Classic Houses of Seattle

By Caroline T. Swope

From the publisher: Architectural historian and educator Caroline Swope explores more than 120 historic Seattle houses depicted in over 300 photographs. Beginning with a historical overview, Classic Houses of Seattle invites curious homeowners, neighbors, visitors, and anyone interested in preserving Seattle's architectural treasures, into dozens of homes from all over the city that exemplify the area's major architectural styles, including Victorian, Classical and Tudor Revivals, Craftsman, Four-Square, Mission, and International Style. It is an inspiring behind-the-scenes tour that also introduces the first men and women who lived in the houses and the architects and builders who created them. A special section explains how to research a home's history in the region. With useful lists of featured houses by style and by neighborhood, this essential resource is both an important portrait of the city and an invaluable guide to a rich chapter in the history of residential architecture in the Pacific Northwest.

Elegant Arches, Soaring Spans: C.B. McCullough, Oregon’s Master Bridge Builder

By Robert Hadlow ’87, ’93

Hadlow documents the professional life of the architect whose remarkable bridges grace the Oregon coast. Conde Balcom McCullough designed and built nearly 600 bridges in Oregon during the 1920s and ’30s, and Hadlow’s book explains the significance of his engineering legacies.

Great Lodges of the National Parks

By Christine Barnes; designed by Linda McCray ’81; photography by David Morris ’93 et al

Teddy Roosevelt once claimed the best idea America ever had was its national parks. After flipping the cover open on Great Lodges of the National Parks, readers should have an easy time understanding why he said that. The book is a companion to the PBS television series, Great Lodges of the West.

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