Hi Bonnie, Wish I could call up the specific memory - maybe it will float to the surface of my brain. I once knew a woman who had researched her old Seattle house and had actually gotten a copy of the original blueprint, which she had framed and put on the wall. Her house was built around 1910. I know that it was a King County department, which agrees with the suggestions from Anna and John. I want to say that it was the tax department but I can't remember. John is right, of course, about title insurance and title searches, but those are private companies and I don't know if the results end up in the public, county records. Let us know what you find out. This is something I have thought about doing on my in-law's Green Lake house, also vintage 1910. If you get stuck doing the web search, we could make a few phone calls to the county for you. Diane Hettrick [email protected]

On Fri, 26 Oct 2001, Diane K. Hettrick wrote: > Hi Bonnie, > > I once knew a woman who had researched her old Seattle > house and had actually gotten a copy of the original > blueprint, which she had framed and put on the wall. > Her house was built around 1910. > > I know that it was a King County department, which > agrees with the suggestions from Anna and John. I want > to say that it was the tax department but I can't > remember. John is right, of course, about title > insurance and title searches, but those are private > companies and I don't know if the results end up in the > public, county records. > > Let us know what you find out. This is something I > have thought about doing on my in-law's Green Lake > house, also vintage 1910. If you get stuck doing the > web search, we could make a few phone calls to the > county for you. > > Diane Hettrick > [email protected] Thanks Diane, Yes, the title insurance search is private work, so the results end up in their private files. That's why there is a fee for that. I had forgotten that 5102 Woodlawn Ave. N. wasn't part of Seattle in 1910 so King Co. building permits would be the place for hs plans. I never got around to checking that office. I checked the addr and see that the three adjacent houses are Bungalow and most likely built/owned by the same person, likely ca 1908 - 1912. Those weren't low-priced houses in those days. Also, that addr is about three blocks from one of the oldest houses on Green Lake that got a write-up in the Times about 15 years ago. Also, the Museum of History & Industry is the place that has the file on old or unusual houses in Seattle. I've seen the picture of that Green Lk. house and others there including the one owned by Doc Maynard at Alki. The old one on Green Lake is a three-story house, on a knoll, with an un-obstructed view of Green Lake. Maybe yours is included. Good luck on your research. John *===*===*===*===*===*===*===*===*===*===*===*===*===*===*===*===* # John Wm Sloniker <[email protected]> Seattle, WA # # (206) 789-6663 7323 - 19th Ave NW 98117-5612 # *===*===*===*===*===*===*===*===*===*===*===*===*===*===*===*===*