Tag Archives: Architecture
Balch and Beyond: New Architecture in Wedgwood
The Wedgwood neighborhood in northeast Seattle acquired its name and identity in the 1940s with the work of developer Albert Balch. Balch filed a plat plan on July 31, 1941 for a forty-acre tract of land (five square blocks) on … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Balch, Houses
Tagged Architecture, Neighborhood History, Pacific Northwest Modernism, Seattle, WPLongform
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Historic Landmarking and the Big Green House in Wedgwood
The time has come to say goodbye to one of the oldest houses in Wedgwood, the Big Green House at 7321 35th Ave NE which became hemmed in by the surrounding business district. From its vantage point looming high above … Continue reading
