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Common Name: |
01 Loeffler Residence |
| Style: |
Arts & Crafts - Craftsman |
Neighborhood: |
Montlake |
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Year Built: |
1915 |
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| Significance |
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This residence, located in the Montlake Park Addition, is a largely intact example of the Craftsman style. Built in 1915, it is associated with 19-teens and 1920s-era development in the Montlake area. It has been altered with the addition of a shed roof dormer along the west wing portion of the roof, intersecting with the front gable. The original wood porch, located at the east end of the gable-front has been extended to the west and a raised porch area accessed by newer, unpainted French doors that replaced an original three-part window has been added to the recessed wing portion. Despite these alterations, the house retains sufficient character to remain a contributing resource to 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 one-and-a-half story Craftsman-style house features an irregular plan, cross-gable roof form with eave returns, and shingle cladding. The raised entry porch has a projecting shed roof with exposed rafter ends. It is supported by square corner posts. The painted wood entry door has a six-light window in the upper third. Flanking the entry is an eight-over-one double-hung wood sash window to the east and a three-part wood sash window with a fixed center and eight-over-one sides to the west. The newer porch area located at the recessed west end of the primary facade is enclosed by a solid shingled balustrade. A divided, fixed wood sash sidelight is grouped with the new unpainted wood French doors facing the front and a group of five multi-pane rectangular fixed windows are located around the corner on the west facade. Paired six-part casement windows are located in the gable ends and the new shed roof dormer features a grouping of three-six pane wood casements. Wide wood window frames are typical. A low, square hewn log retaining wall separates the front lawn and planted area from the driveway along the west side of the lot, which leads to a detached garage to the rear. |
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