1119 North Broadway
Built 1900 |
Style: Neo-Classical
#5 on the Map
Deed: Recorded June 18, 1909. Consideration: $1.00. Rosetta Hopkins, a widow, to Frank Hawks.
The Hawks House
The house is one of the oldest on the Hill. It is thought to have been built by J.A. McGillicuddy. In the 1930’s the house was owned by William Routt, a C.P.A. in the 1970’s the house was divided into three apartments – basement, first floor (where the owner lived), and second floor. At one time, the basement and second-floor tenants took their vacations at the same time. It was the custom to have your utilities turned off when you were gone for several weeks. When the tenants got back, they learned the owner did not have water or electricity while they were gone. Today the house is back to a single-family residence, owned by Jamie and Jim Walsh. Jamie is an architect and Jim is a book publisher as well as this district’s state representative in Olympia.