357 results for: Homes and Housing
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Children eating a meal at Ryther Child Home, circa 1921
Ollie H. Ryther became known as Mother Ryther in the 1880s after taking motherless children into her own home. Later, she founded several homes for orphans and children whose parents were unable to take care of them. The Ryther organization continues as the Ryther as of 2025 and specializes in supporting mental health in children.This photo was taken in the…
ID Number:1983.10.1998.4
Date:Circa 1921
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House for sale in downtown Seattle, circa 1919
By the 1920s, Seattle had changed from a city of small, wooden buildings to a city of brick and stone. This photo was taken about 1919 on Fourth Avenue, between Columbia and Marion Streets. It shows Seattle's oldest standing home now for sale, dwarfed by the growing city. To the left of the house is the red brick Rainier Club.…
ID Number:1983.10.2016
Date:Circa 1919
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View of Lake Union from Capitol Hill, Seattle, circa 1922
This view of Lake Union shows a working Gas Works in the middle ground and house on Capitol Hill in the foreground. Handwritten on sleeve: Lake Union Panorama.Webster & Stevens number: 86336
ID Number:1983.10.2261.3
Date:Circa 1922
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Landslide in West Seattle, December 12, 1921
In December 1921, torrential rains caused train wrecks, washed out bridges, and flooded Seattle streets and neighborhoods. Mrs. Samuel Adams of West Seattle and her two stepsons were buried in mud when their house was swept away by a landslide. Nine men were injured in a second slide while trying to recover the bodies.This photo shows the damage from the…
ID Number:1983.10.2402.6
Date:1921
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St. Paul Apartments, Seattle, circa 1920
During the first quarter of the twentieth century, several mid-rise apartment buildings were constructed throughout the city. The St. Paul Apartments at Seneca and Summit Avenue is a good example of this new type of residence. Handwritten on sleeve: St. Paul Apts.Photographer's Reference Number: 95948
ID Number:1983.10.2601
Date:Circa 1920
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Spring Apartments, Seattle, circa 1923
In the first quarter of the twentieth century, several multi-storied apartment buildings were constructed. The Spring Apartments at 1100 5th Avenue was situated in the heart of downtown, adjacent to the YWCA building. Handwritten on sleeve: Spring Apts Ext & Int.Photographer's Reference Number: 95839
ID Number:1983.10.2619.1
Date:Circa 1923
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Olympic Manor house under construction, April 7, 1926
Seattle grew quickly after 1900. New residential areas extended out from the central city. Houses in those areas were often individually built by skilled carpenters and other craftsmen.In this photo, two plasterers stand by a new house in Olympic Manor, a housing development in north Seattle in the Crown Hill neighborhood. They are mixing plaster for surfacing the interior walls.…
ID Number:1983.10.3148.2
Date:1926
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Olympic Manor house under construction, April 7, 1926
Seattle grew quickly after 1900. New residential areas extended out from the central city. Houses in those areas were often individually built by skilled carpenters and other craftsmen.In this photo, two plasterers stand by a new house in Olympic Manor, a housing development in north Seattle in the Crown Hill neighborhood. They are mixing plaster for surfacing the interior walls.…
ID Number:1983.10.3148.3
Date:1926
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New homes in Laurelhurst, circa 1925
Beginning in 1906, a group of local property owners started promoting Laurelhurst as a good place to live. Although the city annexed the area in 1910, until the 1920s it was difficult to get there except by railroad or by ferry from Madison Park. Laurelhurst grew faster after the Montlake Bridge was completed in 1925 and roads were improved. This…
ID Number:1983.10.3171.3
Date:Circa 1925
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West Seattle proud of fine homes, May 1926
After World War I ended, home building boomed all over the United States. This included West Seattle, which was now connected to Seattle by ferry, streetcar, and road. More and more people owned cars, and builders began to include garages in their new houses. This photo shows a new home at 1925 Sunset Avenue in West Seattle, with its garage…
ID Number:1983.10.3216.5
Date:1926