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We’re rolling on with Part 2 of our feature of the historic Victorian Painted Lady for sale at 1603 45th Ave SW in West Seattle. If you missed Part 1 of this feature, be sure to check it out here. Since we took a look at the exterior of the home yesterday, we’ll now have a look inside. And what a splendid piece of Seattle history this interior reveals! Known as the “Herren House,” it was built around 1891 for Civil War veteran Archibald Herren who had come west from North Carolina. Archibald, his wife Lola, and five children moved into the house and during their five year stay had two more children. Over the years, the home has had surprisingly few alterations and once you step into the house you really do feel transported to the late 1800’s. For more on the long history of the home, visit the Department of Neighborhoods page on the property. Again, I want to thank Kurt Metzger of Windermere Real Estate for showing me around the premises. On with the photographs! Click on the thumbnails for larger views.

As you enter the front entryway, this is the sight you are greeted with. A 1930’s tax photo sits on the coffee table.	The view from the top of the stairwell. These stairs ascend all the way up to the finished attic space.
The front living room has one of the home’s four fireplaces. Period light fixtures and original hardwood floors fill the rooms.	Light fills another living space just off of the kitchen. Picture hanging molding can be found throughout the home.
This second floor living space could be used as a bedroom or parlor.	Moving toward the front of the house, you can see where the round tower is located.
Toward the back of the home you’ll find this bedroom with floral wallpaper. The doors with stained glass windows lead out to the back balcony.	The back windows in the house reveal great views of Puget Sound.
The stained-glass windows bathe the original hand-carved staircase in vivid colors.	A detail shot of the second floor stained-glass window.
Coming with stainless steel appliances, granite slab countertops, and a Viking range, the kitchen is one area of the home that is definitely not vintage.	The third floor attic space with coupled nine-over-one double hung sash.
Close-up of the front porch stained glass window.	The bathrooms in the home feature stained glass and nearly century old fixtures.
A view of one of the second floor bathroom with clawfoot tub.	The antique toilets are inscribed “Patented Dec 7, 1897.” Now that’s some vintage sh*t!
Showing another second floor bathroom, this time a touch more modern with the shower.	Close-up detail of the vintage bathroom sink fixtures. Very unique.
Almost all hardware in the home is original and in very nice condition.	These pocket doors separate the front living room from the dining room. This separation is very typical in a Queen Anne style house.
Hardware detail in the second floor bedroom.	Molding from the same room is very well maintained.

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