2017 26TH ST 2016-01-01 MF Import

�;;._: , . . . . . E}:,g?Oj7C12y.�SCI�(6II .. .. _.. Describe the nominated properry, first with an overall writter.sketch of th:building and its site, 7 then discuss the features that create the historical appearance of the property. These feamres may include setting,design, style, special details and crafrsmanship and interior finishing. If possibie describe any changes that have occurred over time and how these changes have affected the historical character of the building. Close to the heart of downtown Everett, 2017 26th Street is located on a compact SO by 55 foot lot in a commercial district. American First National Bank is directiy across 26th Sueet and a Lutheran Church is adjacent west across thc alley. To the east and north aze two buildings with impressive azchitecture of historical signif cance. 1'here is no known record of the azchitect, builder or the first owner of the house. It was built in 1892 with its identical twin (now lost) on Everett Avenuejust.ast of Colbv at either 1603 or 1605 according to the city directory. It is a shingle srjle house with a side gable roof , and a front hip dormer. A full aridth porch spans the &ont of the house. °ossibly soon afrer inirial construction a room was �dded downstairs to the rear which eventt illy became the i kitchen. I� and pul edlby horses down the liill o�the east o is preser.t lo ati n�A sm ll porch est of then kitchen was added afrer 1914 and eventuaily was closed in to become a utility room. Probablv in the 1940s 2hc structure was conve.•ted into a duplex with a one bedroom unit up and a two � �' bedroom unit down. In the 1980s the single entry was replaced with a duel entry, one for each i�i unit. The beautiful interior stairway railing from the downstairs up was destroyed by an intoxicated passerby while the carpenter was distracted. By 1993 the building had de�eriorated significantly and a major rehabilitation was undertaicen bv the owner Gene Fosheim and with the assistance of the City of Everett Communiry Housing Improvement Program, The house was made level and the original foundation of wood pillazs on sandstone blocks was replaced with a poured concrete foundation. The cracked inside plaster wa;; stripped down �o the studs revealing beautiful roun� cut studs devoid of'cnotholes. AICof the six inch wide cedaz door and window trim was cazefully removed and repaired to be reinstalled later. A single brick chimney that was originally wall hung was replaced with a non-operational chimney to allow cleazance for a new stainvay to a lofr addition in the attic. All the unsi�htly pfumbing attached to the outside of the building was removed and replaced inside the walls. Tne original windows were replaced with double-hung wood windows sized exactly the same as the originals. Two new oval windows were installed on the second floor which compliment the style of the house. Raymond Fosheim, eighry yeazs old,d:d all the final finish work on the interior of the building. All the original trim was painstakingly repaired and reinstalled in its original place. The doors were repaired and rehung wich t(�e orig�nal bronze hinges whe�e possible. The exterior railing, spindles-and brackets were replaced to match the originals as recorded in a 1893 photo of the downtown area. Since nothing is known about the origins of the building it was named the Ravmond Fosheim House in t.onor of the lifetime Everett resident who has helped restore this and nine other historic Everen hor::�s over the past dozen yeazs. 55