HISTORIC HOUSE FOR SALE: 3045 64th SW, with previous owners including Ivar Haglund, Doc Maynard

Thanks to John for the tip: This Alki house that just went on the market – so new a listing, it didn’t even have a shingle up when we went by tonight – isn’t a landmark, but it has history. 3045 64th SW is listed in King County files as having been built in 1900 but multiple accounts say it dates to the late 1800s – like this one with a historic photo. In 1993, Seattle Times columnist Erik Lacitis declared it Seattle’s “oldest surviving house.” His story says it’s believed to have been built for “Doc” Maynard (yes, the West Seattle Water Taxi vessel’s namesake) on another Alki site, from which it was moved to its current location – and that it was later owned by another legendary West Seattleite, Ivar Haglund. It’s listed at $630,000 and on almost 5,000 square feet of land with single-family zoning.

5 Replies to "HISTORIC HOUSE FOR SALE: 3045 64th SW, with previous owners including Ivar Haglund, Doc Maynard"

  • valvashon June 16, 2017 (4:00 am)

    This house is featured, with historic photos, in one of the displays up at Spud.

  • Dayle Banks June 16, 2017 (9:54 am)

    Talk with Clay Eals, Executive Director of the Southwest Seattle Historical Society, to obtain the information you need.  The house is not historic due to the changes made to it before it was identified as being Dr. Maynard’s second home.  His original house burned.  I believe this house was built around 1864.

     

     

     

     

     

    • WSB June 16, 2017 (10:05 am)

      Thanks, we’ve already heard from him this morning. We use the term “historic” to mean notable in terms of its history, not in any formal sense such as a candidate for protection – certainly this qualifies! – Tracy

  • I. Ponder June 16, 2017 (10:07 am)

    Most awful remodeling. Beautiful house in old photo.

  • Sigh June 16, 2017 (5:31 pm)

    I expect it to be promptly torn down and replaced by a fiber cement clad urban mcmansion by a “progressive” tech or finance executive who’s “always loved” seattle.

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