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| Title | Albert S. Kerry residence (Seattle, Wash.), east elevation |
| Architectural Firm Name | Bebb & Mendel |
| Architects | Bebb, Charles H.
Mendel, Louis Leonard, 1867-1940 |
| Client | Kerry, Albert S. |
| Date of Drawing Execution | 1902 |
| Object Type | Architectural drawings |
| Physical Description | Ink on paper: 42 x 55 cm. |
| Building Street Address | 421 W. Highland Dr. |
| Building Location | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Purpose | Working drawings
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| Representation | Elevations
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| Descriptive Notes | Written beneath drawing:
East Elevation
Residence for A.S. Kerry, Esq.
S.E. cor. Highland Drive and Fifth Ave. West
Bebb and Mendel, Architects
Denny Bldg., Seattle, Wash.
[Sheet] 2
Scale: 1/4" to 1' |
| Building Style | Craftsman
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| Building Notes | Charles Bebb and Louis Mendel were the most prominent architects of their period, specializing in mansions for Seattle business leaders. Bebb was educated in private schools in England and Switzerland, and studied civil engineering in London. He came to Seattle to oversee the construction of the Seattle Opera House (Adler & Sullivan), which was never completed due to the 1893 Financial Panic. Louis Mendel came to the United States from Germany in 1882, working in Cleveland and in several west Coast cities before settling in Seattle in 1899. He initially worked as a draftsman for Bebb, but quickly formed a partnership that lasted until 1914. Their heavily corbelled design for the Kerry residence is strikingly different from the Willatsen and Byrne design less than a decade later. Bebb & Mendel's design was featured in the 1913 book "Homes and Gardens of the Pacific Coast" which noted the home's "comfort and convenience" and beautiful interior. The house was significantly remodeled after the third-story was destroyed by fire in 1938. |
| Subjects (LCTGM) | Elevations |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Architecture, Domestic--Washington (State)--Seattle--Designs and plans; Dwellings--Washington (State)--Seattle--Designs and plans |
| Digital Collection | Architecture Collection
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| Digital ID Number | ARC0035
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| Ordering Information | Restrictions apply to the ordering of this image. Please contact photos@u.washington.edu for more information. |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division. |
| Repository Collection | Carl F. Gould Collection |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original drawing in RGB at 200-400 dpi, saved in TIFF format, changed to indexed color, enhanced and resized using Adobe Photoshop, and imported as JPEG2000 using Contentdm software's JPEG2000 Extension. 2006. |
