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Common Name: |
03 Bova Residence |
| Style: |
Arts & Crafts - Craftsman |
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 a good and intact example of the Craftsman style. Built in 1919, it is associated with the late 19teens and early 1920s developmental era in the Montlake area. It is 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 two-story, front gable house has wide bargeboards and knee braces. It is clad in clapboard siding and sits on a flat site, with lawn, shrubs and mature trees. A concrete walkway with brick trim leads to six brick steps and a shallow stoop with wrought iron railings at the east side of the front facade. Large square brick bollards mark the entry steps and walkway. The entry door is flush with the front facade and made of paneled wood with transoms in the uppers flanked by twelve part divided sidelights. To the west of the entry is a three part bay window with a twelve-over-one center flanked by six-over-one windows. The entry and bay window are sheltered by a hip roof cover that extends the length of the front facade and has exposed rafter ends and heavy knee braces on either side of the entry. The second floor features two paired double hung windows with six-over-one sash and a small square divided window between. A small arched window is located in the gable end. Single, paired and three-part windows with divided uppers, wood sash and wide wood frames are typical throughout. On the west side of the house, the roof breaks slightly to demarcate a two-story projection that his held back from the front facade. A multi-pane casement window is located in the second floor of this projection. On the east side, a wide concrete driveway with brick trim leads to a side gable porte cochere that covers a side entry and is supported by square wood columns and brick piers. A double gable-front garage with a window in the gable end is located to the rear. |
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