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Building History

The Seattle-based architects the Beezer Brothers designed this residence for Oliver David Fisher (born 11/29/1875 in Orleans, MO-d. 01/01/1967 in Seattle, WA), and Nellie Evelyn Hughes (born 05/27/1877 near Irondale, MO-d. 03/02/1962 in Seattle, WA)). They wed on 12/10/1896 in Cape Girardeau, MO. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO, USA; Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm], accessed 11/19/2024.) The Fishers lived in this grand Tudor Revival dwelling with their two daughters, Zoe Juanita Fisher (born 09/15/1897 in Birch Tree, MO-d. 05/24/2001 in Seattle, WA) and Irene Fisher (born c. 1900 in MO).

The O.D. Fisher House stood next to a mansion for Oliver W. Fisher (born c. 1843 in OH) and Euphemia Fisher (born c. 1847 in Canada) at 1039 Belmont Place, also designed by the Beezer Brothers. Oliver W. Fisher owned the Fisher Flour Mills in Seattle and later purchased a radio station KOMO, the first of 24 radio stations and 2 television stations owned by Fisher Communications, that was sold in 2013 to Sinclair Communications. Fisher Companies, the family umbrella company owned FIsher Communications as well as the Fisher Flour Mills (sold in 2001) and a real estate development company. (See Jean Sherrard, Seattle Times Pacific NW Magazine.com, "The flouring Fisher family legacy — from scones to the silver screen," published 06/22/2023, accessed 11/19/2024.)

While he worked in lumber in 1910, by 1919, Fisher was the vice-president and general manager of the Fisher Flour Mills. The 1920 US Census listed Fisher living here with his wife, daughter Juanita, and mother-in-law Matilda Hughes (born c. 1847). At this time, the immediate neighbor on the other side was William L, Rhodes (born c. 1871 in WI), his wife Claudia (born c. 1872 in WI) and their son William (born c. 1902 in WA) at 1005 Belmont Place. Rhodes operated the large Rhodes Department Store in Downtown Seattle.

Building Notes

The Oliver D. Fisher House stood adjacent to the O.W. Fisher House of 1913, also designed by Louis and Michael Beezer.

In 12/1919, Fisher obtained a US passport in order for him to take a six-month trip to the British Isles, France, Monaco, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece, Malta, Bulgaria, Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Switzerland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland. He also may have visited some other countries in eastern Europe, including Poland, Croatia, Serbia, and Czechoslovakia, although these countries were either crossed out (or accidentally blotted out by ink) from the itinerary. Fisher was to sail aboard the Cunard liner RMS Mauretania on 12/16/1919. (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 #: 970; Volume #: Roll 0970 - Certificates: 134250-134625, 31 Oct 1919-01 Nov 1919, accessed 11/19/2024.)

PCAD id: 4743