Dr. Trueblood House Explained

Dr. Trueblood House
Nrhp Type:nrhp
Location:127 7th Ave., Kirkland, Washington (original site)
129 6th Ave., Kirkland, Washington (current site)
Coordinates:47.6794°N -122.207°W (current site)
Built:1889
Builder:Kirkland Land & Investment Co.
Architecture:Victorian
Added:August 3, 1982
Area:less than one acre
Mpsub:Kirkland Land Improvement Company TR
Refnum:82004222

Dr. Trueblood House, also known as Buchanan House, is a private residence in Kirkland, Washington. Built in 1889, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1] In 2018, it was designated a City of Kirkland Historic Landmark.[2]

Description

The Victorian wood-frame two-story farmhouse is . The house has three bedrooms, one bathroom, and an attic.[3]

History

Built by Peter Kirk, the founder of Kirkland, the home's original owner was William D. Buchanan, the town's first doctor.[4] Buchanan left town the following year. Some sources state that Dr. Barkley Trueblood then lived in the home, however research done for the City of Kirkland Landmark Commission found that while no record of Dr. Trueblood ever owning or living in the house existed, there was a record that his stepson and mayor of Kirkland, Albert Newell, bought the property in 1907.

In 2016, the house was temporarily placed in a church parking lot, as developers intended to build a larger house on the original property.[5] In 2017, the house was relocated to a new lot on 129 Sixth Avenue in Kirkland.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. none. [{{NRHP url|id=82004222}} King County Historic Sites Survey Inventory: Dr. Trueblood House ]. National Park Service. Lael Kuhl . October 1977 . August 26, 2019. With
  2. Web site: A Historic Hospital Saved, a Former Council Candidate Under Investigation, and a Missing Teen Found . Seattle Weekly . 26 August 2019.
  3. Web site: Historic Kirkland house picked up and moved down the street . Nickel Bros . 26 August 2019.
  4. Web site: The Buchanan House . Bernard. Mary . Kirkland Lifestyle . 26 August 2019.
  5. Web site: Buchanan House (Trueblood House) . Washington Trust for Historic Preservation . 26 August 2019.
  6. Web site: Campbell . Megan . On the move: Kirkland family to live in historic Trueblood House . Kirkland Reporter . 26 August 2019.