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| Stimson-Green Mansion, as pictured in 1901 upon construction completion. Photo courtesy Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture / Eastern Washington State Historical Society. | Interior library space, 1901. Photo courtesy Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture / Eastern Washington State Historical Society. |
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| Stimson-Green Mansion entry, modern day view. The English Tudor style home is clad in stucco with half-timber. | Northwest corner of the property. |
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| Southwest corner with lawn signage. | Southeast portion of the grounds showing decorative bargeboards. |
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| Back of the mansion revealing diamond-paned leaded glass windows. | Close-up entering the carport. |
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| North end of the mansion. | Small detached guest home. |
Historic Stimson-Green Mansion
July 31st, 2008 @ 12:53 am by Cliffe | Sorted Historic Buildings |
One block east of the Marlborough House on First Hill, you’ll find a strange vestige of single family opulence in the Stimson-Green Mansion. “Strange” because it is almost entirely surrounded by large multi-story apartments and hospital complexes — a true anachronism. The Stimson-Green has held on since it was built in 1901 for Charles D. Stimson (and designed by architect Kirtland Cutter). The 10,000 square foot mansion was lived in by Stimson and family for 14 years before being traded for the parcel that would one day house the Coliseum Theater. Historic Seattle saved the home from demolition in the mid 70′s and Patsy Collins, a Stimson descendant, purchased and renovated the mansion in 1986. Since then, it has served as headquarters for the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation and can be rented out for special events. I’m presenting a couple vintage photos and my modern day snapshots (which did not turn out all that well, forgive me).
It is a wonderful venue for small to medium events. I’ve been to both a charity fundraiser and a small wedding in the Stimson-Green manse, and both were lovely, and very different.
The interior is decorated appropriately for the period in which it was built.
I like this house. Looks very much like several I have seen in posh suburbs around my neck of the woods.
People, please! Control your landscaping. The overgrown vegetation at the front of the house hides the beauty of this old building. Thanks for the look at this great house.
We had our wedding reception at the Stimson Green Mansion in 1984 and my sister had her’s there 6 years later. Both were lovely, lots of fun and the guests were all very impressed by the surroundings. At the time you could stay overnight in the house as well but we had other plans. I hope that my daughter can someday use this lovely location for her wedding reception and continue a family tradition.
I have a few pics of the interior at http://www.flickr.com/photos/litlnemo/sets/72157600327314710/
Not enough, and not good ones, but some. I was studying the building for a graduate school project, and the folks there were very kind and gave me the run of the place for a day. Unfortunately it was a dark and dreary day so I had to use the flash on the camera, and then… the batteries died. *sigh* So I don’t have a lot of pictures showing whole rooms, but I have some pics of details in the house.
It is amazing and I strongly recommend visiting it.
What a GORGEOUS home. I love the way the greenery gives a sense of natural beauty and blends the land with the home. Brilliant.
I got married there in 2005. The building was beautiful, the staff amazing, and the food wonderful. It’s a great place for a smallish wedding. We had about 65 people….
I realize that my comment here is being left over two years after the original post, but I thought it was worth it to add my $.02.
I attended a wedding and reception here two years ago (just a few months before this post was written.) I was absolutely mesmerized by the home and all of its interior. You have a photo above of the interior in the living room and I can tell you that the room is virtually the same. There are glassed book shelves in that room that hold books, letters, postcards, and mementos from the original owners. The bathrooms retain all the original fixtures, tiles, and ceramics. The entire home is just gorgeous and you feel as though you stepped back in time when you are inside its walls.
As we sat in the living room for the wedding ceremony, it was very quiet and the windows were open with a slight breeze blowing in. In the distance (like Madison St.) I could hear a bus going by. In my mind, I imagined that, had I been sitting in that same space one hundred years previously, I might have heard the clopping of horses’ feet down the road.
I also highly recommend anyone visiting this historical home and reveling in its beauty!