| Historic Name: |
Cut Rate Drugs |
Common Name: |
The Vintage |
| Style: |
Commercial |
Neighborhood: |
Queen Anne |
| Built By: |
unknown |
Year Built: |
1909 |
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| Significance |
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In the opinion of the survey, this property appears to meet the criteria of the National Register of Historic Places. |
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In the opinion of the survey, this property appears to meet the criteria of the Seattle Landmarks Preservation Ordinance. |
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In the opinion of the survey, this property is located in a potential historic districe (National and/or local). |
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This is an excellent and intact example of an early wood-clad mixed-use building, constructed in 1909. The Kinnear streetcar line ran past Kinnear Park and up Tenth Avenue West to McGraw Street, making this a logical spot for a commercial building. Originally, a grocery store probably occupied the main storefront. However, by the late 1930s the corner spot was occupied by a Cut Rate Drug Store with a fountain; a barber and a dry cleaner were in the other spaces. There is now a spa in the corner space and a small grocery store/deli.
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| Appearance |
| This is a very intact restored wood-clad building. Cladding on the upper story is stucco, with narrow clapboard on the first floor. The roof has a clapboard parapet above a modillion cornice. A dentillated cornice runs above the storefronts. The storefronts are largely intact, with recessed entries, wood-and-glass doors, paneled wood bulkheads and primarily wood sash. The recessed corner entry has a single round column and original double doors. The apartment entry, in the center, is also intact, with a wood-and-glass door with sidelights.
The building has four bay windows with brackets. A square corner bay has two 27-over-1 windows. The three semihexagonal bays (one on the east and two on the south) each have a 21-over-1 window flanked by 9-over-1 double-hung windows. Between the bay, on each of these two main elevation, are two pairs of 15-over-1 sash. The east elevation has a wide planter under center windows; the planter is original (or restored).
The rear (west) elevation has been renovated, retaining a considerable amount of the original fabric and replacing some of it. There are new wood stairs, some new window sash and shingles replacing some of the clapboard. A bridge connects to a new building at the rear, allowing both to use the same staircase. Small basement windows on the south elevation, as the building slopes down to the west, have vinyl sash. |
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| Status: |
Yes - Inventory |
| Classication: |
Building |
District Status: |
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| Cladding(s): |
Shingle, Stucco, Wood, Wood - Clapboard |
Foundation(s): |
Concrete - Poured |
| Roof Type(s): |
Flat |
Roof Material(s): |
Unknown |
| Building Type: |
Domestic - Multiple Family |
Plan: |
Rectangular |
| Structural System: |
Balloon Frame/Platform Frame |
No. of Stories: |
two |
| Unit Theme(s): |
Architecture/Landscape Architecture, Commerce |
| Integrity |
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Changes to Plan: |
Intact |
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Changes to Windows: |
Slight |
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Changes to Original Cladding: |
Slight |
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| Major Bibliographic References |
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King County Property Record Card (c. 1938-1972), Washington State Archives.
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Polk's Seattle Directories, 1890-1996.
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Reinartz, Kay F. Queen Anne: Community on the Hill. Seattle: Queen Anne Historical Society, 1993.
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