Home > Washington > Seattle > Fort Lawton, Hospital Stewards Quarters, Discovery Park, Seattle, King County, WA
See 29 maps of this locationB&W Photos
No images were found.
Data Pages
No images were found.
Photo Caption Pages
No images were found.
Item Title
Fort Lawton, Hospital Stewards Quarters, Discovery Park, Seattle, King County, WA
LocationDiscovery Park,
Seattle, WA
Find maps of Seattle, WA
Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1933.
Notes
Survey number HABS WA-150-R
Building/structure dates:
1902 initial construction
Building/structure dates:
1907 subsequent work
Building/structure dates:
1916 subsequent work
Significance: The only relocated building within the historic district. Currently the only single unit NCO Quarters on Montana Circle. Completed April 24, 1902, from QMGO Plan No. 87-E. Original cost: $2,176. Moved from original location west of hospital to Montana Circle for use as NCO housing sometime after 1938. One and one-half story and basement frame structure on a concrete foundation. Dimensions: 20' x 28'. Lapped cedar siding. Asphalt shingles on simple gable roof replace original slate. Windows have six-over-six light, double-hung sash. Full-width front porch with posts and pipe railings. Interior is a single unit side hall plan. Original staircase, woodwork, hardware remain in place. Rear porch enclosed (1912), and converted to kitchen. Bath updated, maple flooring installed downstairs, 1937. Vinyl tile upstairs. Electricity installed 1907. Coal fired steam heat system converted, probably ca. 1961.
Subjects
Labor HousingWooden BuildingsDomestic Life
Related Names
U.S. Department Of The Army
Collection
Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress)
Contents
Photograph caption(s):
1. NORTHWEST SIDE AND NORTHEAST (PRINCIPAL) FRONT, TAKEN FROM NORTHEAST
2. SOUTHEAST AND SOUTHWEST (REAR) SIDES, TAKEN FROM SOUTH
3. DETAIL, STAIRCASE
Back to Seattle, Washington
Cart