Sixth Church Of Christ Scientist Drawn Out
September 22nd, 2009 @ 12:15 am by Cliffe | Sorted Historic Buildings
West Seattle Blog reported just last month
that the city Landmarks Preservation Board voted unanimously to designate the former Sixth Church of Christ Scientist a Seattle city landmark. Built in 1929, the church closed in the early 2000’s and is now used as an events venue. The granddaughter of the building’s architect Gerald C. Field, wrote in with the following:
I love your site! I live across the street from the “Forgotten Capitol Hill Mansion”, and can’t tell you how excited we are to see its restoration. We in the neighborhood, had long ago given up hope that this beautiful old home would be saved. What a gift.
Your piece on the 6th Church Christ Scientist was also of interest because it was designed by my Grandfather, Gerald C. Field, (not Gilbert C. Field, his son, and my father). As a young twenty-two year old architect fresh from New York, he joined the firm of Bebb and Mendell, and designed hundreds of NW buildings over his fifty year career. One of my favorites, The Jolly Roger Roadhouse, mysteriously burned to the ground shortly after attaining historic statis. I donated most of his drawings and blueprints to the UW, but I do have a photo of the church taken when it was first built, and a copy of his original drawing of the building.
Pamela Field Generaux
Via E-Mail
9/2/2009
Your piece on the 6th Church Christ Scientist was also of interest because it was designed by my Grandfather, Gerald C. Field, (not Gilbert C. Field, his son, and my father). As a young twenty-two year old architect fresh from New York, he joined the firm of Bebb and Mendell, and designed hundreds of NW buildings over his fifty year career. One of my favorites, The Jolly Roger Roadhouse, mysteriously burned to the ground shortly after attaining historic statis. I donated most of his drawings and blueprints to the UW, but I do have a photo of the church taken when it was first built, and a copy of his original drawing of the building.
Pamela Field Generaux
Via E-Mail
9/2/2009
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| Original drawing of West Seattle’s Sixth Church Of Christ Scientist, by Architect Gerald C. Field. Images courtesy Pamela Generaux. |
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| Photo taken outside West Seattle’s Sixth Church Of Christ Scientist. Image courtesy Pamela Generaux. |
September 22nd, 2009 @ 1:55 pm
wow… very cool… would love to hear of a few other buildings your grandfather designed….
The Roadhouse was indeed, “Mysterious”… I had a friend who worked there in its final years as a DJ… he never did find evidence of the long standing rumor of underground tunnels for illicit uses… the car lot a half block north attempted to pay homage to the style in their building, but it is a poor substitute for the real thing. There is a great photo of the roadhouse in a book on Vanishing Seattle that includes it, and the one that was across the street, where the Chinese food place is today…
September 22nd, 2009 @ 2:04 pm
There is also an article on the Jolly Roger still on line at this PI Blog Entry…
http://blog.seattlepi.com/print.asp?entryID=113588
September 22nd, 2009 @ 7:57 pm
I would love to get in touch with Pamela regarding her grandfather’s work. I was very involved in the research of the Former Sixth Church while we were doing the Landmark Designation for the City of Seattle. Those drawings would be fantastic to add to our collection at Sanctuary. Please call or email.
Thank you.
September 22nd, 2009 @ 11:10 pm
Awesome! I went to a surprise party here just a few years ago and was completely enamored with the place. The whole building was decked with art, vintage advertising, religious iconography and more. I took tons of pictures of the decor, some of which can be seen here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/crackdog/sets/72157622312684265/