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Overview

Sited on a promontory above Lake Washington Boulevard South, the Mediterranean revival-styled residence at 3036 Cascadia had unfettered views of Lake Washington to the east. The first occupants were a physician, Dr. A.I. Boffleur and his wife Charlotte.

Building History

This large Mount Baker house was erected for Dr. Albert Irving Bouffleur (born 08/20/1864 in Springville, WI-d. 06/08/1948 in Los Angeles, CA) and his wife Charlotte Martin (born 05/14/1879 in Onondaga, ON, Canada-d. 10/31/1958 in Los Angeles Coutny, CA) in 1916. The building contractor was Marcus B. Arvesen and the initial cost was $25,000. (See Cathy Wickwire, City of Seattle.gov, Seattle Historical Sites Summary for 3036 CASCADIA AVE / Parcel ID 5700004420, accessed 06/13/2024.) Before living here, the Dr. Bouffleur resided at the Hotel Washington Annex in Downtown Seattle. (See R.L. Polk and Company's Seattle, Washington, City Directory, 1912, p. 230.) He married Charlotte on 08/05/1913 in Everett, WA, (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Washington State Archives; Olympia, Washington; Washington Marriage Records, 1854-2013; Reference Number: nwsnomc6328, accessed 06/13/2024.)

In 1926, Bouffleur served as a the chief of surgery for the Chicago, Milwaukee, Saint Paul and Pacific Railway. (See Seattle, Washington, City Directory, 1926, p. 321.) They resided here between 1916 and 1941. By 1938, at least, the doctor and his wife also had a residence in Beverly Hills, CA, (1701 Lexington Road), and may have lived in Seattle part-time or rented the house by the late-1930s. (See Beverly Hills, California, City Directory, 1938, p. 25.) The Bouffleurs also spent time in the Port Angeles, WA, area by the late 1940s.

In 1941, Max H. Block, president of Block's Shoe Stores, purchased the Bouffleur House at 3036 Cascadia Avenue. (See "In Seattle Realty Spotlight," Seattle Sunday Times, 02/16/1941, p. 30.) Block dwelled in the house until 1958. After Block, Wood Lyda made his home here between 1961 and 1965, and Frederick O. Paulsell lived here in 1968. (See Cathy Wickwire, City of Seattle.gov, Seattle Historical Sites Summary for 3036 CASCADIA AVE / Parcel ID 5700004420, accessed 06/13/2024.)

In later years, Mina Person sold the residence for $445,000 on 05/08/1987 to Gary N. And Vicki Scheltens Glant. The Glants Trust owned the house in 2024. (See King County, Department of Assessment.gov, "Parcel Data for Parcel #570000-4420," accessed 06/13/2024.)

Building Notes

The house at 3036 Cascadia Avenue occupied a 21,388-square-foot, (0.49-acre) lot, and contained 7,550 finished square feet. (In the basement, 1,140 feet was left unfinished, giving the house a total of 8,690 gross square feet.) Land and improvement had its highest taxable value of $4,189,000 in the tax year 2022-2023. (See King County, Department of Assessment.gov, "Parcel Data for Parcel #570000-4420," accessed 06/13/2024.)