Building History

In 1950, George Jared Cotton (1912-1994) resided near the intersection of Washington and Walker Streets in Port Townsend, with his wife Helen Van Haverbeke (1913-2002) and their children David (born c. 1939 in WA) and Collette (born c. 1942 in WA). (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Port Townsend, Jefferson, Washington; Roll: 2828; Page: 74; Enumeration District: 16-21, accessed 05/27/2025.)

It is not known if this was the house on which Daniel Streissguth worked in 1956.

The Cottons had two children David G. Cotton (born c. 1939 in WA) and Collette Cotton (born c. 1942 in WA).

Building Notes

Images of the Cotton House in Port Townsend exist in the Dearborn-Massar architectural photograph collection at the University of Washington Libraries. (See University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections, "Phyllis Dearborn and Robert Massar photographs, 1943-1963," Box 8, Item #4327-4329, accessed 05/27/2025.)

Alteration

Seattle architect Daniel M. Streissguth (1924-2020) designed a remodeling project for the Cotton House in c. 1956.

PCAD id: 25757