Dr. Trueblood House

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.[2] In 2018, it was designated a City of Kirkland Historic Landmark.[3]

Dr. Trueblood House
Dr. Trueblood House
Location127 7th Ave., Kirkland, Washington (original site)
Coordinates47°40′49″N 122°12′19″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1889
Built byKirkland Land & Investment Co.
Architectural styleVictorian
MPSKirkland Land Improvement Company TR
NRHP reference No.82004222[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 3, 1982

Description

The Victorian wood-frame two-story farmhouse is 31 by 33 feet (9.4 m × 10.1 m).[2] The house has three bedrooms, one bathroom, and an attic.[4]

History

Built by Peter Kirk, the founder of Kirkland, the home's original owner was William D. Buchanan, the town's first doctor.[5] Buchanan left town the following year. Some sources state that Dr. Barkley Trueblood then lived in the home,[6] 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.[5]

In 2016, the house was temporarily placed in a church parking lot, as developers intended to build a larger house on the original property.[7] In 2017, the house was relocated to a new lot on Sixth Avenue in Kirkland.[6]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. Lael Kuhl (October 1977). King County Historic Sites Survey Inventory: Dr. Trueblood House. National Park Service. Retrieved August 26, 2019. With two accompanying photos from 1981
  3. "A Historic Hospital Saved, a Former Council Candidate Under Investigation, and a Missing Teen Found". Seattle Weekly. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  4. "Historic Kirkland house picked up and moved down the street". Nickel Bros. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  5. Bernard, Mary. "The Buchanan House". Kirkland Lifestyle. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  6. Campbell, Megan. "On the move: Kirkland family to live in historic Trueblood House". Kirkland Reporter. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  7. "Buchanan House (Trueblood House)". Washington Trust for Historic Preservation. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
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