AKA: Terry, Charles Carroll, House, Alki, WA

Structure Type: built works - agricultural structures; built works - dwellings - houses

Designers: [unspecified]

Dates: constructed 1851

1 story

West Seattle, Seattle, WA

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Overview

This was the earliest permanent dwelling erected by Euro-American settlers on Alki Point, now part of the West Seattle neighborhood of Seattle, WA. It was built in the Autumn of 1851, between September and November of that year. In 04/11852, Leander Terry returned to his hometown of Waterville, NY, leaving his 320-acre claim to his brother, Charles Carroll Terry (1828-1867). By late 1851, Charles Terry had hastily set up a general store at Alki, opened with a partner, John Low. Low sold out to Charles Terry by 1853, and operated the store for about one year on his own. In 1854, this early settlement, also known as "New York," initially failed, and Terry sold his store and planned a return to NY State. In San Francisco, he was swindled of his $2,000 savings by an unscrupulous individual named Joseph D. Martin, who gained power of attorney over Terry's finances. Terry returned to Seattle in 1855, able to swap land claims with David S. Maynard, who sought to take up farming on Terry's former 320 acres.

Demolition

The Terry/Denny Cabin was destroyed.

PCAD id: 18025