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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 one of the earliest houses in James Moore's first Capitol Hill plat, on the stretch of 14th Avenue East known as Millionaires' Row, an “Avenue of Mansions” with the homes of many of Seattle's early business leaders. It is notable for its sandstone porch and delicate leaded glass windows, although the cladding appears to have been replaced.
In 1900 Moore, who had already developed other Seattle neighborhoods, purchased and began platting 160 acres, roughly between 11th and 20th avenues, from Roy Street north to Galer. Before selling lots for construction, he graded and paved the streets (eliminating the dust that plagued many sections), installed sidewalks, water mains and sewer lines, and planned for street lights and telephone poles. Lots went on sale in 1901, heavily promoted to attract local business leaders as residents. The response was immediate. The quality infrastructure, convenient transportation, schools and other amenities proved to be very popular and the area was largely developed, with sizable, attractive houses, within only a few years. This location, at the north end, was one of the later sections to develop.
This is also one of the earlier examples of the American Foursuare house, which have their greatest concentration on Capitol Hill. They are often called the Classic Box or Seattle Box, because of its local popularity. They were built primarily between 1905 and 1910. There are typically eight main rooms on two floors--living room, hall, dining room and kitchen downstairs and four bedrooms upstairs. Two reasons for the popularity of the form were that it provided a large amount of space for reasonable cost, and that it could easily be personalized for varying tastes and budgets, as the leaded glass and stone porch show.
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