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Common Name: |
01 Stoner Residence |
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Colonial - Dutch Colonial |
Neighborhood: |
Montlake |
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Year Built: |
1919 |
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| Significance |
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This residence, located in the Montlake Park Addition, is an example of the Dutch Colonial Revival style. Built in 1919, it is associated with late 19-teens and 1920s era development in the Montlake neighborhood. In 2001, a two-story wing was added on the west facade, bisecting the front-facing gambrel roof near the rear of the house. Despite this addition, the house retains sufficient integrity to be a contributing resource within the Montlake NRHP Historic District.
Montlake is generally described as extending from the Washington Park Arboretum west to Portage Bay/15th Avenue E., and from the Montlake Cut on the north to Interlaken Park. The area is a significant and cohesive collection of residential architecture typical of early 20th century Seattle and is eligible as a NRHP historic district under Criterion C. Construction occurred primarily between 1910 and 1940, with a variety of Craftsman and revival styles ranging from modest cottages and builder's houses to high-style architect-designed residences, impressive institutional buildings, and notable parks and natural features. There are few intrusions of newer buildings. In the early 1960s, construction of SR 520 and the unfinished R.H. Thomson Expressway bisected Montlake, but the neighborhood retains its basic integrity as a pre-World War II Seattle neighborhood.
Montlake was incorporated into the City of Seattle in 1891. Although the first plats (Union City 1st and 2nd additions) were filed by Harvey Pike in 1869-1871, development did not really begin until plats were filed by John Boyer (Interlaken, 1905) and H. S. Turner (1907). Montlake Park (north of SR 520) was platted in 1909 by the developers James Corner and Calvin and William Hagan. With the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition came a streetcar line on 24th Avenue E. and an impetus for development. In 1916, the Lake Washington Ship Canal was completed and the Montlake Bridge linked the neighborhood to the university area in 1925. A small commercial district grew along the car line.
The 1903 Olmsted Parks and Boulevards Plan of 1903 surrounded Montlake with parks. Montlake Boulevard (then call University Boulevard) connected Lake Washington Boulevard to the A-Y-P grounds. Washington Park, the eastern boundary, was acquired by the City in 1900 and developed as an arboretum in 1936-41. At the southern edge is steep, forested Interlaken Park and boulevard.
By 1915, the neighborhood had developed enough to require a temporary school building; the permanent structure opened in 1924.Soon afterwards came a playfield and shelter house (1933-36) and a library (1944, replaced 2006). Other noteworthy structures include the Seattle Yacht Club (1920), the NOAA Northwest Fisheries Center (1931), and St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church (1962).
Major Bibliographic References:
King County Tax Assessor Records, 1937-2014.
Becker, Paula. Seattle Neighborhoods: Montlake--Thumbnail History. HistoryLink File # 10170, accessed 12/2/2013.
Gould, James W. Montlake History. http://www.scn.org/neighbors/montlake/mcc_history.Jim_Gould.html
Smith, Eugene. Montlake: An Urban Eden, A History of the Montlake Community in Seattle. La Grande OR: Oak Street Press, 2004.
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| Appearance |
| This two-story, shingle-clad Dutch Colonial Revival-style house features a shingled gable-front gambrel roof with eave returns and shed roof dormers on the east and west facades. It sits on a flat lot with lawn and foundation shrubs. A concrete paver walkway leads to a raised entry stoop with seven brick steps and a wood balustrade located at the west side of the front facade. The painted wood paneled entry door has an eight part divided light window in its upper third and is sheltered by an arched hood supported by heavy wall braces. To the east of the entry is a three-part wood window with a six-over-one center flanked by six-part sides. Two six-over-one double-hung wood windows are located on the second floor. A new, two-story wing with a small front-facing shed roof dormer and six-part divided casement bisects the roof near the rear of the west facade. A brick chimney is located on the east facade and divided light wood windows are typical throughout. |
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