PCAD - Bassetti and Morse, Architects

Satellite view of the Gerald and Mildred Martin House, (center, flanked by trees to the east and west), Seattle, WA, c. 2022. From Google Maps/Street View

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Frederick Forde Bassetti, Edward Leonard Cushman, Howard A. Kinney, Wendell Harper Lovett, John Moore Morse, Philip Charles Norton, John Russell Van Horne Jr.

Active 1947-1962

Firm Notes

Bassetti and Morse had its headquartered in Seattle, WA. A Seattle Post-Intelligencerarticle announced the formation of the partnership in 1947: "John M. Morse and Fred Bassetti yesterday announced formation of a partnership for the practice of architecture, with offices at 509 Fourth and Cherry Bldg. Bassetti's wife, Mary, is associated with the firm for the design of interiors." (See "Architect Partnership," Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 05/08/1947, p. S12.)

PCAD id: 1165

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Buildings and other works

Name	Date	City	State
Armbruster, G.J., House, Lake Stevens, WA	1948	Lake Stevens	WA
Benton County Public Utilities District, Office Building K	1955
Birnbaum, Z. William and Hilde M., House, Hilltop, Bellevue, WA	1953-1954	Bellevue	WA
Bullitt, Stimson and Katherine (Kay), House, Capitol Hill, Seattle, WA	1955-1956	Seattle	WA
Caldwell House, Mercer Heights, Mercer Island, WA	1954	Mercer Island	WA
Caldwell, Theodore, Tract Houses, Seattle, WA		Seattle	WA
Central Washington College of Education, Library #2, Ellensburg, WA	1960-1961	Ellensburg	WA
Central Washington State College (CWSC), Bouillion Building, Ellensburg, WA	1961	Ellensburg	WA
Central Washington State College (CWSC), Campus Plan, Ellensburg, WA	1961	Ellensburg	WA
Dodd, Lloyd and Mary, House, Normandy Park, WA	1950	Normandy Park	WA
East Shore Unitarian Church, Bellevue, WA	1956	Bellevue	WA
Forrest, Marshall, House, Bellingham, WA	1952	Bellingham	WA
Gamma Rho Apartment Building, Fremont, Seattle, WA	1950-1951	Seattle	WA
Gerber House, Medina, WA	1953
Hoover, Benjamin, House, Seattle, WA	1956	Seattle	WA
Isaacs, Walter F., House, Hilltop, Bellevue, WA	1951-1952	Bellevue	WA
James, William, House, Ravenna, Seattle, WA		Seattle	WA
Lerchenmueller House, Hilltop, Bellevue, WA	1955-1956	Bellevue	CA
Martin, Gerald R. and Mildred A., House, Seattle, WA	1952-1953	Seattle	WA
Mercer Island School District #400, Island Park Elementary School, Mercer Island, WA		Mercer Island	WA
Mercer Island School District #400, Lakeridge Elementary School, Mercer Island, WA		Mercer Island	WA
Mercer Island School District #400, Mercer Island High School, Mercer Island, WA	1958	Mercer Island	WA
Mercer Island School District #400, North Mercer Junior High School, Mercer Island, WA	1961	Mercer Island	WA
Morse, John M. and Emily, House, Hilltop, Bellevue, WA	1950	Bellevue	WA
Norwood Village, 12123 SE 27th Street House, Bellevue, WA		Bellevue	WA
O'Brien, John L., House, Seattle, WA	1953	Seattle	WA
Scheffer, Victor and Beth, House, Hilltop, Bellevue, WA	1951	Bellevue	WA
Sunnyslope Homes Housing Development, Kennewick, WA		Kennewick	WA
United States Air Force (USAF), McChord Air Force Base, Family Housing, McChord AFB, WA	1957	McChord Airforce Base	WA
United States Navy (USN), Whidbey Island Naval Base, Housing, Whidbey Island, WA	1961	Whidbey Island	WA
University Professional Building, University District, Seattle, WA	1954	Seattle	WA
Wertheimer, Steven P., and Estelle Asher, House, Mercer Island, WA	1958	Mercer Island	WA
Western Washington State College (WWSC), Bookstore, Bellingham, WA		Bellingham	WA
Western Washington State College (WWSC), Humanities Building, Bellingham, WA		Bellingham	WA
Western Washington State College (WWSC), Student Union, Bellingham, WA	1957-1959	Bellingham	WA

Publications

American Architects Directory 1962, second edition: 38, 1962. Anderson, Charles, "John Morse and Hilltop Community", Arcade, 20: 1, 33-35, 2001 Autumn. "A University Library of Many Fine Parts", Architectural Forum, 117: 134-137, 1962-10. "Student Union Building, Western Washington State College, Bellingham, Washington", Architectural Record, 134: 1963-08. "Three-Part Plan Gives Good Scale: House for Steven P. Wertheimer, Mercer Island, Wash", Architectural Record, 131: 98-101, 1962-05 (Mid-May). "Churches: East Shore Unitarian Church, Bellevue, Wash.", Architectural Record, 122: 6, 186-189, 12/1957. DOCOMOMO WeWA, Bellevue Modernism Tour Over the Bridge for Gracious Living, 17, 2003. DOCOMOMO WeWA, Bellevue Modernism Tour Over the Bridge for Gracious Living, 18, 2003. Woodbridge, Sally, Montgomery, Roger, "Library, 1960-1961", Guide to Architecture in Washington State: An Environmental Perspective, 373, 1980. Woodbridge, Sally, Montgomery, Roger, "Bouillon Building, 1961", Guide to Architecture in Washington State: An Environmental Perspective, 372, 1980. "Norwood Village : built by teamwork", House and Home, 2: 88-93, 1952-09. "4. The low-cost house sells to a large special market: young and moderate-income families", House and Home, 2: 3, 101, 09/1952. "How a group of determined Seattle veterans overcame obstacles to build their own community, Norwood Village", Living for Young Homemakers, 82-87, 09/1952. Eckardt, Wolf Von, "Bassetti & Morse", Mid-Century Architecture in America, 203, 1961. "Human scale for Humanities", Progressive Architecture, 148-151, 1964-03. Nabbefeld, Joe, "Drawing new strategy", Puget Sound Business Journal, 18, 10/22/1999. Steinbrueck, Victor, "69 Gamma Rho Apartments", Seattle Architecture 1850-1953, 41, 1953. "Architects Give Views on Pacific Northwest 'Homes of Tomorrow'", Seattle Times, 7, 1953-11-15. Unit Masonry Association, Incorporated, Unit Masonry Idea Book, n.p., c. 1954. Unit Masonry Association, Incorporated, "G.L. [sic] Martin Residence, Seattle", Unit Masonry Idea Book, n.p., c. 1954.

Links

AIA Seattle Medallist 1988: Fred Bassetti FAIA Seattle Historical Sites: Summary for 4400 FREMONT AVE / Parcel ID 5694000400

Bassetti and Morse, Architects (Partnership)

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