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Roy W. Corbett residence (Seattle, Wash.), second floor plan with details of trim and windows
Roy W. Corbett residence (Seattle, Wash.), second floor plan with details of trim and windows
TitleRoy W. Corbett residence (Seattle, Wash.), second floor plan with details of trim and windows
Architectural Firm NameSchack, Young & Myers
ArchitectsSchack, James Hansen, 1871-1933
Myers, David John, 1872-1936
Young, Arrigo M., 1884-1954
ClientCorbett, Roy W.
Date of Drawing Execution1925
Object TypeArchitectural drawings
Physical DescriptionInk and graphite on drafting cloth: 61 x 91 cm.
Building Street Address2010 E. Galer Street
Building LocationUnited States--Washington (State)--Seattle
PurposeWorking drawings
RepresentationPlans
Sections
Descriptive NotesHandwritten in title block:
Second Floor Plan
Residence for Roy W. Corbett, Esq.
E. Galer St. Seattle
Schack Young & Myers
Architects & Engineers
636 Central Bldg., Seattle
Drawn by D.J.M. - R.C.R. & M.J.
Traced by C.V.R. & M.J.
Date Oct. 10, 1925
Sheet No. 3

Handwritten beneath drawings:
Second Floor Plan
Second Floor Trim
Details of Window with Watson Roller Screens
Detail of Unscreened Windows

Scale: As Shown
Building StyleMediterranean Revival
Building NotesThe house was built for Cadillac dealer Roy Corbett in 1926 and designed by Schack Young & Myers. The three-way partnership of architects James H. Schack and David J. Myers with engineer Arrigo M. Young proved to be one of the most successful design firms in Seattle during the 1920s. (Today the successor of this firm is known as TRA.) The Corbett residence reflects interest in the Mediterranean and Spanish revival styles popularized in California and firmly rooted in northwest residential design by the 1920s. Despite the fact that the damp Northwest was not an ideal climate in which to build with stucco, large "movie mansions" like this residence and smaller Mission cottages and bungalow courts found their places in high and low income neighborhoods. Its most famous owners were John and Anna Roosevelt Boettiger, who lived in this home from May 1938 to May 1941. John was the publisher of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and Anna was a journalist. Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt made several visits to their daughter's home during his presidency. Although it remains a private residence, the exterior is little changed from the way it looked when it was completed. The red-tiled roof is the original from 1926.
Subjects (LCTGM)Floor plans
Subjects (LCSH)Dwellings--Washington (State)--Seattle--Designs and plans; Architecture, Domestic--Washington (State)--Seattle--Designs and plans; Windows--Washington (State)--Seattle--Designs and plans
Digital CollectionArchitecture Collection
Digital ID NumberARC0613
Ordering InformationRestrictions apply to the ordering of this image. Please contact photos@u.washington.edu for more information.
RepositoryUniversity of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division.
Repository CollectionThe Richardson Associates Collection
Digital Reproduction InformationScanned 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.
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