Apr 21, 1992
National Register of Historic Places - Frederick W. Winters House
Statement of Significant: The Frederick W. Winters House is significant for both its distinctive architectural character and its association with bulb growing and the floricultural industry in King County and Washington State. As an agriculturally related resource, the F. W. Winters House, was constructed during an important period of early suburban development in Bellevue, Washington, now a densely developed suburban community. Mercer Slough Settlement The Winters House is located in Mercer Slough, a valley lowland along the southeastern shore of Lake Washington. Euro-American settlement of the area began with the establishment of the Aaron Mercer homestead along the western side of the Slough between 1867 and 1871. Mercer Slough remained an isolated rural area until the 1880s, when the completion of the transcontinental railroads connected such areas to national and international markets. Railroad transportation stimulated rapid urban expansion and created expanded markets. Thus, intense agricultural production became economically feasible. During this era, Carl O. Qualheim acquired the Mercer land, platted it and began to deal in real estate. An isolated settlement pattern characterized the general area until the founding in 1908 of Beaux Arts Village. This small residential community, inspired by the English Arts and Crafts movement, was located on a fifty-acre tract adjacent to Lake Washington and approximately one-half mile west of the Slough. Prior to the opening of the Lake Washington Ship Canal in 1917, Mercer Slough included several boat landings and extended northward nearly to Main Street where a lumber mill operated at a community known as Wilburton. When the Ship Canal was opened, the water level of Lake Washington was substantially lowered. This caused the Slough to no longer be navigable and created new farmlands with rich bottom soil. Contemporary with the change in Lake Washington shorelines, a road and bridge system were completed which served to connect the area, by then known as "the Bellevue District" (Enatie, Factoria, Three Points, Medina, Bellevue, Beaux Arts), with other urban and rural areas.
National Register of Historic Places - Frederick W. Winters House
Statement of Significant: The Frederick W. Winters House is significant for both its distinctive architectural character and its association with bulb growing and the floricultural industry in King County and Washington State. As an agriculturally related resource, the F. W. Winters House, was constructed during an important period of early suburban development in Bellevue, Washington, now a densely developed suburban community. Mercer Slough Settlement The Winters House is located in Mercer Slough, a valley lowland along the southeastern shore of Lake Washington. Euro-American settlement of the area began with the establishment of the Aaron Mercer homestead along the western side of the Slough between 1867 and 1871. Mercer Slough remained an isolated rural area until the 1880s, when the completion of the transcontinental railroads connected such areas to national and international markets. Railroad transportation stimulated rapid urban expansion and created expanded markets. Thus, intense agricultural production became economically feasible. During this era, Carl O. Qualheim acquired the Mercer land, platted it and began to deal in real estate. An isolated settlement pattern characterized the general area until the founding in 1908 of Beaux Arts Village. This small residential community, inspired by the English Arts and Crafts movement, was located on a fifty-acre tract adjacent to Lake Washington and approximately one-half mile west of the Slough. Prior to the opening of the Lake Washington Ship Canal in 1917, Mercer Slough included several boat landings and extended northward nearly to Main Street where a lumber mill operated at a community known as Wilburton. When the Ship Canal was opened, the water level of Lake Washington was substantially lowered. This caused the Slough to no longer be navigable and created new farmlands with rich bottom soil. Contemporary with the change in Lake Washington shorelines, a road and bridge system were completed which served to connect the area, by then known as "the Bellevue District" (Enatie, Factoria, Three Points, Medina, Bellevue, Beaux Arts), with other urban and rural areas.
Apr 21, 1992
Posted Date
Jul 24, 2023
Historical Record Date
Apr 21, 1992
Source Name
National Register of Historic Places
