In 1904, the Roberts family built a comfortable home on the northwest corner of the intersection of NE 45th Street and 15th Avenue NE, near the University of Washington campus. Milnor Roberts was the Dean of the UW College of Mines, and contributed to the founding of the University Book Store. His sister Milnora was active in Seattle women’s clubs, the arts, and charity efforts, and was an avid outdoorsperson. Their mother also lived with them.
This view shows the Roberts house sometime around 1909, surrounded by the trees that were typical of the neighborhood at that time. The house was sold after Milnor’s death in 1966.
ID Number: 1966.3954.1
Date: 1909
Physical Description: 1 photographic print : b&w ; 6 x 8 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant. Metadata updated as part of a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services administered by the Library Services and Technology Act, through the Washington State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State.
