Historians report Sinclair Lewis wrote his first novel while living in the house. British symphony conductor Sir Thomas Beecham was a frequent overnight guest during his tenure in Seattle in the 1940s. Astronaut John Glenn and Buckminster Fuller both stayed in the brick residence while visiting Seattle on lecture tours. Constructed in 1903, its architect, R. Clipson Sturgis of Boston, modeled the residence after the historic Hyslop House in Brookline, Massachusetts, at the request of New England native Mrs. Osgood.
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| Residence For F. H. Osgood, Seattle, Washington. R. Clipston Sturgis And Barton, Architects, Boston, Massachusetts. Western Architect, July 1909. |
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Yep. That’s it. We saw it today on the way to Kerry Park with my wee niece.
The address is 678 W Prospect St. It was built in 1905, according to assessor’s records.
Mimi just emailed this to me:
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http://web1.seattle.gov/dpd/historicalsite/QueryResult.aspx?ID=-1264299349
Here is the link to the Osgood house on QA. It is at the west end of Highland Drive, south side of the street. Originally it fronted on Highland, but in the 1930s the front yard was sold off and there is another house there.
My parents (David and Dorothea Checkley) bought the Osgood house from Mrs. Paul Harper when we moved to Seattle in 1964. The house was perfect for my mom and dad, as they enjoyed having houseguests and entertaining. It was large enough to accomodate guests and had wonderful views. My children grew up exploring the rooms, staircases, closets, and cubbyholes of the old house. After Dad died my mother sold the house in 1991 and moved to a smaller home on Highland Drive.