Ellsworth Storey

[4] Between 1912 and 1915, Storey built a set of 12 rental cottages adjacent to Colman Park on Lake Washington Boulevard.

The Ellsworth Storey Cottages, as they came to be known, were constructed with exposed frames, shingled roofs, and interior detailing made from local woods.

The cottages also featured generous front porches that encouraged neighborly interactions,[5] and modular designs that made the most of their modest size.

[1] The fresh, non-derivative forms of these cottages, and their imaginative use of local materials, influenced the Northwest Regional style developed by mid-century modernist architects such as John Yeon and Pietro Belluschi.

[1] Storey continued to work with government agencies into the 1950s, including projects for the Federal Housing Authority and United States Navy's Sand Point Naval Air Station.

The Ellsworth Storey Cottages (1910-1915) near Colman Park in Seattle's Mount Baker neighborhood are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Ellsworth Storey Cottages (1910-1915) near Colman Park in Seattle's Mount Baker neighborhood are listed on the National Register of Historic Places .
The heavy masonry pylons of Sigma Nu fraternity house, University of Washington, are similar to those found in Frank Lloyd Wright's Unity Temple and Larkin Building .