Structure Type: built works - dwellings - houses

Designers: [unspecified]

Dates: constructed 1965

1 story, total floor area: 1,940 sq. ft.

7653 West Mercer Way
Mercer Island, WA 98040

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Overview

This 3-bedroom, 1.75-bath, post-and-beam residence had a coveted western view from Mercer Island, with a third-of-an-acre lot and 81 feet of shoreline. It was completed in 1965, a period of busy residential construction on this island in Lake Washington.

Building Notes

The house had extensive outdoor deck spaces, designed to take advantage of the panoramic western view of Seattle and the Olympic Mountains.

This residence had an asking price of $1,375,000 in 04/2017. (See Tom Trimbath, Curbed Seattle.com, "A midcentury modern time capsule on Mercer Island’s waterfront," published 04/27/2017, accessed 08/19/2019.)

A fireplace in the living room had an unusual stone facing of sharded basalt, a specific feature of many Seattle houses of the 1950s and 1960s interiors and exteriors.

Alteration

The kitchen had been renovated at least once by 2017.

PCAD id: 23069