 0 |
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Classication: |
Building |
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Cladding(s): |
Brick |
Foundation(s): |
Brick |
Roof Type(s): |
Gable |
Roof Material(s): |
Asphalt/Composition-Shingle |
Building Type: |
Domestic - Single Family |
Plan: |
L-Shape |
Structural System: |
Balloon Frame/Platform Frame |
No. of Stories: |
one |
Unit Theme(s): |
Architecture/Landscape Architecture |
Integrity |
Changes to Plan: |
Intact |
Changes to Windows: |
Intact |
Changes to Original Cladding: |
Intact |
Changes to Interior: |
Unknown |
Other: |
Intact |
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Major Bibliographic References |
Shaping Seattle Architecture: A Historical Guide to the Architects. Jeffrey Karl Ochsner, ed. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1994.
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Dorpat, Paul, “101 The Railroad Avenue Elevated,” Seattle, Now and Then, Seattle: Tartu Publications, 1984.
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Bagley, Clarence B. History of Seattle, Washington. Chicago: S.J. Clarke, 1916.
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Berner, Richard. Seattle 1921-1940: From Boom to Bust. Seattle: Charles Press, 1992.
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Photo collection for 8665 ISLAND DR / Parcel ID 6896300300 / Inv # 0 |
Photo taken Jan 07, 2010
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Photo taken Jan 07, 2010
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