While the first settlers arrived in the Burien area in the 1870s and 1880s, it remained quite sparsely populated well into the 20th century. This photo, taken around 1925, is believed to show "Holly Hedge" on the northeast corner of Lake Burien. The road running through the center of the photo is SW 152nd, and the buildings on the left side are part of a neighboring property. Described as "a colonial structure with ten acres of beautiful grounds and a boathouse on the east shore of Lake Burien" it was the home of the George W. Albee family at that time. In 1932, Minnie, then a widow, sold the property to the Ruth School for Girls, later the Ruth Dykeman Center, which has since become part of the Navos organization.

Photographer's Reference Number: 113393

Caption information sources: HistoryLink.org; The Seattle Daily Times, October 17, 1932, p. 7; The Seattle Daily Times, April 28, 1927, p. 21; email from Kathy Ruston; phone call from Richard Dahlgard, Highline Historical Society.