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Reference code
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Item
Title
A1269-1
Date(s)
- 1926-11-09 (Creation)
Extent
Name of creator
(1919-1980)
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
Residence of A.B. Gehri at Lake Steilacoom, Silas E. Nelsen, Architect, 1926. Large two-story brick and wood home with brick patio on right. Lake visible behind patio. The English cottage style home contained a 16x 26 foot living room with a huge fireplace. Also on the first floor were a dining alcove, kitchen, bedroom and bathroom. Upstairs were two bedrooms, one of which was 16 x 20 and had two large closets and a fireplace, and a sleeping porch. All floors were hardwood. The large brick terrace faced off the living room. (TDL 12/5/1926, pg. E-10)
Houses--Lakewood--1920-1930; Silas E. Nelsen Architects (Tacoma); Gehri, A.B.--Homes & haunts;