| Historic Name: |
Tuohy Residence |
Common Name: |
26 Walz Residence |
| Style: |
Tudor |
Neighborhood: |
Montlake |
| Built By: |
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Year Built: |
1928 |
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| Significance |
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Constructed in 1928, this is an intact example of the Tudor Revival style and is a contributing resource to the Montlake Historic District. This is one of the 27 brick homes erected in Montlake, between Boyer Avenue and 18th Avenue East, and McGraw and Lynn Streets. R. T. Brackett and M. M. Kelliher were the builders, under supervision of Robert R. Hemmingsen. Albert H. Geiser was the architect, and D. D. Kirk of the Varsity Decorating Company served as consulting decorator. The homes were erected between 1928 and 1930, and all were unique variations of the Tudor Revival style. The earliest known owners of this house were Albert G. & Melba Tuohy in 1938; he was a manager at Kerr Gifford & Co. Inc. They continued to own the house through the 1950s.
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 brick-clad Tudor sits on a poured concrete foundation, has a square plan and a steep cross-gable roof with a clipped gable on the east end. The roof is clad asphalt shingles. A course of varied brick stretchers form a decorative vertical base around the structure. The slighly recessed entry is at the center of the main (north) facade, has a rectangular wood door, stretcher brickwork trim detail, and its roof is a small end of the overhanging gable end. Flanking the entry are two large metal multi-light casement sash with patterned brick surrounds. To the right of the entry, beneath the gable peak, is a four-part, and to the left is a triple casement section. The second story features a small 6-light metal casment sash beneath the gable peak, and a half-timbered shed-roof dormer, clad with stucco and featuring two 9-light metal windows. The dormer adjoins the gable. Secondary elevations feature similar materials and design features. An exterior brick chimney adjoins the east wall. |
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