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[[Image:Seattle Map - Laurelhurst.png|right|thumb|Laurelhurst]] |
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[[File:Laurelhurst neighborhood, Seattle, on a clear day 1.jpg|thumb|Laurelhurst residential street, near [[Laurelhurst Park]]]] |
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'''Laurelhurst''' is a residential [[neighborhood]] in [[Seattle, Washington]], |
'''Laurelhurst''' is a residential [[neighborhood]] in [[Seattle, Washington]], US. It is bounded on the northeast by Ivanhoe Place N.E., beyond which is [[Windermere, Seattle, Washington|Windermere]]; on the northwest by Sand Point Way N.E. and N.E. 45th Street, beyond which are [[Hawthorne Hills, Seattle, Washington|Hawthorne Hills]], [[Ravenna, Seattle, Washington|Ravenna]], and [[University Village, Seattle, Washington|University Village]]; on the west by Mary Gates Memorial Drive N.E., beyond which is the East Campus of the [[University of Washington]]; on the southwest by [[Union Bay (Seattle, Washington)|Union Bay]]; and on the east by [[Lake Washington]]. [[Seattle Children's]] Hospital is located in its northwest corner. Once a seasonal campground of the [[Duwamish people]], the neighborhood has been a part of Seattle since its annexation in 1910.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rochester |first1=Junius |title=Seattle Neighborhoods: Laurelhurst — Thumbnail History |url=http://www.historylink.org/File/3345 |website=historylink.org |accessdate=October 28, 2018}}</ref> |
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The community center is an official [[List of Landmarks in Seattle|city landmark]].<ref>[https://www.cityofseattle.gov/neighborhoods/preservation/l.htm Landmarks Alphabetical Listing for L], Seattle Department of Neighborhoods. Accessed online |
The community center is an official [[List of Landmarks in Seattle|city landmark]].<ref>[https://www.cityofseattle.gov/neighborhoods/preservation/l.htm Landmarks Alphabetical Listing for L] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721035534/https://www.cityofseattle.gov/neighborhoods/preservation/l.htm |date=July 21, 2011 }}, Seattle Department of Neighborhoods. Accessed online July 13, 2008</ref> The Laurelhurst Beach Club, [[Laurelhurst Park (Seattle)|Laurelhurst Park]], and its Laurelhurst Community Center serve as gathering places. |
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Laurelhurst has had several famous residents, including [[Melanie Griffith]] and [[Antonio Banderas]], who rented a house on the waterfront one summer while filming a movie; [[ |
Laurelhurst has had several famous residents, including [[Melanie Griffith]]{{cn|date=June 2020}} and [[Antonio Banderas]],{{cn|date=June 2020}} who rented a house on the waterfront one summer while filming a movie; musician [[Duff McKagan]], bassist for [[Guns N' Roses]].{{cn|date=June 2020}} [[Bill Gates]] lived as a young child in [[Wallingford, Seattle|Wallingford]] before moving to the neighborhood, where his father [[Bill Gates Sr.]] lived.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Harville |first1=Tim |title=Laurelhurst is a good place to move up to |date=April 4, 2009 |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/business/real-estate/laurelhurst-is-a-good-place-to-move-up-to/ |publisher=Seattle Times |accessdate=October 28, 2018}}</ref> |
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The neighborhood is one of the most expensive in Seattle, with median home prices around $1,649,000, over double the overall Seattle median of $735,000, {{as of|2018|09|lc=on}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Laurelhurst Home Prices & Values |url=https://www.zillow.com/laurelhurst-seattle-wa/home-values/ |website=Zilloe |accessdate=October 28, 2018}}</ref> |
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The median home price in the neighborhood is $785,000, over double the regional figure of $325,000. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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The name ''Laurelhurst'' dates from between 1906 and 1909, when Joseph McLaughlin and R.F. Booth, incorporated under the name McLaughlin Realty Company, acquired property from several owners in the already established areas of Scottish Heights and Yesler Village. They established a new plat, introduced the new name, brought in water, electricity, and sewer services, but failed to attract a streetcar line.<ref>Valarie Bunn, "The McLaughlin Realty Company (The Earl J. McLaughlin Plat in Wedgwood)", ''Wedgwood Echo'' (Seattle), Volume 26, Issue II, March 2011, p. 3.</ref> |
The name ''Laurelhurst'' dates from between 1906 and 1909, when Joseph McLaughlin and R.F. Booth, incorporated under the name McLaughlin Realty Company, acquired property from several owners in the already established areas of Scottish Heights and Yesler Village. They established a new plat, introduced the new name, brought in water, electricity, and sewer services, but failed to attract a streetcar line.<ref>Valarie Bunn, "The McLaughlin Realty Company (The Earl J. McLaughlin Plat in Wedgwood)", ''Wedgwood Echo'' (Seattle), Volume 26, Issue II, March 2011, p. 3.</ref> |
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Laurel stands for the plant name [[Lauraceae|Laurel]] and hurst means wood in archaic English. |
"Laurel" stands for the plant name [[Lauraceae|Laurel]] and "hurst" means "wood" in archaic English.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/hurst|title=Hurst definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary}}</ref> |
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==Education== |
==Education== |
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Laurelhurst is home to Laurelhurst Elementary School, [[Villa Academy]], an independent grade school, the Wu Hsing Tao School, and the Seattle Midwifery School. |
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==News sources== |
==News sources== |
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The community was served by the ''North Seattle Herald-Outlook'', which printed a weekly edition until it was shut down{{snd}}in January 2012{{snd}}by owner [[Pacific Publishing Company]].<ref>{{cite news |title=New ownership readies a revamped Capitol Hill Times |first=Justin |last=Carder |date=2012-01-10 |work=Capitol Hill Seattle |url=https://www.capitolhillseattle.com/2012/01/new-ownership-readies-a-revamped-capitol-hill-times/ |access-date=2023-01-26}}</ref> |
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The community is served by the ''[[North Seattle Herald-Outlook]]'', which prints a weekly edition, and the [http://thelaurelhurstblog.blogspot.com/ Laurelhurst Blog], an online neighborhood news source with daily updates. |
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==Notes== |
==Notes== |
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Latest revision as of 23:23, 14 May 2023
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Laurelhurst is a residential neighborhood in Seattle, Washington, US. It is bounded on the northeast by Ivanhoe Place N.E., beyond which is Windermere; on the northwest by Sand Point Way N.E. and N.E. 45th Street, beyond which are Hawthorne Hills, Ravenna, and University Village; on the west by Mary Gates Memorial Drive N.E., beyond which is the East Campus of the University of Washington; on the southwest by Union Bay; and on the east by Lake Washington. Seattle Children's Hospital is located in its northwest corner. Once a seasonal campground of the Duwamish people, the neighborhood has been a part of Seattle since its annexation in 1910.[1]
The community center is an official city landmark.[2] The Laurelhurst Beach Club, Laurelhurst Park, and its Laurelhurst Community Center serve as gathering places.
Laurelhurst has had several famous residents, including Melanie Griffith[citation needed] and Antonio Banderas,[citation needed] who rented a house on the waterfront one summer while filming a movie; musician Duff McKagan, bassist for Guns N' Roses.[citation needed] Bill Gates lived as a young child in Wallingford before moving to the neighborhood, where his father Bill Gates Sr. lived.[3]
The neighborhood is one of the most expensive in Seattle, with median home prices around $1,649,000, over double the overall Seattle median of $735,000, as of September 2018[update].[4]
History
[edit]The name Laurelhurst dates from between 1906 and 1909, when Joseph McLaughlin and R.F. Booth, incorporated under the name McLaughlin Realty Company, acquired property from several owners in the already established areas of Scottish Heights and Yesler Village. They established a new plat, introduced the new name, brought in water, electricity, and sewer services, but failed to attract a streetcar line.[5]
"Laurel" stands for the plant name Laurel and "hurst" means "wood" in archaic English.[6]
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[edit]Laurelhurst is home to Laurelhurst Elementary School, Villa Academy, an independent grade school, the Wu Hsing Tao School, and the Seattle Midwifery School.
News sources
[edit]The community was served by the North Seattle Herald-Outlook, which printed a weekly edition until it was shut down – in January 2012 – by owner Pacific Publishing Company.[7]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Rochester, Junius. "Seattle Neighborhoods: Laurelhurst — Thumbnail History". historylink.org. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
- ^ Landmarks Alphabetical Listing for L Archived July 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Seattle Department of Neighborhoods. Accessed online July 13, 2008
- ^ Harville, Tim (April 4, 2009). "Laurelhurst is a good place to move up to". Seattle Times. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
- ^ "Laurelhurst Home Prices & Values". Zilloe. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
- ^ Valarie Bunn, "The McLaughlin Realty Company (The Earl J. McLaughlin Plat in Wedgwood)", Wedgwood Echo (Seattle), Volume 26, Issue II, March 2011, p. 3.
- ^ "Hurst definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary".
- ^ Carder, Justin (January 10, 2012). "New ownership readies a revamped Capitol Hill Times". Capitol Hill Seattle. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
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