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Werner Lenggenhager. Seattle Public Library, 22417; (below) Colonial Revival house in Ballard.
The most likely location for a bay window. Elaborate VictoLiving rooms and bedrooms were ornate by contemporian houses would also have a library or sitting room off of rary standards. Wood floors, either oak or fir, were accented the parlor, where the family would spend their private time. with Oriental rugs. Sanitary concerns discouraged wall-toFrequently the parlor was connected to the hallway by a set wall carpeting, which was difficult to clean. Large machineof large pocket doors, which had the advantage of disappearmade Brussels (looped pile) and Wilton (cut pile) carpets ing into the interior walls when not in use rather than were common, and could be taken outside and beaten.
While windows on the upper stories have multiple lights and even a horseshoe arch-shaped window, the majority of the windows are rather simple one over ones, perhaps selected to frame territorial views. Seattleites were aware of architectural trends back East through architectural journals. This residence is almost identical to one illustrated in the Scientific American Architects and Builders Edition of 1888. The house was later moved and converted into apartments before being demolished in 1938.