For Sale: 1910 Montlake Craftsman Pt. 2
December 3rd, 2008 @ 1:22 am by Cliffe | Sorted Historic Buildings |
We are pressing on with Part 2 of our look at the 1910 gem of a Montlake Craftsman for sale right now. If you missed it, be sure to catch up with
Part 1′s exterior photos. As you can see from these interior photos, this home is absolutely full of beautiful woodwork and has been minimally altered over the years. The homeowners have been particularly meticulous about restoring period light fixtures, tile work, and even the original layout. Interestingly, the numbered basement doors with towel racks suggest the home was once used as a brothel, boarding house, or something similar during the 1930′s-1940′s. Big thanks to Vintage Seattle reader Doug for welcoming me into the home for a tour. And once again, if you are in the market for an amazingly restored Craftsman, hit the
listing for full details.
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| Immediately after entering, you are greeted with this grand staircase. |
Box beam ceilings are featured throughout the first floor. |
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| Kitchen with original Dutch tile mural. |
View of the staircase leading to the second floor. |
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| Original oak hardwoods with mahogany inlays. |
Both bathrooms have the original hex tile. |
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| Close-up of period Dutch kitchen tile mural. |
The fireplace features a rare J.B. Owens tile work. |
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| Upstairs bedroom with 12-over-1 double hung sash. |
Upstairs bathroom with original tile and bathtub. |
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| Most hardware in the home is original. |
Some original lighting fixtures remain. |
Oh, come now, you can’t leave us dangling with the possibility of whether or not this house might have been a brothel! That’s unfair!
The green tiled fireplace is amazing.
How exactly do towel racks suggest THAT?
What a great example of a really well kept/restored historic house. I wish all houses of that date were kept this way! They should have used your photos on the listing though – far nicer than the realtor shots.
A large kitchen too for a house of that period.
so envious. so out of my league. I was kind of hoping for pictures of the numbered doors w/ towel racks… not that I can’t imagine. imagination is good.
Wow, numbered doors in the basement. Love old home with a mystery..We owned a 1915 craftsman in WA for awhile…but ours had just the old coal room in the basement. Maybe it was a speakeasy or Opium Den.. Interesting.