Events

February 11, 20122930 Harvard Ave E, Seattle (North Capitol Hill)
Join us for our first event of 2012!

WHAT: Henderson Residence


WHERE: 2930 Harvard Ave E. in Seattle
(North Capitol Hill). On-street parking is available on Harvard Ave E and nearby side streets. Please do not block the driveway or alley. The Henderson Residence is behind a ca. 1916 Tudor Revival style carriage house (2914 Harvard Ave E) so look for the carriage house and walk down the alley. You'll find the Henderson house to your left. The carriage house is part of the property and included in the tour. Don't miss it even though it's not mid-century modern!

WHEN: Saturday, February 11, 2012. Come anytime between 2:00 and 5:00 p.m.

COST: The tour fee is $5 per person. Reservations are not needed. Please pay at the door; check in at the Henderson house first, not the carriage house. Tour income goes towards future programs and events. Enjoy refreshments on the tour.

Built in 1959, the residence was designed by Paul Hayden Kirk as a custom home for Frank and Lucile Henderson, founders of the Henderson Summer Camps that would go on to become the beloved Camp Nor’Wester on Lopez Island. In 1938, the Hendersons married and purchased a unique piece of property in the Denny-Fuhrman Addition to Capitol Hill. Comprising approximately a third of an acre, the only buildings located on the large parcel were a small potting shed and the carriage house. A main house was never built on the property. Frank and Lucile converted the carriage house into their in-city residence where they lived for twenty years before embarking upon a new project with architect Paul Hayden Kirk to build the main house in 1958 (construction was completed a year later). Kirk was engaged to design a more substantial home on the property in which the couple could age gracefully and display a wide range of collections collected locally and from travels. Originally described on the plans as an “addition” to the carriage house, the new residence at 2930 Harvard Avenue East is best described as a Northwest Modernist’s interpretation of the original Tudor Revival structure, incorporating a gable roof and timber frame construction, with a plan that references the cottage’s central great space with more intimate areas defined by the lower roof line.

The house remained in the Henderson family until 2007 when Mrs. Henderson passed away at the age of 101. The property was purchased by the current owner who has made sensitive updates to both the main residence and the carriage house while maintaining original integrity and architectural character.

The Henderson Residence is currently for sale. For details and additional photos, see listing.The MLS # is 283616.