Ahmann House (1951)

Grover (1921-2001) and Victoria Ahmann had their dream house built here. In fact, they did much of the construction work. All lumber in the house came from the CB Lumber and Shingle Company. They had received the lot as a wedding gift. They went to work sketching plans for a new house about the time they applied for their water permit in 1949. Inside the home, most rooms were paneled with Western Red Cedar or Alaskan Yellow Cedar. The house is unique in the neighborhood of ranch-style homes.

Victoria's grandfater, George Bergstrom came to Everett in 1910 from San Francisco. Olaf and David Carlson owned the Carlson Brothers Shingle Company by 1906. Together they formed the CB Lumber and Shingle Company at the foot of 9th St, that prospered until 1955. As of 2018, the original owner still lives in the house. Furniture built by her grandfather is still being used. Amongst other things, Grover Ahmann was one of the founding members in 1962 of the Bank of Everett.

W.F. Fortson house (1938)

Zene and Eva Maulsby house (1931)

Jack O'Donnell collection

Hartley house (1913)

Builder: Andrew Klippen.

This modified American Foursquare design house was the home of three prominent Everett lumber barons. (See Herald, Apr 23, 1913, 1131 Rucker address).

Benjamin F and Susan Hartley (1860-?), born in New Brunswick, was the first resident. He was the brother of the prominent Everett lumberman, mayor, and Washington state governor Roland H Hartley. B.F. Hartley was treasurer and manager of the Clough-Hartley Mill at the foot of 18th St. The family also ran the Hartley Shingle Co. at the foot of 14th St, and the Clark-Nickerson Mill on Bayside. About 1920 the Hartleys moved to 1518 Rucker.

In 1922-30, Neil C and Alice Jamison (1886-?) lived here. His massive and highly productive mill was at the foot of 10th St. He was born in Minneapolis, studied at U of Minnesota and Amherst College, and arrived in Everett in 1903. They later moved to Medina WA.

The Edwin Stuchell family lived here from about 1930-60. He operated the Eclipse Mill with his father H.G. Stuchell in partnership with W.I. Carpenter. Eclipse began in the 1890s, was purchased by Stuchell and Carpenter in 1903. It was located at the river at the foot of 33rd St. It was consumed by a spectacular fire on May 7, 1962.

The yard was featured in a Sunset Magazine article. See Herald, Oct 7, 2013.

Bruce G. Hume house (1908)

Built for Spriestersbach Real Estate, architect Bruce Hume. Hume rented it at first, but by 1910 he owned it, and lived there until 1911. He was a carpenter for Spriestersbach prior to 1906.

Leese house(1908)

"Grandpa Leese's home with Emma, Alma and me". Jack O'Donnell collection

Otto Leese lived in this house with his father, mother and brother Robert. The Leese brothers established the largest auto repair shop in Everett. They were also radio enthusiasts who were early adopters of batteries for radio. They applied for a broadcasting license for KFBL radio, which is now KRKO. The KFBL tag line was "The Foice of the Pacific Northwest". Built by Spriestersbach.

C.P. Lee House (1923)

Herald, April 21, 1923. Everett Herald

H. Lansdown, architect

Christian P. and Clarina Lee were the first owners. The house was finished March 1, 1923 for about $7500. This house is unusual because it faces the street instead of avenue. The area was an open area before the 1920s boom in Everett.

Chris Lee was vice president and manager of the Lee Grocery Company, a wholesale grocer. Peter Lee founded the company in Bellingham in 1907, and was president until his death in 1937. The Everett location was at Hewitt and State until moving to Merrill Creek Parkway, where it remained until 2000. Their son Don lived here until 1944.

Later residents include Nathan McKeown (1944-48), Dr. Harold and Marie Waltz (1948-2000s) It was restored using architectural drawings of the original house. See Dec 23, 1960 Herald front page photo of Christmas decorations.

C Vans Grocery (c1920)

1502-04 is described as a storefront during 1907-09. 1502 was built as a residence by owner B. Bright, water turned on 1907. 1504 Rucker had water turned on 1909 for owner E.C. Hiles. Remodeled at unknown date. See Snohomish Tribune article "Remembering the bygone days of Everett's Mom and Pops", June 8, 2005.

Clyde Van Valkenburg started C-Vans (an abbreviation of his name) in 1928. Claude Fowler was the first manager. It was always a very popular neighborhood corner store. It was an era when groceries were delivered, and everyone had a line of credit. Jim Amunsis bought the store in 1955. In the 1950s there was a soda fountain at one end called Flakes. Joe Martinelli worked as a butcher behind a meat counter from 1951-82. The store was C-Vans until 1988 when Amunsis left the grocery business. There were several attempts to continue the charming neighborhood anchor, but they could not compete with supermarkets.

Cafe Zippy moved to the space in 2016.

Charles Wilson house (1905)

The Harry E Harts lived there in 1906, but soon moved to 1026 Rucker. He was a painter for Spriesterbach Realty Co. Later that year it was purchased by a the Charles Wilson (?-1914) family. Wilson was in the Iowa Eleventh regiment during the Civil War. In 1909, E.A. Douglas lived there and had twins, but the Wilsons were here several more years.

The June 21, 1924 Herald announced the birth of a boy to the A. Stricklands. The Mar 20, 1936 announced a boy born to the Adolph Kunkels. The Kunkels were there until at least 1947 when the Jordans and Betty Spooner moved in. The Jul 27, 1962 Herald announced Paula Ann Monson was born. The July 24, 1968 Herald announced a girl born to the Dwayne Bradows.

David N. Garthley house (1904)

(1903)

After the Hartleys moved to 2320, this house was a boarding house for a time.