Rudder fin of Aquila, with center flange.

Aquila plug with center flange.

ca. 1931. Mrs. Alexander Baillie gardens at "Waloma" on American Lake in Lakewood. Rockery and shrubs meander through fir trees creating a natural landscape. (WSHS)

Baillie, Alexander, 1859-1949--Homes & haunts; Gardens--Lakewood; Rock gardens--Lakewood; Trees--Lakewood;

ca. 1931. Mrs. Alexander Baillie gardens at "Waloma" on American Lake in Lakewood. A large pond with spraying fountain is nestled between the manicured lawn and the lake. Flowers dot the curves in the pond and large trees create a backdrop in this sublime view. (WSHS)

Baillie, Alexander, 1859-1949--Homes & haunts; Gardens--Lakewood; Water gardens; Fountains--Lakewood; Trees--Lakewood;

ca. 1931. Mrs. Alexander Baillie gardens at "Waloma" on American Lake in Lakewood. A gravel path in the natural landscape of rocks, cascading waterfall, lawn, shrubs and trees lead up to the home on the Baillie estate. Balustraded walls divide the garden from the mansion. (WSHS)

Baillie, Alexander, 1859-1949--Homes & haunts; Gardens--Lakewood; Rock gardens--Lakewood; Trees--Lakewood;

Adding flange to Aquila plug.

Adding flange to Aquila plug. (Chuck Knapp in foreground, Jim Burba in background.)

ca. 1931. Mrs. Alexander Baillie gardens at "Waloma" on American Lake in Lakewood. A gravel path in the natural landscape of rocks, cascading waterfall, lawn, shrubs and trees lead up to the home on the Baillie estate. Balustraded walls divide the garden from the mansion. (WSHS)

Baillie, Alexander, 1859-1949--Homes & haunts; Gardens--Lakewood; Rock gardens--Lakewood; Trees--Lakewood;

ca. 1931. Among the images of the Alexander Baillie gardens is this early house with hip roof, hidden behind dense landscape and welded-wire fence. View from street, across median strip and sidewalk to steps leading to entry. (WSHS)

Houses--Lakewood;

Adding flange to Aquila plug. (Left to right, Burba, Knapp)

Putting protective paper on plug of Aquila.

Putting protective paper on plug of Aquila (Lyle the glass specialist; Chuck on top)

Plug of Aquila with center flange. (Near rear.)

Plug of Aquila with center flange. (Near rear.)

CLC Yacht Crafters, construction of gillnetters.

ca. 1935. The grounds of the Weyerhaeuser estate "Haddaway Hall", built for John Philip Weyerhaeuser and his second wife Anna Mary Holbrook. Lawn slope and evergreen trees. J. P. Weyerhaeuser was the president of Weyerhaeuser Timber Company. His second wife was a very strong-will individual who supplied much of the driving force behind the family. The name of the estate derived from J.P. Weyerhaeuser's saying that his wife always "had her way." She asked for a great home and gardens in the style of an English manor. The 5 1/2 acre gardens were designed by the Olmsted brothers, Charles and Frederick Law Jr., and planted by T.B. Morrow. Fully grown trees were transplanted to replicate the English countryside. The home and estate were built at the turning point of Tacoma's great houses. At the time of J.P. Weyerhaeuser's death in 1936, the house was put up for sale; his descendants feeling that it was too ostentatious and hard to maintain. (TNT 5/30/1923; Landmarks Vol.2. No. 4 "Tacoma's Weyerhaeuser residence: its various historical significances" by William Collins)

Weyerhaeuser, John Philip--Homes & haunts; Haddaway Hall (Tacoma); Estates--Tacoma; Gardens--Tacoma;

ca. 1935. John Philip and Anna Weyerhaeuser estate "Haddaway Hall", F.B. Meade and James Hamilton, of Cleveland, Ohio, Architects; Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr., Charles Olmsted & T.B. Morrow, Landscape Architects, 1922. View of tree lined drive and neighboring house. The drive enters the estate from Stevens Street and curves past the greenhouses, walled garden and English garden. The landscape design by the Olmsted brothers is probably the most notable design element about the home. The structure was also built at the peak of the big house period, when the Pacific Northwest saw most of the affluent construction in its cities. Shortly thereafter, homes of this magnitude were considered ostentatious, and as the Depression loomed, impossible for an individual family to maintain. (TNT 5/30/1923; Landmarks Vol.2. No. 4 "Tacoma's Weyerhaeuser residence: its various historical significances" by William Collins)

Weyerhaeuser, John Philip--Homes & haunts; Haddaway Hall (Tacoma); Estates--Tacoma; Gardens--Tacoma;

Bench being framed inside cabin of T-38.

ca. 1935. John Philip and Anna Weyerhaeuser estate "Haddaway Hall", F.B. Meade and James Hamilton, of Cleveland, Ohio, Architects. View of the carriage house and what appears to be a greenhouse to the left of the picture. The carriage house is detailed similarly to the great house, with parking for automobiles beneath and the chauffer's quarters on the second floor. Heat is provided to the main house and greenhouse from a boiler in the basement of the carriage house. (TNT 5/30/1923; Landmarks Vol.2. No. 4 "Tacoma's Weyerhaeuser residence: its various historical significances" by William Collins)

Weyerhaeuser, John Philip--Homes & haunts; Haddaway Hall (Tacoma); Estates--Tacoma; Garages--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Open interior of T-38

T-38; lower frames exposed, planking underway.

ca. 1935. John Philip and Anna Weyerhaeuser estate "Haddaway Hall", F.B. Meade and James Hamilton, of Cleveland, Ohio, Architects. View of main entrance and fireplace chimneys. The home was built on the site of the Allen C. Mason residence and the former location of Whitworth College. The home cost $100,000 to construct in 1922. The total 8 acre estate, with the completed landscaping and interiors of the home, was estimated to have cost 1/2 million dollars. It was sold after the Weyerhaeusers' deaths in 1936 to George G. Franklin, of Franklin Food Stores, for $26,000 plus back taxes. The Franklins renamed the home Seamount. The family did not live there long after repeated kidnapping threats. The home was later occupied by Tacoma Catholic College for girls and convent (from 1942-1968), University of Puget Sound Honors dormitory and the current tenant, the Northwest Baptist Seminary (1974-present.) The home is on the city and national registry of historical homes. (TNT 5/30/1923; Landmarks Vol.2. No. 4 "Tacoma's Weyerhaeuser residence: its various historical significances" by William Collins)

Weyerhaeuser, John Philip--Homes & haunts; Haddaway Hall (Tacoma); Estates--Tacoma;

ca. 1935. John Philip and Anna Weyerhaeuser estate "Haddaway Hall", F.B. Meade and James Hamilton, of Cleveland, Ohio, Architects; Frederick Law Olmstead, Jr., Charles Olmstead and T.B. Morrow, Landscape Architects, 1922. Full front view of English Tudor house and gardens. The residence is built of brick with wood accent on the exterior. The exterior is accented by six and eight foot high buttresses edged and capped with sandstone blocks. Wood accents each window and each dormer is inlaid with wood. Dogwood patterns are found as accents both on the exterior and interior. Gabled dormers and crenelated parapeted projections adorn the south facing entry. Most of the parapets are capped with lead sheets. The main house is 120 feet long and 55 feet wide at its widest point. It consists of three floors and a full basement, with an outlying carriage house and greenhouses. The main house had 16 principal rooms, lighted with tall lead glass windows. (TNT 5/30/1923; Landmarks Vol.2. No. 4 "Tacoma's Weyerhaeuser residence: its various historical significances" by William Collins) TPL-9770

Weyerhaeuser, John Philip--Homes & haunts; Haddaway Hall (Tacoma); Estates--Tacoma;

T-38; lower frames exposed, planking underway. (T-38: cold-molding cabin top.)

ca. 1935. John Philip and Anna Weyerhaeuser estate "Haddaway Hall", F.B. Meade and James Hamilton, of Cleveland, Ohio, Architects, 1922. Wood paneled entrance hall and stairway. A grand stairway with a carved balusters leads to the second floor, noteworthy for its gold leaf chandeliers and cedar lined closets. The stairway is overlooked by a group window made up of 10 separate windows of leaded glass. (TNT 5/30/1923; Landmarks Vol.2. No. 4 "Tacoma's Weyerhaeuser residence: its various historical significances" by William Collins)

Weyerhaeuser, John Philip--Homes & haunts; Haddaway Hall (Tacoma); Estates--Tacoma; Stairways--Tacoma--1930-1940; Balusters;

T-38; lower frames exposed, planking underway. (Patrick Chapman spiling for next plank.)

Interior, Bates shop. (L to R, Tom Mankin, Trumbly, Rob Cramblett.)

ca. 1935. John Philip and Anna Weyerhaeuser estate "Haddaway Hall", F.B. Meade and James Hamilton, of Cleveland, Ohio, Architects, 1922. Library with coved, paneled ceiling and built in leaded-glass bookcases. The library is especially noted for its vaulted ceiling, imported from a European castle. Window seats call for dawdling with a good book in the Spring sunshine. (TNT 5/30/1923; Landmarks Vol.2. No. 4 "Tacoma's Weyerhaeuser residence: its various historical significances" by William Collins)

Weyerhaeuser, John Philip--Homes & haunts; Haddaway Hall (Tacoma); Estates--Tacoma; Private libraries--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Interior, Bates shop. (L to R, Tom Mankin, Trumbly, Rob Cramblett.)

ca. 1935. John Philip and Anna Weyerhaeuser estate "Haddaway Hall", F.B. Meade and James Hamilton, of Cleveland, Ohio, Architects, 1922. The great hall, with its outstanding view of the Commencement Bay and the mountains. The walls are richly paneled of dark finished oak. The living room also contained a pipe organ. (TNT 5/30/1923; Landmarks Vol.2. No. 4 "Tacoma's Weyerhaeuser residence: its various historical significances" by William Collins)

Weyerhaeuser, John Philip--Homes & haunts; Haddaway Hall (Tacoma); Estates--Tacoma; Living rooms--Tacoma--1930-1940; Drawing rooms--Taoma--1930-1940;