Out-of-Town Tour: Historic Everett
July 13, 2013 |
Everett is a city with a spectacular site and waterside location whose growth and urban achievements share much with its neighboring cities. Lumbering, mining, and fishing in the1880s spurred its early development. New York’s John D. Rockefeller and other local and E. Coast investors began real estate development on a larger scale in 1891. The Everett Land Company envisioned a thriving industrial town with its commercial center along Hewitt Ave. The Great Northern Railroad, an active harbor, and heavy industry stimulated its growth and encouraged immigrant worker settlement. For the newly wealthy, Grand Ave. and Rucker Hill provided lots for impressive residences.
Members of Historic Everett will share significant aspects of the city (itinerary subject to change.) We begin our day learning about the city’s history from David Dilgard, long-time historian in the N.W. Room of the Everett Public Library—one of Seattle architect Carl Gould’s most remarkable design achievements. We then tour some of the city’s distinguished public building of varied styles, including the beautiful Mission Revival Snohomish County Courthouse of 1910 (Siebrand & Heide), the Art Deco City Hall of 1930 (A.H. Albertson), the Federal Building and U.S. Post Office of 1915-17 (Oscar
Wenderoth), the restored Everett Theater of 1901 (Bebb & Mendel), and Central Lutheran Church of 1925 (Morrison & Stimson). In the afternoon, we drive through former mills and industrial waterfront that earned Everett the name “The City of Smokestacks.” We visit Grand Ave. with its park-like promenade overlooking Gardner Bay and the Rucker Hill Historic District. Both areas have exemplary housing dating from 1890 until the Depression, including the Colonial Revival Rucker Mansion of 1904-5 and the Hartley Mansion.
Tour includes bus transportation, lunch and tours.
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Website:
www.historicseattle.org |
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| Location Information |
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Everett, WA |
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| Contact Information |
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Larry Kreisman, Program Director |
| Email:
larryk@historicseattle.org |
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(206) 622-6952 |
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