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Overview

Completed in 1909, this Neoclassical residence, distinguished by its double-height front portico, accommodated the Yakima businessman A.E. Larson and his wife Rose. At this time, Neoclassical architecture was replacing 19th-century styles such as the Queen Anne and Italianate, particularly for the houses of upper-income homeowners.

Building History

The MN-born, mining executive and banker Adelbert Everard Larson (1862-1934) and his wife Rose Belle Hawkins (1869-1945) resided in this grand, Neoclassical dwelling in 1932. (See R.L. Polk and Company's Yakima, Washington, City Directory, 1932, p. 232.) Adelbert was born on 11/2/1862 in the vicinity of Carlston, MN, (in the south-central part of the state) to Swedish-born parents who operated a farm. (See Ancestry.com, Source Information Ancestry.com. Geneanet Community Trees Index [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2022, accessed 08/19/2025.) In 1900, they lived on Selah Road just outside of the city. Larson worked as a lumber merchant. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1900; Census Place: Yakima, Yakima, Washington; Roll: 1754; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 0121, accessed 08/19/2025.)

As noted by the 1910 US Census, the Larsons resided in this house by that date, at least, and lived here until at least 1932. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1910; Census Place: N Yakima Ward 3, Yakima, Washington; Roll: T624_1675; Page: 14a; Enumeration District: 0286; FHL microfilm: 1375688, accessed 08/19/2025.) The couple married on 08/09/1897 in North Yakima, WA. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Washington State Archives; Olympia, Washington; Washington Marriage Records, 1854-2013, accessed 08/19/2025.) the Yakima County Assessor noted that the house had been completed in 1909.

For about thirty years, Larson was a leading businessman in the city, and eventually got into banking. As a banker, he lent to various business enterprises, particularly those in agriculture, that helped the town of North Yakima (its name was shortened to "Yakima" in 1917) grow. He died at Swedish Hospital in Seattle of bladder cancer on 06/07/1934. while Rose passed away of pneumonia a bit less than 11 years later in Ellensburg. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Washington State Archives; Olympia, Washington; Washington Death Index, 1940-2017, accessed 08/19/2025.)

Building Notes

In 2025, the house contained 5,215 square feet on two floors (with 2,510 on the first floor and not including a 552-square-foot finished basement) and occupied a 1.2-acre lot.

During the 1920s, the Larsons traveled the globe. Beginning on 01/1920, the Larsons took an around-the-world vacation that planned stops in New Zealand, Japan, Malaya, Hong Kong, China, India, Egypt, Palestine, Greece, Italy, Switzerland, France, Belgium, Holland, Denmark and Sweden. They seem to have returned via Victoria, BC, by 08/30/1920, perhaps not completing their whole itinerary. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; NARA Series: Passport Applications, January 2, 1906 - March 31, 1925; Roll #: 995; Volume #: Roll 0995 - Certificates: 143376-143749, 28 Nov 1919-29 Nov 1919, acccessed 08/19/2025 and Ancestry.com, Source Citation Library and Archives Canada; Form 30A Ocean Arrivals (Individual Manifests), 1919-1924; Rolls: T-14939 - T-15248, accessed 08/19/2025.) They traveled from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to New York, NY, on the S.S. Voltaire between 04/01/1928 and 04/18/1928. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1897-1957; Microfilm Serial or NAID: T715; RG Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; RG: 85, accessed 08/19/2025.)

Alterations

Significant alterations occurred in 1965

PCAD id: 25821