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The City of Seattle

Preservation Board
700 Fifth Avenue Suite 1700 Seattle, Washington 98104 (206) 684-0228

Landmark Nomination Form

Name: Judge Ronald House Year Built: c.1889(original)-1904(additions)

Street and Number: 421 30
th
Ave S
Seattle, WA

Assessors File No.: 955220-0145 Block: 17
Plat Name: Woods Suppl. plat of Burkes 2
nd
Add. Lot: 5 & 6

Legal Description: lots 5 & 6, block 17, Woods Suppl. Plat of blocks 16 & 17, Burkes 2
nd

Addition to Seattle, according to the plat thereof in volume 2 of plats, page 68, records of King
County, Washington, Together with the vacated East 7 feet of alley adjoining, designated on the
plat as Short Street South situated in the County of King, State of Washington

Present Owner: Jeffrey Moidel

Present Use: Single family residence

Address: 421 30
th
Ave S
Seattle, WA 98144

Original Owner: Judge James T. Ronald Original Use: Single family residence

Architect: Unknown Builder: Unknown


Administered by
The Historic Preservation Program, The Seattle Department of Neighborhoods
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Prepared By: Jeffrey Moidel and Beth Dodrill

Submitted By: __Jeffrey Moidel ________________________________________
(Current Owner)
Date: __________________


Address: ___421 30
th
Avenue South; Seattle, WA 98144

Phone: ____(206)-720-9958

Reviewed By: ___________________________________ Date: __________________
Historic Preservation Officer
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IUDGL IAMLS 1. kCNALD nCUSL
CI1 CI SLA11LL LANDMAkk NCMINA1ICN


1ab|e of Contents

lnLroducLlon 1

hyslcal uescrlpLlon 2
5ettloq 2
5lte 2
xtetlot 2
lotetlot 4
Altetotloos 3

SLaLemenL of Slgnlflcance 3
lescbl NelqbbotbooJ nlstoty 3
IoJqe Iomes 1. kooolJ 8
lotet Owoetsblp/Occopoocy 11
Neoclosslcol Atcbltectote 12

8lbllographlcal 8eferences 13

Craphlcs SecLlon 13

LlsL of Craphlc llgures
hoLographs 13

5tteet vlews 13
I|gure 1 V|ew|ng Southwest from the Northeast corner of S. Iackson St & 30
th
Ave S.
I|gure 2 V|ew|ng Southwest from m|db|ock of 30
th
Ave S. 1he kona|d nouse |s at the center of the
photo
I|gure 3 V|ew|ng Southwest from 30
th
Ave S.
I|gure 4 V|ew|ng Southeast towards S. k|ng St. from |n front of the kona|d nouse property

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I|gure S V|ew|ng Northwest from the Northeast corner of S. k|ng St. & 30
th
Ave. S.
I|gure 6 V|ew|ng Northeast from 30
th
Ave S.


xtetlots 18

I|gure 7 Iront Last L|evat|on, fac|ng West (Ieb. 2008, W|ndermere)
I|gure 8 Iront Last L|evat|on, fac|ng Southwest (Apr|| 2013)
I|gure 9 Last and South L|evat|ons, fac|ng Northwest (Ieb. 2008, W|ndermere)
I|gure 10 South L|evat|on deta||, fac|ng Northwest (Apr|| 2013)
I|gure 11 West e|evat|on ] Northwest corner, fac|ng Southeast (W|ndermere, 2008)
I|gure 12 West e|evat|on, fac|ng Southeast (May, 2013)
I|gure 13 West e|evat|on, fac|ng Northeast (May 2013)
I|gure 14 North e|evat|on, fac|ng Southeast (Apr|| 2013)
I|gure 1S Lntry deta||, fac|ng West (May 2013)
I|gure 16 Lntry transom deta||, fac|ng Last (May 2013)
lotetlots 23

I|gure 17 Lntry foyer, fac|ng Northeast (Ieb. 2008, W|ndermere)
I|gure 18 Lntry Ioyer, fac|ng West (Ieb. 2008, W|ndermere)
I|gure 19 L|v|ng room, fac|ng Southwest (Ieb. 2008, W|ndermere)
I|gure 20 L|brary |n the Northeast corner of f|rst f|oor, fac|ng Northwest (Ieb. 2008, W|ndermere)
I|gure 21 k|tchen |n the Northwest corner of f|rst f|oor, fac|ng Northeast |nto the d|n|ng area
(Ieb. 2008, W|ndermere)
nlstotlcol lbotos 26

I|gure 22 n|stor|ca| V|ew (c. 1920, kunstad-8enson Iam||y Co||ect|on)
I|gure 13 n|stor|ca| V|ew (c. 1937, k|ng County 1ax Assessor I||es)
I|gure 24 n|stor|ca| V|ew (196S, k|ng County 1ax Assessor I||es)
I|gure 2S Iudge kona|d (date unknown, Museum of n|story & Industry)
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I|gure 26 |aque g|fted from the Shore||ne n|stor|ca| Museum honor|ng kona|d and the kona|d nouse,
presented |n 2010. |aque current|y attached to the front fence next to the Nat|ona| n|stor|c keg|ster
p|aque.
roperLy 8ecord Card 29

I|gure 27 n|stor|ca| kC, k|ng County 1ax Assessor I||es
Maps 30

I|gure 28 Current V|c|n|ty Map
I|gure 29 n|stor|ca| kro|| Map, c. 1926 (Wash|ngton State Arch|ves, uget Sound keg|ona| 8ranch)

A11ACnMLN1S
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A-1 -Sanborn Map, c. 1893
A-2- Sanborn Map, c. 1904-0S
A-3 -Sanborn Map, c. 1916

8-()*)+$+, -./$/.)*&
8-1- Letter of Not|f|cat|on from Wash|ngton State Adv|sory Counc|| on n|stor|c reservat|on
for the ||st|ng of Iudge Iames t. kona|d nouse |n the Nat|ona| keg|ster of n|stor|c |aces,
March 12, 197S.

8-2- C|ty of Shore||ne, Wash|ngton C|ty Counc|| kecommendat|on and roc|amat|on to
estab||sh Apr|| 17 as Iudge Iames 1. kona|d Day (Apr|| 12, 2004, 2pgs)

C-!+01./20/3+$4 54$*&
A|terat|ons to koom|ng nouse for Mrs. I. 1yrre|| (2 sheets, 1944, DD arch|ves)
C-1-I|rst I|oor |an
C-2-Second I|oor |an

Wash|ngton Drug kehab|||tat|on Center (3 sheets, 1982, DD arch|ves)
C-3-|ot |an
C-4-I|rst & Second I|oor |ans
C-S-8asement |an

Iudge kona|d nouse-Ieffrey Mo|de| Inter|or kemode| (2004, rev. p|an 2013, 1aras Des|gn)
C-6-I|rst I|oor |an
Iudge kona|d nouse-Ieffrey Mo|de| S|te |an (Iu|y 11, 2013, 1aras Des|gn)
C-7-Current S|te |an
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When !udge 8onald reslgned from Lhe klng CounLy Superlor CourL ln 1949 afLer 40 years ln LhaL
poslLlon, he was nearly 94 years of age--sLlll carrylng a full [udlclal schedule and compeLenLly
dolng Lhe work he loved. A young aLLorney, !.1. 8onald moved wlLh hls wlfe and daughLer Lo
SeaLLle ln 1882. WlLhln a year, he was appolnLed klng CounLy uepuLy ulsLrlcL ALLorney and was
elecLed mayor ln 1892. Pe became an advocaLe and recommended Lhe purchase of land parcels
for clLy-owned parks. Pe served on boLh Lhe SeaLLle School 8oard and Lhe unlverslLy of
WashlngLon board of regenLs. ln 1909, he gave up hls lucraLlve law pracLlce Lo accepL Lhe
governor's appolnLmenL Lo Lhe klng CounLy Superlor CourL. Cn Lhe bench, he preslded over Lhe
landmark LvereLL Massacre Lrlal ln 1916, and ln Lhe 1930s, lssued orders Lo resLraln uave 8ack
and hls powerful 1eamsLers. Cff Lhe bench, he was lnsLrumenLal ln Lhe movemenL Lo bulld a
WesL CoasL hlghway from vancouver, 8.C. Lo Lhe Mexlcan border. !udge 8onald was known for
hls upsLandlng characLer and no-nonsense eLhlcs. Pls observaLlons and acLlons durlng Lhe anLl-
Chlnese rloLs and hls sLance agalnsL pollLlcal corrupLlon ln SeaLLle's decades of exploslve growLh
provlde grlsL for enrlched lnLerpreLaLlons of our reglon's hlsLory.
!udge !.1. 8onald purchased Lhe house on 8alnler SLreeL, now called 30Lh Avenue SouLh, ln
1889 and Lhen renovaLed and expanded lL lnLo Lhe unlque neoclasslcal manslon LhaL you see
Lhere Loday. 8enovaLlons were compleLed by 1904, ln Llme for hls daughLer, Lva's weddlng ln
!une of 1903. Accordlng Lo 8onald's granddaughLer (Lva 8enson's daughLer), 8eLLy 8unsLad,
(1913-2008), Lhls manslon was Lhe hub of culLural and pollLlcal evenLs ln SeaLLle's early hlsLory,
as Lhe slLe of concerLs, lecLures and meeLlngs.
1he house has been noLed as hlsLorlcally slgnlflcanL ln numerous newspaper arLlcles, sLudles
and publlcaLlons lncludlng: ceoteoolol 5oopsbots. nlstotlc lloces otoooJ kloq coooty ftom tbe
lltst 1weoty-flve eots of 5totebooJ (LenLz, 1991), wbete tbe wosbloqtooloos llveJ .
lotetestloq otly nomes ooJ tbe leople wbo 8ollt ooJ llveJ lo 1bem (Lagehager &
Mcuonald,1969), and llsLed as SlgnlflcanL Lo Lhe ClLy" ln nyberg and SLelnbreuck's MoJtooo,
lescbl ooJ MoJlsoo lotk loveototy of 8ollJloq ooJ ueslqo kesootces (1973, PlsLorlc SeaLLle
uA)
LlsLed ln Lhe naLlonal 8eglsLer of PlsLorlc laces ln 1973, Lhe currenL owner has underLaken
efforLs Lo resLore Lhe house and a ClLy of SeaLLle Landmark ueslgnaLlon would make lL posslble
Lo furLher Lhese efforLs and beLLer proLecL Lhe house from fuLure deLerloraLlon and hlsLorlcally
deLrlmenLal alLeraLlons. 6!//$017 8"9 : ;2//2+ )< =)/.<.0$/.)* <)+ =>(5?
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1he 8onald house ls locaLed on 8alnler 8ldge ln Lhe Leschl nelghborhood of SeaLLle on block 17
of Wood's SupplemenLal laL of 8urke's Second AddlLlon Lo SeaLLle. LocaLed [usL a block easL of
Lhe !ackson SLreeL commerclal corrldor, Lhe house slLs mld-block on Lhe wesL slde of 30Lh
Avenue SouLh beLween SouLh !ackson SLreeL and SouLh klng SLreeL. 8oLh sldes of 30Lh Ave S on
Lhls block are prlmarlly llned wlLh large resldences on landscaped loLs. lrlnk ark ls a block Lo
Lhe easL where Lhe rldgellne descends lnLo sLeep wooded parklands LhaL sLreLch Loward Lhe
wesLern shores of Lake WashlngLon. An alley blsecLs Lhe block from norLh Lo souLh behlnd Lhe
8onald house and on Lhe wesL slde of Lhe alley, faclng onLo 29Lh Ave S, ls a large 2-sLory
aparLmenL bulldlng daLlng Lo 1967. 1he CenLral Area Senlor CenLer, consLrucLed ln 1939, ls
locaLed less Lhan a block away aL Lhe souLheasL corner of 30Lh Ave S. and S. klng SL. 1he
lnsLlLuLlonal campus slLs on Lhe enLlre norLhern porLlon of Lhe block. 6B.A&79"C"@/+22/ D.2E&F <.A7
GH"D.0.*./, #$%?
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1he 8onald Pouse ls slLuaLed Loward Lhe norLh slde on lLs double loL whlch ls 90 feeL wlde aL
30Lh Ave S and 112 feeL deep. 1wo large, maLure Lrees, a 8lg Leaf Maple and an Llm, are on Lhe
parklng sLrlp ln fronL of Lhe house. 1he loL ls relaLlvely flaL and slLs a few feeL above Lhe grade of
Lhe sldewalk aL Lhe fronL and meeLs Lhe sLreeL grade aL Lhe alley ln Lhe rear, wesL. A paved
parklng area for 3 cars ls aL Lhe rear, souLhwesL corner of Lhe loL and ls accesslble from Lhe
alley. 1he landscaped yard ls enclosed by a low whlLe wood balusLraded fence LhaL maLches Lhe
neoclasslcal sLyle of Lhe house. 1he fence ls slLuaLed on Lop of a low rock wall along Lhe fronL
sldewalk Lo make up for Lhe dlfference ln Lhe grade. An openlng ln Lhe fence allows access Lo a
wlde paved walk LhaL leads Lo Lhe fronL porch enLry. 1he yard has lawn and ls landscaped wlLh
boLh maLure Lrees, smaller Lrees and evergreen and flowerlng shrubs, and oLher ornamenLal
planLlngs around Lhe foundaLlon, ln landscaped beds and around paLlos and decks. A large
maLure walnuL Lree ls near Lhe souLhwesL corner of Lhe house on Lhe souLhwesL edge of a paLlo
and a row of Lall evergreen shrubs forms a hedge along Lhe rear, wesL fence llne. A small shed ls
near Lhe souLhwesL parL of Lhe properLy, ad[acenL Lo Lhe parklng area. 6!//$017 -"I"@./2 54$*?
JK/2+.)+
1he !udge 8onald Pouse ls a Lwo-sLory frame bulldlng on a brlck and concreLe foundaLlon wlLh
deLalllng remlnlscenL of neoclasslcal 8evlval sLyle LhaL was lnfluenced by Lhe 8eaux ArLs
movemenL followlng Lhe World's Columblan LxposlLlon of 1893. neoclasslcal sLyle was a sub-
Lype of Lhe LclecLlc movemenL LhaL also fused earller Classlcal and Creek 8evlval sLyles popular
ln Lhe earller parL of Lhe nlneLeenLh cenLury.
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1he house ls baslcally square ln plan wlLh a LruncaLed and bellcasL hlp roof. 1he exLerlor ls clad
ln Pardlelank flber-cemenL lap sldlng and Lhe roof ls clad prlmarlly ln asphalL composlLlon
shlngles wlLh a small secLlon of Lar down claddlng on Lhe flaL surface where Lhe wldow's walk
once was. Wlndows are vlnyl sash, lncludlng a mlx of 12-over-one sash, 9-over-one sash, one-
over-one sash, and flxed sash. MosL of Lhe cenLral porLlon of Lhe fronL faade ls behlnd a Lwo
sLory pedlmenLed porLlco supporLed by four fluLed columns, each wlLh pllnLh, base and
composlLe caplLal. Above Lhe columns resLs an archlLrave-frleze box and wlde cornlce
arrangemenL falrly correcL ln Lerms of Lhe composlLe order, wlLh denLlls and scroll sawn sofflL
decoraLlon. 1he porch celllng ls recessed flush wlLh Lhe overhanglng sofflL. ln Lhe Lrlangular
recess of Lhe pedlmenL Lhere ls a semlclrcular fanllghL wlLh a decoraLlve keysLone ln Lhe
enframemenL. 1he pedlmenL ls Lhe end of a gable roof coverlng Lhe porLlco LhaL conLlnues back
wlLh lLs rldge [olnlng Lhe maln roof level wlLh Lhe LruncaLlon. 1here ls a correspondlng bellcasL
aL Lhe cornlce on Lhe gable whlch has Lhe same overhang and deLall as ls conLlnued around Lhe
maln roof. 1he deck of Lhe porLlco ls aL Lhe head of a shorL sLalrs LhaL exLends across Lhe full
wldLh ln fronL. 8unnlng ln beLween Lhe ouLslde columns and Lhe fronL wall of Lhe bulldlng ls a
ralllng wlLh Lurned balusLers and baserall.
ulrecLly behlnd Lhe ouLslde edges of Lhe Lwo cenLral columns ls a recLangular one-sLory
enclosure exLendlng Lhe formal enLrance hall a few feeL forward from Lhe remalnlng wall plane.
1he orlglnal leaded Lransom glass remalns above Lhe fronL door and lLs sldellghLs. Cn Lop of Lhe
pro[ecLlng enLrance ls a second sLory balcony, lLs cornlce overhanglng abouL a fooL ln fronL wlLh
large scrollwork brackeLs aL Lhe ouLslde corners and smaller brackeLs ln beLween. ulrecLly
above Lhe large brackeLs, newel posLs surmounLed by urn flnlals supporL a balusLrade slmllar ln
deslgn Lo Lhe oLhers prevlously descrlbed. A Lrue dlvlded llghL glass door wlLh an arched upper
secLlon leads ouL onLo Lhe faade's second sLory balcony.
All of Lhe wlndows on Lhe fronL elevaLlon are symmeLrlcally placed, one above anoLher aL
generally frequenL lnLervals. 1he flrsL floor wlndows have 12-over-one llghL vlnyl sashes and
and second floor wlndows have 12-over-one and 9-over-one vlnyl sashes. 1he heads of second
floor wlndows all abuL Lhe frleze above. 1he band of flrsL floor wlndows ls enhanced by
alLernaLlng Lrlangular and seml-clrcular shallow pedlmenLs.
1he norLh slde elevaLlon feaLures a Lwo sLory bay LhaL ls square on Lhe second sLory and has
canLed corner wlndows on Lhe flrsL sLory. A small shed-roof panLry addlLlon ls aL Lhe [uncLlon of
Lhe exLerlor wall and Lhe norLheasL corner of Lhe bay. 8ay wlndows have groups of Lhree one-
over-one sash wlLh slngle sashes on Lhe sldes.
1he wesL rear elevaLlon has a large deck and arbor sLrucLure pro[ecLlng from Lhe norLhwesL
corner of Lhe house and a !ulleL balcony pro[ecLlng from Lhe second-sLory above Lhe lrench
doors LhaL lead from Lhe house Lo Lhe deck. A square Lwo-sLory Lower-llke bay pro[ecLs from
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Lhe cenLer of Lhe faade and aL Lhe souLhwesL corner ls a one-sLory shed-roof addlLlon wlLh
basemenL LhaL pro[ecLs sllghLly beyond Lhe Lower secLlon. Wlndows lnclude slldlng sash and
larger flxed sash Lypes.
1he souLh slde elevaLlon has a newer wood deck pro[ecLlng from Lhe cenLer wlLh palred sLalrs aL
each end LhaL allgn wlLh Lhe slngle doors leadlng lnLo Lhe llvlng room and flank Lhe flreplace on
Lhe lnLerlor. 1he doors are panel doors wlLh dlvlded llghLs ln Lhe upper half. 8lslng from Lhe roof
[usL above and behlnd Lhe souLh wall of Lhe house ls a subsLanLlal chlmney wlLh decoraLlve
sLrlng courses and a corbelled cap. laclng souLh flanklng Lhe chlmney ls a palr of small dormers.
6B.A&7 I"9C"JK/2+.)+&?
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1he lnLerlor reLalns some of lLs orlglnal feaLures, Lhough lL has undergone numerous alLeraLlons
over Lhe years. 1he flrsL floor ls organlzed around a baslc cenLral hallway and fronL sLalrs plan.
1o Lhe lefL upon enLerlng, ls a long greaL room/llvlng room. 1he wlde enLrance Lo Lhe room has
a fluLed column on elLher slde wlLh caplLals LhaL maLch Lhe exLerlor fronL caplLals. 1he flreplace
manLel wlLh dog-ear and floral ornamenLaLlons are orlglnal. 1he denLll mouldlng on Lhe lnslde
of Lhe enLrance Lo Lhls room ls orlglnal. 1he leaded glass LhaL consLlLuLes Lhe fronL secondary
enLrance door and lnLerlor sldellghLs and Lransoms of Lhe secondary enLrance ls all orlglnal, as
ls Lhe denLll mouldlng above Lhls glass. uenLll mouldlngs ln Lhe dlnlng area are orlglnal. 1o Lhe
rlghL upon enLerlng ls a muslc/llbrary room LhaL was once !udge 8onald's sLudy and llbrary. 1he
orlglnal oak flreplace surround ls lnLacL and lncludes a wlde mlrror and glazed Llles surroundlng
Lhe openlng and on Lhe hearLh.
A large sLudy/famlly room ls ln Lhe rear, souLhwesL corner of Lhe flrsL floor and a large klLchen ls
ln Lhe rear norLhwesL corner of Lhe flrsL floor. 8ehlnd Lhe cenLral sLalr, beLween Lhe sLudy and
klLchen, ls a baLhroom and a panLry separaLed by a shorL hallway. 1o Lhe rlghL of Lhe panLry, ln
Lhe souLhwesL corner of Lhe klLchen, ls a lrench door leadlng Lo a deck and Lhe backyard.
1he second floor ls arranged around Lhe cenLral sLalr wlLh a hall on elLher slde of Lhe sLalr.
1hree bedrooms are locaLed off of Lhe norLh hall and allgned along Lhe norLh slde. A door on
Lhe wesL end of Lhls hall leads Lo a small !ulleL balcony. 1hree rooms are locaLed along Lhe
souLh hall and are allgned along Lhe souLhwesL slde, souLheasL corner, and easL slde of Lhe
house. 1he easL room beLween Lhe norLheasL and souLheasL corner rooms ls smaller and has a
door leadlng Lo Lhe balcony LhaL ls above Lhe fronL porch. 1wo baLhrooms are cenLrally locaLed
on Lhe rear, wesL parL of Lhe second floor. 6B.A&7 9I"G9"L*/2+.)+&?


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1he maln doorway was orlglnally surrounded by colored, leaded glass sldellghLs and Lransom
llghLs. 1he orlglnal Lransoms remaln, however, Lhe sldellghLs have been replaced wlLh clear
glass.
Cn Lhe souLh slde of Lhe house Lhere was orlglnally a semlclrcular one-sLory open porch-
balcony comblnaLlon exLendlng across mosL of Lhe souLh wall and sklrLed all around wlLh
semlclrcular sLeps. 1he deLalls lncluded columns, enLablaLure and balusLrade of Lhe same sLyle
as on Lhe fronL porLlco, however, Lhls porch has been removed. 1here ls currenLly a porch/deck
LhaL exLends off of Lhe souLh slde of Lhe house ln lLs place.
AL one Llme Lhere was an open walk, someLlmes called a wldow's waLch," wlLh balusLrade
crownlng Lhe maln roof and a one-sLory addlLlon was bullL ln Lhe rear of Lhe house ln 1982.
SomeLlme before 2002, Lhe orlglnal slx-over-one wood sash wlndows were replaced wlLh vlnyl
sash wlndows.
Slnce 2006, resLoraLlon work Lo Lhe exLerlor has been underLaken by Lhe currenL owner. 1he
orlglnal narrow clapboard sldlng had been covered wlLh alumlnum sldlng ln Lhe early 1960's,
and as a resulL Lhe corner mouldlngs and Lhe frleze were covered over, and Lhe wlndow
enframemenLs were removed. ln 2006 Lhe alumlnum was removed and replaced wlLh a
narrower Pardlelank flber-cemenL sldlng. AddlLlonally, Lhe wlndow enframemenLs, lncludlng
Lhe pedlmenLs and sllls, were resLored, as were Lhe oLher decoraLlve mouldlngs and Lhe orlglnal
frleze was revealed once agaln.
A !ulleL balcony was added Lo Lhe second sLory, rear, wesL faade aL an openlng LhaL prevlously
was an egress for exLerlor non-orlglnal sLalrs and landlngs LhaL had been removed. 6B.A&7 GG"GM"
(.&/)+.0$4 D.2E&F B.A7 GI"(.&/)+.0$4 5>-F !//$017 -"9"-"C !+01./20/3+$4 54$*&?

S1A1LMLN1 CI SIGNIIICANCL
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1he 8onald house ls locaLed on 8alnler 8ldge ln Lhe Leschl nelghborhood of SeaLLle on block 17
of Wood's SupplemenLal laL of 8urke's Second AddlLlon Lo SeaLLle. 1he Leschl nelghborhood ls
locaLed easL of Lhe CenLral ulsLrlcL, souLh of Madrona ark, norLh of Lhe MounL 8aker
nelghborhood, and wesL of Lake WashlngLon, whlch lL borders. 1he nelghborhood was named
afLer Lhe nlsqually Chlef Leschl (1808-1838), who had been lnvolved ln Lhe 8aLLle of SeaLLle
beLween seLLlers and local lndlans ln 1836 and was laLer hanged for hls lnvolvemenL.
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uevelopmenL of logglng roads along old lndlan Lralls made Lhe area more accesslble Lo ploneers
and day-Lrlppers and easLslde farmers used Lhese rouLes and porLage slLes LhaL had been
esLabllshed by Lhe naLlves Lo LransporL produce Lo SeaLLle along Lhe early wagon roads.
ln 1870 SeaLLle's populaLlon was only 1,107 accordlng Lo Lhe census. AL LhaL Llme Lravel Lo and
from loneer Square Lo ouLlylng areas was dlfflculL vla Lhe few unlmproved wagon roads and
many ploneers sLlll Lraveled by fooL. 1he ma[orlLy of resldences were locaLed ln Lhe loneer
Square buslness dlsLrlcL whlch was also Lhe hub of shlpplng and commerclal lndusLrles.
1he flrsL plaL on Lhe logged hlllsldes easL of loneer Square was Lhe Ldes and knlghL plaL. lL was
plaLLed durlng Lhe 1errlLorlal erlod ln 1870 and encompassed 40 blocks from 10Lh Lo 20Lh
Avenues beLween Cherry and unlon SLreeLs. CLher areas furLher souLh were also plaLLed ln Lhe
1870s. AddlLlonal plaLs and slgnlflcanL developmenL of Lhese plaLs lnLo suburban resldenLlal
areas dld noL begln unLll LransporLaLlon rouLes from loneer Square lmproved ln Lhe 1880s.
WlLh Lhe anLlclpaLlon of Lhe arrlval of Lhe 1ransconLlnenLal 8allroad, Lhe Lown began Lo grow
sLeadlly, reachlng a populaLlon of 3,333 by 1880. 1he 1880s marked Lhe beglnnlng of a
populaLlon and developmenL boom spurred by Lhe arrlval of Lhe rallroad ln 1acoma ln 1883
wlLh exLenslons and servlce Lo SeaLLle expanded ln Lhe followlng years. ln LhaL decade Lhe
populaLlon grew Lo 42,837.
8urke's Second addlLlon Lo Lhe ClLy of SeaLLle was plaLLed ln 1883 and encompassed much of
Lhe area along Lhe Lake WashlngLon waLerfronL LhaL became Lhe Leschl nelghborhood. Wood's
SupplemenLal laL of blocks 16 and 17 Lo 8urke's Second AddlLlon was esLabllshed souLh and
wesL of Lhe 8urke's second addlLlon ln 1887. 1he followlng year Lhe Lake WashlngLon Cable
8allway esLabllshed a sLreeLcar llne from loneer Square Lo Lake WashlngLon along ?esler and
!ackson sLreeLs Lo Lake WashlngLon, where a ferry landlng Look passengers across Lhe lake Lo
Lhe LasLslde. 1he LransporLaLlon lmprovemenLs spurred resldenLlal developmenL of Lhe area.
WlLhln a year over 1,300 new homes were consLrucLed along Lhe rallway llne and SeaLLle's flrsL
real esLaLe boom was underway. 1he developmenL of Lhe Leschl nelghborhood was parL of Lhls
early sLreeL-car suburban developmenL perlod LhaL conLlnued lnLo Lhe early parL of Lhe 20
Lh

cenLury. 8y 1893 a communlLy wlLh a school and sLores had grown up ln Lhe vlclnlLy of SouLh
!ackson SLreeL and 26Lh Avenue SouLh. 1hls commerclal dlsLrlcL sLlll reLalns some of Lhe older
bulldlngs from Lhe early sLreeL-car era developmenL of Lhe nelghborhood.
LssenLlally Lhe sLreeLcar connecLlon Lo Lake WashlngLon, Lhrough Leschl, was Lhe flrsL neLwork
of a slgnlflcanL lnLermodal LransporLaLlon rouLe llnklng downLown Lo Lhe easLslde. 8esldes Lhe
commerclal beneflLs, lL became a slgnlflcanL rouLe as a recreaLlonal pursulL for locals who
en[oyed Lhe vlews and amenlLles of Lhe lake and Lhe subsequenL developmenL of parks and
amusemenLs on Lhe sLeep hllls and on Lhe lake shores. Leschl ark aLLracLlons lncluded a caslno,
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gardens, boaL renLals and a zoo. 1he sLernwheeler lescbl was one of Lhe early ferrles operaLlng
from Lhe plers beglnnlng ln 1900. lL carrled boLh fooL passengers and auLomoblles across Lhe
lake and was Lhe lasL ferry operaLlng on Lhe lake unLll Lhe 1940s.
numerous addlLlonal elecLrlc rallway llnes were qulckly developed by real esLaLe enLrepreneurs
eager Lo brlng buyers Lo Lhelr newly developed plaLs ln ouLlylng areas. As Lhe sLreeL rallway
sysLems conLlnued Lo be exLended Lo ouLlylng areas, resldenLlal developmenL boomed ln Lhese
areas and commerclal developmenL cenLered along Lhe LransporLaLlon rouLes.
!ohn McCllvra developed an elecLrlc sLreeL rallway on Madlson SLreeL ln 1890, llnklng
uownLown and LllloLL 8ay wlLh Lake WashlngLon. Pe also developed Lhe Madlson ark shore
wlLh plers and baLhlng faclllLles and oLher amusemenLs as publlc amenlLles Lo aLLracL new
properLy owners Lo hls lake fronL properLles. LaLer, a ferry landlng aL Madlson ark exLended
LransporLaLlon connecLlons Lo areas easL of Lake WashlngLon from Lhe plers. 8oLh Madlson ark
and Leschl ark were evenLually developed as parL of Lhe parks and boulevards sysLem planned
by Lhe ClmsLed 8roLhers flrm.
1here was a brlef lull ln developmenL durlng Lhe economlc downLurn of Lhe anlc of 1893, buL
Lhe klondlke Cold 8ush of 1897 spurred Lhe local economy agaln. 8y LhaL Llme boLh Lhe CreaL
norLhern and norLhern aclflc 8allroads had reached SeaLLle and prospecLors and lmmlgranLs
began pourlng lnLo Lhe clLy. 8y 1900 Lhe clLy's populaLlon reached 80, 671. Census daLa for LhaL
year noLed 11,872 dwelllngs Lo house Lhem, mosL of whlch were slngle famlly resldences.
ln 1903 Penry Seaborn esLabllshed a marlna on Lake WashlngLon and ln 1906 !ohn lrlnk
donaLed lrlnk ark Lo Lhe ClLy. lrlnk had esLabllshed Lhe WashlngLon lron Works and llke many
of hls conLemporary buslness colleagues LhaL were shaplng Lhe early economlc and physlcal
landscape of Lhe clLy, esLabllshed a fashlonable resldence ln Lhe Leschl nelghborhood.
ln Lhe early parL of Lhe 20Lh-cenLury SeaLLle began Lo develop lnLo a modern meLropolls. 1he
sLreeLcar sysLem became consolldaLed and munlclpal uLlllLles were developed Lo provlde
lmproved LransporLaLlon, lncludlng paved roads, and Lo provlde communlLles wlLh elecLrlclLy,
waLer and oLher modern amenlLles. 1he 1909 Alaska-?ukon-aclflc LxposlLlon drew yeL more
newcomers Lo Lhe clLy.
ln anLlclpaLlon of Lhe 1909 Alaska-?ukon-aclflc LxposlLlon varlous clLy lmprovemenLs were
underLaken, lncludlng enhancemenLs Lo lrlnk ark. 1he ClmsLed 8roLhers parks and boulevard
plan, beglnnlng ln 1903, also lnfluenced Lhe developmenL of Leschl ark and Lake WashlngLon
8oulevard, llnklng several parks and resldenLlal developmenLs along Lake WashlngLon. 1he
recreaLlonal amenlLles were a desLlnaLlon polnL for local urban dwellers and an especlally
appeallng desLlnaLlon for vlslLors seeklng Lo en[oy Lhe naLural beauLy of Lhe aclflc norLhwesL,
durlng Lhe A?L. ln 1909, Leschl LlemenLary School was bullL on a porLlon of Penry ?esler's
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uonaLlon land Clalm. 1he !acobean 8evlval sLyle school was expanded ln Lhe 1960s and Lhen
demollshed ln 1988 when a new bulldlng was consLrucLed.
AlLhough lncreases ln populaLlon were less dramaLlc ln Lhe followlng years, Lhe meLropolls
experlenced conLlnued slgnlflcanL populaLlon and economlc growLh up Lhrough Lhe prosperous
1920s.
AfLer Lhe consLrucLlon of Lhe floaLlng brldge across Lake WashlngLon ln 1940 ferrles ceased
operaLlng on Lhe lake wlLhln a few years and Lhe demlse of Lhe sLreeLcar sysLem occurred aL
abouL Lhe same Llme. 1he wooded hllls and parks and boulevards of Lhe Leschl nelghborhood
conLlnued Lo provlde opporLunlLles for relaxaLlon and recreaLlon wlLh ma[esLlc vlews, buL aL a
more lelsurely pace. 1he predomlnaLely resldenLlal nelghborhood wlLh recreaLlonal parks and
lakefronL marlnas has noL undergone any dramaLlc changes slnce Lhe mld-cenLury. 1he
characLer of Lhe developmenL of Lhe area was prlmarlly lnfluenced by lLs geographlc feaLures,
vlews, lake shore access and LransporLaLlon connecLlons. 1oday Lhe parks and marlnas serve
less as desLlnaLlon polnLs for urban clLy-dwellers and more as nelghborhood amenlLles. 6B.A7 GP"
Q+)44 #$%F !//$017 !"9"!"R"@$*N)+* #$%&?
S3OA2 S$T2& U7 >)*$4O
!ames 1. 8onald was born ln Mlssourl ln 1833. 8y hls famlly's accounL he was a descendenL of
8onald, Lord of Lhe lsles and LdlLh of Lorne who were cenLral flgures ln Slr WalLer ScoLL's eplc
poem, Lord of Lhe lsles." Pls parenLs were of ScoLch and lrlsh descenL. 8oLh were born ln
vlrglnla and moved separaLely Lo Mlssourl.
8onald was Lhe son of a poor farmer llvlng ln prlmlLlve clrcumsLances. Pls famlly was nearly
self-sufflclenL, growlng Lhelr own food whlle splnnlng and weavlng flax and wool for cloLhlng. ln
hls memolrs, 8onald descrlbes hls chlldhood ln mlnuLe deLall lncludlng Lhe farmlng and crafL
meLhods of hls parenLs. Pe Lells of exchanglng eggs for callco aL Lhe sLore, sysLemaLlcally
avoldlng Lhe paper money Lhen ln clrculaLlon known derlslvely as shlnplasLers."
Pe sLudled aL norLh Mlssourl SLaLe normal School aL klrksvllle, where he meL Lhe glrl who
would laLer become hls wlfe. AfLer graduaLlng aL Lhe age of 20 ln 1873, he borrowed $130 and
deparLed for Callfornla, seeklng work as a Leacher. AfLer a serles of blLLer dlsappolnLmenLs
followlng up leads LhaL senL hlm Lravellng all over Callfornla, ln a sLaLe of depresslon wlLh only
13 remalnlng, he sLumbled across a poslLlon ln a one room school aL uaneLown. 1hls was a
small farmlng communlLy where Lhey were only able Lo pay hlm a subslsLence salary of $30 per
monLh, less Lhan half Lhe prevalllng compensaLlon. 8oLaLlng hls lodglng from famlly Lo famlly
provlded hls room and board.
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8onald lefL Lhls [ob afLer one year and Lransferred from dlsLrlcL Lo dlsLrlcL-evenLually securlng
a paylng poslLlon. Pe Lhen wroLe Lo hls flancee ln Mlssourl, requesLlng LhaL she come Lo
Callfornla Lo be marrled. lor reasons of economy he asked LhaL she Lravel alone wlLhouL hls
reLurnlng Lo Mlssourl Lo accompany her, advlslng her LruLhfully LhaL such was qulLe a usual,
economlcal and pracLlcal sLep ln Lhe WesL." AlLhough Lhelr fares would have cosL Lhree Llmes as
much, she refused Lo [ourney wlLhouL hlm on Lhe grounds of proprleLy. LvenLually she dld make
Lhe Lrlp ln Lhe company of an older muLual frlend who was able Lo go back Lo Mlssourl for hls
own weddlng. 1he frlend and hls new brlde were able Lo convlnce her LhaL Lhls arrangemenL
was consldered perfecLly accepLable ln Callfornla, under Lhe clrcumsLances. 1he 8onalds were
marrled ln Creenvllle on March 4, 1877. 1helr flrsL chlld was born ln 1879.
8onald soon underLook Lhe sLudy of law, readlng on hls own Llme ln Lhe offlces of Cheyney and
8runer. uurlng Lhls perlod he was elecLed prlnclpal for Lhe publlc schools ln Llncoln, a Lown
norLh of SacramenLo. Pe falled Lhe bar exam ln 1881 buL passed ln 1882.
1he 8onald famlly moved Lo SeaLLle ln !uly of 1882, Lravellng on a slx-day voyage aboard Lhe
Ceo. W. Llder." As 8onald wroLe ln hls memolrs, We Look a room. up among Lhe sLumps on
llfLh [Avenue] beLween unlon and lke SLreeLs." AbouL a monLh laLer Lhey shared a small
coLLage on 10Lh SL. (now Avenue) wlLh a young couple Lhey had meL on Lhe boaL.
8onald prompLly formed a law parLnershlp wlLh W.u. Wood. 1helr comblned equlpmenL
conslsLed of one small, second-hand Lable wlLh four plaln chalrs and Lwo coples of Lhe Code of
WashlngLon 1errlLory. 1here were 43 lawyers Lhen pracLlclng ln SeaLLle, and buslness was
exLremely slow. Pe losL hls flrsL Lwo cases, one a conLlngency clalm defendlng a man for beaLlng
a woman. Pe sold real esLaLe and kepL books for a local meaL markeL Lo keep up wlLh expenses.
Mr. Wood Lhen qulL Lhe parLnershlp declarlng, 8onald, l don'L belleve you wlll ever make a
lawyer-l don'L Lhlnk LhaL you are cuL ouL for one."
8onald was appolnLed uepuLy ulsLrlcL ALLorney ln 1883 aL a salary of $20 per monLh Lo be pald
from dlvorce fees. 8y Lhe arrangemenL Lhen ln effecL, Lhe ulsLrlcL ALLorney wenL unpald lf
sufflclenL fees were noL collecLed. ln Lwo years he recelved less Lhan $100.
uurlng Lhese years he caused Lhe arresL of Lou Craham, SeaLLle's mosL noLorlous madam, and
Lhe Lrlal LhaL ensued was a free-for-all wlLh llLLle aLLenLlon pald Lo legal nlceLles. AL one polnL
8onald was so provoked LhaL he sLruck Lhe defense aLLorney ln Lhe face.
1he dlsLrlcL was subdlvlded by Lhe 1errlLorlal LeglslaLure ln 1883, reduced from lLs earller
mammoLh proporLlons, and 8onald was elecLed ulsLrlcL ALLorney for klng, klLsap and
Snohomlsh CounLles aL a guaranLeed salary of $123 per monLh.
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Pe was Lhe prosecuLor followlng Lhe anLl-Chlnese rloLs of 1883-86, durlng whlch Chlnese were
drlven from Lhelr homes ln many norLhwesL clLles. Some Chlnese had been kllled and publlc
senLlmenL supporLed Lhe murderers. 1he only convlcLlons LhaL 8onald was able Lo obLaln were
on charges of rloL. 1he slLuaLlon sLeadlly worsened Lo Lhe exLenL LhaL marLlal law was declared
by Lhe Covernor. A grand [ury was convened and lL was 8onald's responslblllLy Lo prepare Lhe
evldence.
uurlng hls second Lerm as ulsLrlcL ALLorney ln 1887, he formed a law parLnershlp wlLh S.P. lles.
lles also served as uepuLy rosecuLor wlLhouL salary. 1he flrm prospered.
lollowlng Lhe explraLlon of hls second Lerm ln offlce, 8onald was reLalned by sLrlklng mlners Lo
defend Lhem agalnsL charges of murderlng non-unlon members ln newcasLle, a mlnlng
communlLy near SeaLLle. uurlng Lhe Lrlal, SeaLLle's buslness dlsLrlcL was nearly consumed by Lhe
devasLaLlng flre of 1889. ln Lhe aLLempL Lo remove whaL Lhey could Lo safeLy, Lrucks" (wagons)
charged and collecLed as hlgh as $100 an hour. 8onald's belonglngs were moved Lo safeLy by
LwenLy of Lhe sLrlklng mlners who reLurned several Llmes Lo move hls books and furnlLure as
Lhe flre advanced, repeaLedly LhreaLenlng locaLlons earller LhoughL secure. 1he mlner's help
was unsollclLed, and Lhey asked for no compensaLlon.
lollowlng Lhe flre 8onald purchased Lhe home on 8alnler SLreeL, now called 30Lh Avenue SouLh,
ln Lhe Leschl nelghborhood of SeaLLle, LhaL ls Lhe sub[ecL of Lhls nomlnaLlon. Pe remodeled and
expanded Lhe house aL a cosL purporLed Lo be $30,000-a conslderable amounL of money aL
LhaL Llme.
ln 1892 8onald was elecLed Mayor of SeaLLle as a uemocraL. 1hls began, he wroLe, Lhe Lwo
years of Lhe mosL unhappy experlences of my whole llfe." upon elecLlon, Lhe chlef of pollce
aLLempLed Lo brlbe Lhe new mayor ln an aLLempL Lo prevenL closure of Lhe many Lhrlvlng
gambllng esLabllshmenLs and houses of prosLlLuLlon. 1he chlef suggesLed LhaL only favored
lndlvlduals be allowed Lo operaLe, paylng a percenLage of Lhelr Lake for Lhe prlvllege. 8onald
refused Lo cooperaLe, forced Lhe chlef Lo reslgn, and proceeded Lo close down Lhe lllegal
caslnos and broLhels wlLh Lhe asslsLance of a new pollce chlef. Lven Lhe respecLable"
buslnessmen pressured hlm prlvaLely Lo relax Lhe enforcemenL pollcy, clalmlng LhaL lL
dlscouraged commerce and forced sallors and Lravellng men" Lo sLop aL oLher porLs where
such pleasures were permlLLed.
1here were also many problems assoclaLed wlLh paLronage [obs and pollLlcal appolnLmenLs.
Mayor 8onald was noL parLlsan enough Lo saLlsfy Lhose who had helped elecL hlm, whlle aL Lhe
same Llme he was sub[ecLed Lo Lhe LradlLlonal abuse of Lhe splrlLed opposlLlon. newspapers
prlnLed allegaLlons of corrupLlon, lnferrlng colluslon wlLh Lhe same powerful crlmlnals LhaL he
publlcly denounced.
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SeaLLle was sufferlng from a severe economlc depresslon durlng 8onald's admlnlsLraLlon, and ln
an aLLempL Lo provlde work for local marrled men wlLh famllles, he lssued a regulaLlon
speclfylng LhaL hlrlng preference should be glven famlly men on a $330,000 sewer bond pro[ecL.
Powever, he was unable Lo galn Lhe cooperaLlon of enLrenched subordlnaLes who had already
assumed paLronage powers of Lhelr own. 1hls program was a fallure.
AlLhough Lhe records of 8onald's Lerm as mayor are shrouded ln conLroversy, respecLed
hlsLorlan Clarence 8agley wroLe only words of pralse ln 1916. lL ls probable LhaL Lhe sLory as
Lold ln 8onald's memolrs ls baslcally an accuraLe accounL.
As a resulL of Lhe by Lhen worldwlde depresslon of 1893, Lhe perlod followlng hls mayoralLy was
one of greaL flnanclal hardshlp for Lhe famlly, whlch by Lhen lncluded Lhree daughLers.
Lconomlc condlLlons gradually lmproved and so ln Lurn dld hls legal pracLlce. LvenLually 8onald
was appolnLed Lo Lhe SeaLLle School 8oard and Lhe 8oard of 8egenLs, unlverslLy of WashlngLon,
servlng from 1903 Lo 1909, aL whlch polnL he was appolnLed Superlor CourL !udge for klng
CounLy by Covernor Pay. Pe preslded for 40 years aL Lhe bench, reLlrlng ln 1949.
ln addlLlon Lo hls legacles ln SeaLLle, !udge 8onald's donaLlons and efforLs alded conslderably Lo
Lhe growLh of Shorellne, WashlngLon. Many places ln Shorellne came Lo be named afLer hlm,
lncludlng 8onald MeLhodlsL Church, 8onald voLlng reclncL, 8onald lace (Lhe brlck road),
8onald Sewer ulsLrlcL, 8onald 8og, 8onald SLaLlon, 8onald nelghborhood and 8onald 8oom aL
Lhe Shorellne CenLer. 1he hlsLorlc 8onald School was esLabllshed ln 1906 on properLy LhaL
8onald had donaLed. As Lhe communlLy expanded, a new brlck school wlLh a bell Lower was
bullL ln 1912, (wlLh !udge 8onald donaLlng Lhe bell) and an addlLlon was made Lo lL ln 1926. ln
1931 a separaLe school bulldlng, dubbed "Lhe new 8onald School" was bullL nexL door.
Mrs. 8onald dled ln 1923, and !udge 8onald dled on uecember 27, 1930. 6B.A7 GV"GC"S3OA2
>)*$4OW()*)+$+, 54$X32F !//$0178"9"8"G ()*)+$+, -./$/.)* 42//2+&?
;$/2+ YE*2+&1.% W Y003%$*0,
1he house aL 421 30Lh Avenue SouLh (orlglnally 8alnler SL.) was bullL beLween 1888 and 1889.
1889 ls Lhe flrsL year LhaL Lhe klng CounLy 1ax 8ecords show Lhe lmprovemenL Lo Lhe loL. 1he
lmprovemenLs LhaL year were appralsed aL $800. Accordlng Lo an arLlcle ln Lhe SeaLLle 1lmes,
CcLober 22, 1944, Lhe house orlglnally had abouL Lhree rooms upsLalrs and Lwo downsLalrs.
!udge 8onald hlred an archlLecL from vlrglnla and had Lhe house remodeled and expanded ln
Lhe neoclasslcal sLyle. !udge 8onald sold Lhe house clrca 1930 durlng Lhe CreaL uepresslon. Pe
clalmed Lhe home was Loo blg and lonely for hlm ln hls memolrs, and he wanLed Lo be closer Lo
Lhe downLown courLhouse where he worked. Cver Lhe years Lhere have been many lnLerlor
alLeraLlons Lo Lhe house, and many dlfferenL uses. Accordlng Lo Lhe same arLlcle, llrsL, a famlly
named 8abcock Lurned lL lnLo a boardlng house-evldenLly a very selecL one. AfLer some Llme,
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Lhe bulldlng passed lnLo oLher hands and each owner ran a boardlng house. 1he presenL
owner [1944] ls Mrs. Alla 1yrrell, and she runs Lhe house for 8oelng workers-all males." ln
1944 Mrs. 1yrrell applled for and recelved permlLs for alLeraLlons Lo her roomlng house. 1he
archlLecLural drawlngs are on flle aL Lhe uu downLown SeaLLle, and Lhey show how parL of Lhe
llvlng and also Lhe dlnlng room were converLed lnLo bedrooms. LaLer Lhe house became a
daycare cenLer wlLh aparLmenLs, a halfway house for men newly released from prlson called
8onald Pall. A SeaLLle 1lmes ArLlcle, AugusL 24, 1966 descrlbes how ln-as-Much Pouse" was
golng Lo buy Lhe !udge 8onald Pouse, Lhen referred Lo as 8onald Pall, Lo creaLe a halfway house
for newly released prlson lnmaLes.
LaLer Lhe house served as a home for women, Lhen a drug rehablllLaLlon cenLer run by a church
group as Lhe WashlngLon urug 8ehablllLaLlon CenLer ln Lhe 1980s.
=2)04$&&.0$4 !+01./20/3+2
1he LclecLlc movemenL of Lhe 19Lh-cenLury and 20Lh- cenLury was lnsplred by academlc
eclecLlclsm of Luropean-Lralned archlLecLs who began Lo deslgn perlod houses for wealLhy
cllenLs. 1hese 8eaux ArLs-Lralned archlLecLs drew on Lhe archlLecLural LradlLlons of Lhe pasL for
sLyllsLlc lnsplraLlon whlch sLressed relaLlvely pure coples of Lhese LradlLlons as Lhey were
orlglnally bullL ln Lurope or ln Lhe new World colonles. varlaLlons of eclecLlc sLyles lncluded
lLallan 8enalssance, ChaLeauesque, 1udor, Colonlal 8evlval, neoclasslcal and 8eaux ArLs.
neoclasslcal sLyle became exLremely fashlonable parLlcularly afLer Lhe World's Columblan
LxposlLlon of 1893, whlch sLressed hlsLorlcally correcL lnLerpreLaLlons of Luropean sLyles and
feaLured many promlnenL sLaLe pavlllons wlLh dramaLlc colonnaded bulldlngs. 1hese drew
heavlly on earller Classlcal 8evlval and Creek 8evlval sLyles LhaL had been popular ln Lhe flrsL
half of Lhe 19Lh-cenLury, buL wlLh more elaboraLe porch-supporL columns, cornlces, doorways,
and wlndows. 1he sLyle was especlally popular wlLh Lhe wealLhy ellLe eager Lo dlsplay Lhelr
sLaLus wlLh Lhe mosL fashlonable archlLecL-deslgned resldences of Lhe Llme.
ldenLlfylng feaLures lnclude a faade domlnaLed by a full-helghL porch supporLed by classlcal
ornaLe columns wlLh lonlc or CorlnLhlan columns and a faade wlLh symmeLrlcally balanced
wlndows and cenLer door. MosL commonly Lhe porch does noL exLend Lhe full lengLh of Lhe
faade, wlLh a classlcal pedlmenL and gabled roof slmllar Lo early Classlcal 8evlval and Creek
8evlval sLyles.
ln houses bullL before 1920, porch supporL columns are commonly fluLed and have ornaLe lonlc
or uorlc caplLals. uoors commonly have elaboraLe, decoraLlve surrounds. neoclasslcal houses
Lyplcally have a boxed eave wlLh a moderaLe overhang, frequenLly wlLh denLlls or modllllons
beneaLh and ofLen a wlde frleze band beneaLh Lhe cornlce loosely based on Creek 8evlval
precedenLs. Wlndows are recLangular wlLh double-hung sashes wlLh mulLl-pane or slngle-pane
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upper sash and a slngle-pane lower sash. 1he presence of bay wlndows, palred wlndows, Lrlple
wlndows (excepL alladlan Lypes), Lransomed wlndows and arched wlndows dlsLlngulsh
neoclasslcal from Creek 8evlval and Larly Classlcal 8evlval sLyles. Many elaboraLlons found on
Lhese earller sLyles also appear on neoclasslcal examples, buL roof-llne balusLrades, ln
parLlcular, are much more common ln neoclasslcal houses.
1he neoclassslcal sLyle was a domlnanL sLyle for resldenLlal archlLecLure aL Lhe Lurn-of-Lhe-
cenLury buL was never as popular as Lhe closely relaLed Colonlal 8evlval sLyle. uurlng lLs early
employmenL hlpped roofs and elaboraLe, correcL columns were emphaslzed, up unLll Lhe 1920s.
LaLer, neoclasslcal houses more ofLen had slde-gabled roofs and slmpler, more slender columns
from Lhe 1920s unLll mldcenLury. CLher LclecLlc sLyles were becomlng more popular beglnnlng
ln Lhe 1920s.

8I8LICGkAnICAL kLILkLNCLS
NO1. A greaL deal of Lhe conLenL of Lhls nomlnaLlon was drawn from Lhe naLlonal PlsLorlc
8eglsLer nomlnaLlon prepared by MargareL A. Corley of Lhe SeaLLle PlsLorlcal SocleLy ln !une,
1969.
ClLy of SeaLLle ueparLmenL of lannlng and uevelopmenL, permlL daLa.
Corley, MargareL: naLlonal 8eglsLer nomlnaLlon lorm for !udge !ames 1. 8onald Pouse, 1969.
uodrlll, 8eLh: ClLy of SeaLLle Landmark nomlnaLlon for 1323 L. Madlson SLreeL, 2013.
klng CounLy 1ax Assessor llles onllne properLy Lax records
hLLp://www3.klngcounLy.gov/lMA/vlewer.hLm?mapseL=kcproperLy
klng CounLy 1ax Assessor roperLy 8ecord Cards and 1ax 8oll llles. WashlngLon SLaLe Archlves,
ugeL Sound 8eglonal 8ranch
kroll ALlas of SeaLLle, c. 1926
ln-as-Much Pouse lans Lo 8uy Pome," 5eottle 1lmes ArLlcle, AugusL 24, 1966, page 66.
LenLz, llo. ceoteoolol 5oopsbots. nlstotlc lloces otoooJ kloq coooty ftom tbe lltst 1weoty-flve
eots of 5totebooJ. naLlonal ark Servlce, 1991.
McAlesLer, vlrglnla and Lee. A llelJ ColJe to Ametlcoo nooses. new ?ork, n?: Alfred A. knoph,
2003.
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Mcuonald, Luclle. wbete tbe wosbloqtooloos llveJ. SeaLLle: Superlor ubllshlng Company,
1969.
nyberg, lolke and vlcLor SLelnbrueck. Ao loveototy of 8ollJloqs ooJ utboo ueslqo kesootces.
MoJtooo, lescbl ooJ MoJlsoo lotk. SeaLLle: PlsLorlc SeaLLle, 1973.
8onald, !udge !.1., edlLed by Mlldred 1anner Andrews. keflectloos Alooq tbe woyslJe of llfe.
Shorellne PlsLorlcal Museum, 2003, orlglnally wrlLLen ln 1926.
SLrachan, MargareL lLcalrn. Larly uay Manslons no.8-!udge !ames 1. 8onald," 5eottle uolly
1lmes, CcLober 22, 1944,pp.34-39.
5ooboto llte losotooce Mops of 5eottle, c. 1893 , c. 1900-1903.
5eottle NelqbbotbooJs. lescbl -- 1bombooll nlstoty: PlsLoryLlnk.org Lssay 3434
CLher sources:
lnLervlews wlLh 8eLLy 8unsLad, 8onald's garandaughLer, conducLed by !effrey Moldel, 2004.
Lva 8onald 8enson's unpubllshed auLo-blography, prlvaLely prlnLed, courLesy of 8eLLy 8unsLad,
coples aL Lhe unlverslLy of WashlngLon Llbrary, vo kooolJ 8eosoo lopets," 1978.
8unsLad-8enson lamlly apers (newscllpplngs, phoLographs, memorabllla, correspondence)



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Iudge kona|d nouse Landmark Nom|nat|on-I|gures
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Street V|ews (A|| street v|ews are from May 2013)

I|gure 1 V|ew|ng Southwest from the Northeast corner of S. Iackson St & 30
th
Ave S.
I|gure 2 V|ew|ng Southwest from m|db|ock of 30
th
Ave S. 1he kona|d nouse |s at the center of the photo.

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I|gure 3 V|ew|ng Southwest from 30
th
Ave S.
I|gure 4 V|ew|ng Southeast towards S. k|ng St. from |n front of the kona|d nouse property.


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I|gure S V|ew|ng Northwest from the Northeast corner of S. k|ng St. & 30
th
Ave. S.
I|gure 6 V|ew|ng Northwest from 30
th
Ave S.

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Lxter|ors

I|gure 7 Iront Last L|evat|on, fac|ng West (Ieb. 2008, W|ndermere)
I|gure 8 Iront Last L|evat|on, fac|ng Southwest (Apr|| 2013)


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I|gure 9 Last and South L|evat|ons, fac|ng Northwest (Ieb. 2008, W|ndermere)
I|gure 10 South L|evat|on deta||, fac|ng Northwest (Apr|| 2013)


20




I|gure 11 West e|evat|on ] Northwest corner, fac|ng Southeast (W|ndermere, 2008)
I|gure 12 West e|evat|on, fac|ng Southeast (May, 2013)



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I|gure 13 West e|evat|on, fac|ng Northeast (May 2013)
I|gure 14 North e|evat|on, fac|ng Southwest (Apr|| 2013)


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I|gure 1S Lntry deta||, fac|ng West (May 2013)

I|gure 16 Lntry transom deta||, fac|ng Last (May 2013)

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Inter|ors


I|gure 17 Lntry foyer, fac|ng Northeast (Ieb. 2008, W|ndermere)
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I|gure 18 Lntry Ioyer, fac|ng West (Ieb. 2008, W|ndermere)

I|gure 19 L|v|ng room, fac|ng Southwest (Ieb. 2008, W|ndermere)


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I|gure 20 L|brary |n the Northeast corner of f|rst f|oor, fac|ng Northwest (Ieb. 2008, W|ndermere)
I|gure 21 k|tchen |n the Northwest corner of f|rst f|oor, fac|ng Northeast |nto the d|n|ng area
(Ieb. 2008, W|ndermere)

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I|gure 22 n|stor|ca| V|ew (c. 1920, kunstad-8enson Iam||y Co||ect|on)

I|gure 23 n|stor|ca| V|ew (c. 1937, k|ng County 1ax Assessor I||es)

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I|gure 24 n|stor|ca| V|ew (196S, k|ng County 1ax Assessor I||es)
28

I|gure 2S Iudge kona|d (date unknown, Museum of n|story & Industry)


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I|gure 26 |aque g|fted from the Shore||ne n|stor|ca| Museum honor|ng kona|d and the kona|d nouse, presented |n
2010. |aque current|y attached to the front fence next to the Nat|ona| n|stor|c keg|ster p|aque.
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I|gure 27 n|stor|ca| kC, k|ng County 1ax Assessor I||es

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I|gure 28 Current V|c|n|ty Map
1he kona|d nouse |s |ocate |n the Lesch| ne|ghborhood, [ust West of Ir|nk ark and the Western shores of Lake
Wash|ngton, and Last of the Iackson Street commerc|a| corr|dor.






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I|gure 19 n|stor|ca| kro|| Map, c. 1926 (Wash|ngton State Arch|ves, uget Sound keg|ona| 8ranch)