Seattle Landmarks: Raymond/Ogden Residence (1912)

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Address: 702 35th Avenue, Seattle. Joseph S. Coté (b. 1874) designed a Georgia mansion in the Madrona neighborhood for Seattle surgeon Dr. Alfred Raymond (1860-1919). Cotê was described as an archaelogical architect who meticulously followed earlier styles. Most homes built for Seattle's wealthy during this period took an eclectic approach and chose from a variety of motifs.

The home had 33 rooms, 4 floors, 4 baths, 5 fireplaces, a ballroom, and servants' quarters. The library was suspended on steel beams for sound proofing. There were high plaster ceilings, a barrel-vaulted ceiling in the library, red and green marble fireplaces, crystal chandeliers and wall brackets, a curving staircase, and a mahogany paneled main entry.

Cotê was supervising architect for the St. James Cathedral (1906) as well as designer of other large Seattle residences. He specialized in Georgian homes, but he also designed several fine Tudor homes.

Myron Ogden purchased the home in 1949. In the 1960s, it served as a consulate for several foreign governments.

On July 17, 1978, the home was designated a Seattle Landmark.

Sources:
Seattle Department of Neighborhoods, Landmarks Preservation Board, 700 Third Avenue, 4th Floor, Seattle, Washington; Lawrence Kreisman, Made to Last: Historic Preservation in Seattle and King County, (Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1999), 68.

By Dave Wilma, April 28, 2001

This file made possible by:
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Raymond/Ogden Residence, 2001
Photo by David Wilma