Blaine, Elbert F., House, Denny-Blaine, Seattle, WA

AKA: 171 Lake Washington Blvd East House, Denny-Blaine, Seattle, WA; Cobain, Kurt, and Love, Courtney, House, Denny-Blaine, Seattle, WA

Structure Type: built works - dwellings - houses

Designers: de Neuf and Heide, Architects (firm); August Franklin Heide (architect); Emil August de Neuf Sr. (architect)

Dates: [unspecified]

click to open gallery Exterior of the Elbert F. Blaine House, Seattle, WA, 1910. From the University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division, Asahel Curtis Photo Co. Collection. PH Coll 482, Item #CUR749
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151 Lake Washington Boulevard East
Denny-Blaine, Seattle, WA 98112
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The Blaine House stood at 171 40th Avenue North in 1904, 40th Avenue East and and East John Street.

Building History

Musicians Kurt Cobain and his wife, Courtney Love, bought this house for $1.13 million in 01/1994. Cobain committed suicide in the garage/greenhouse in the back of the property a few days before 04/08/1994, when his body was found by an electrician visiting the residence. This separate garage/greenhouse was demolished in 1996. Courtney Love sold the house in 1997 and moved to Beverly Hills, CA, with their daughter, Frances Bean Cobain.

PCAD id: 13666

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