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| Title | Guest book for Fir Lodge |
| Photographer | Richard Nicol |
| Date | 1904-1929 |
| Notes | Alki Point was a community of resorts and vacation homes catering to well-to-do Seattle residents, and viewed itself as a distinct community separate from the City of West Seattle. In 1903, Gladys and William Bernard began construction of Fir Lodge. This country estate, located near Alki Point in West Seattle, was a good example of the Rustic Style of architecture in the Puget Sound region. Fir Lodge became a community gathering place, serving as the first clubhouse for the fledgling Seattle Auto Club from 1907-1911. Since 1950, the structure has been home to the Alki Homestead Restaurant, and the Log House Museum is in the carriage house. This guest book was signed by visitors and summer residents of the Fir Lodge estate on Alki Beach. The back pages were used to reserve the tennis court. |
| Location | United States--Washington (State)--King County--Seattle; |
| Digital Collection | King County Museum Collections
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| Note About Ownership | This record describes one of more than three hundred artifacts, photographs and documents, submitted by members of the Association of King County Historical Organizations. The King County Collects project took place during the county's sesquicentennial in 2001, to celebrate the shared collection of AKCHO's 205 members. The information presented here is the responsibility of the AKCHO organization which submitted the item for inclusion in the project. |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions, contact Southwest Seattle Historical Society/ Log house Museum, 3003 71st Avenue SW, Seattle 98116, 206-938-5293,www.loghousemuseum@home.com. |
| Credit Line | Southwest Seattle Historical Society; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Southwest Seattle Historical Society |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | Book is black textured leather with gold embossed lettering "Visitors" and "Fir Lodge" on front. Handwritten names, date and doodles on interior pages. 8" width x 10.5" length. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from slide as a 3000 pixel TIFF image in 16-bit color, resized to 640 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using CONTENTdm's image import. |
| Accession/Acquisition Number | SWSHS # 1997.2.1 |
