| Historic Name: |
Laney Residence |
Common Name: |
19 Connor-Forbes Residence |
| Style: |
Arts & Crafts - Craftsman |
Neighborhood: |
Montlake |
| Built By: |
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Year Built: |
1927 |
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| Significance |
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This residence has been altered with replacement windows with larger openings, and a new porch and arbor. It is not a contributing resource to the Montlake Historic District. The earliest known owners of this house were M. Lloyd & Neillie Laney in 1938; he was a Branch Manager for Control Equipment Co . Their ownership continued at least through 1948. Michael J. Wamit was the owner in 1958.
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 house sits on a poured concrete foundation, is clad with clapboard siding, and has a cross-gabled roof clad with asphalt shingles. The trimmed out door is flush to the house with a gabled and clapboard-clad shelter with exposed vergeboards. The roof is supported by footed wood columns and include an infintity symbol above the column. The entry porch is clad in stone and has a stairway leading directly to the sidewalk and also towards the west side of the house. An oversized wood arbor with Craftsman-like elements extends from the entry area and dominates the front façade. On the first story of the front façade is an 8/1 wood window. They replaced the original windows and are larger than the original openings. The second story window on the front façade is a pair of vinyl six-over-one sash, and also have been replaced and enlarged from the original. Secondary facades feature similar materials and fenestration to the front façade. The east elevation has a large gabled dormer and an exterior brick chimney is visible on the east end of the house. |
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