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LI <br /> EVERETT <br /> WASHINGTON <br /> RESOLUTION NO. 7401 <br /> A RESOLUTION placing the "Swartout House" at 3609 26th St. on the Everett Register of <br /> Historic Places <br /> WHEREAS, <br /> 1. The City of Everett adopted Ordinance 1355-87 (amended 1956-93) authorizing the <br /> Everett Historical Commission to consider the merits of properties for placement on the <br /> Everett Register of Historic Places and to recommend to the Everett City Council that <br /> properties be placed on the Everett Register; and <br /> 2. The owner of property at 3609 26th St. has requested that the home be placed on the <br /> Everett Register of Historic Places; and <br /> 3. The Everett Historical Commission reviewed the request, held a public hearing on June <br /> 25, 2019, and determined that the Swartout House, built in 1892, is at least 50 years old <br /> and eligible for consideration to be added to the Everett Register of Historic Places; and <br /> 4. EMC 2.96.050 identifies several categories in which a building would be considered <br /> eligible for the Everett Register of Historic Places if it meets at least one of those <br /> categories; and <br /> 5. The Swartout House was designed by noted local architect Frederick Sexton and is one <br /> of the last surviving examples of the distinctive architectural characteristics of the <br /> Queen Ann style in the Riverside neighborhood; and <br /> 6. The original owner, Mr. Melvin Swartout, was a local leader serving as president of the <br /> Everett Home Building Association with ties to the Bank of Everett. Mr. Swartout also <br /> served as a trustee for the Mitchell Land and Improvement Company; <br /> NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND EVERETT CITY COUNCIL THAT: <br />