Endorsing Landmark Designation of Edris Skinner Nurses Home

Posted on May 15, 2018May 17, 2018 by Michael Herschensohn

The Queen Anne Historical Society continues its active support of the city’s landmark processes with this email sent May 15, 2018 to the Landmarks Preservation Board prior to its deliberation on May 16 of the designation of the Edris Skinner Nurses Home on the campus of the former Seattle Children’s Orthopedic Hospital once located on Queen Anne Hill.

Dear members of the Landmarks Preservation Board:

Due to unexpected conflicts and with apologies for the tardiness of this message, the Queen Anne Historical Society enthusiastically endorses the designation of the Edris Skinner Nurses Home which will be before the Landmarks Preservation Board tomorrow May 16, 2018. In our opinion the Edris Skinner Nurses Home meets five designation criteria. A, B, C, D. and F.

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Historic Places, Sites, & Landmarks

Posted on August 30, 2016December 4, 2016 by Queen Anne Historical Society

Bridges, Boulevards, Streetcars & Views

Ballard Bridge – Spans Lake Washington Ship Canal
Counterbalance – Queen Anne Avenue
Fremont Bridge – Spans Lake Washington Ship Canal
George Washington Memorial Bridge (Aurora Bridge) – Spans Lake Washington Ship Canal
Interurban Shelter – Westlake Ave. N. and Dexter Ave N.
Queen Anne Boulevard – Queen Anne Hill
Queen Anne Drive Bridge – Spans Ravine of Second Ave. N.
Queen Anne Park – The Story of a Neighborhood
Willcox Walls – Seventh Ave. W. and Eighth Ave. W.
Historic Views – street views and panoramas on Queen Anne.

Businesses & Public Buildings

Bank of America Building – 566 Denny Way
Children’s Orthopedic Hospital – 100 Crockett St.
Denny Log Cabin Real Estate Office – Queen Anne Avenue and Republican St.
Queen Anne Club – 1530 W. Queen Anne Avenue
Queen Anne Public Library – 400 W. Garfield Anne Street
Queen Anne Masonic Lodge No. 242 – 1608 4th Ave. W.
Queen Anne Water Towers – 110 Lee St.
Seattle Children’s Home – 2142 10th Ave. W.
Seattle Fire Station No. 24 – 5th Ave. W. and W. Galer St.
Van de Kamp Bakery – 550 Queen Anne Ave. N., and 2127 Queen Anne Ave. N.
Historic Businesses – Additional historic businesses

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Children’s Hospital to Queen Anne Manor: Memories of Care become Memory Care

Posted on February 2, 2016March 15, 2016 by Michael Herschensohn

Hold your breath. The people and buildings in this photo tell so many great stories about Queen Anne and Seattle’s future that it practically knocks your socks off. The stories range from the role of wealthy women in creating Seattle’s civic institutions; to the importance of unions in constructing this city; and to the architects who came west to design among other buildings, places for the care of injured, sick and sometimes abandoned children.

Children's Orthopedic Hospital, 1920 — Children’s Orthopedic Hospital, 1920

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