PRESERVATION AND RENEWAL FOR ACLASSIC

As Seattle's population burgeoned, a local developer hired the Olmsted Brothers firm, in 1905, to design a park-like neighborhood, with curving, tree-lined boulevards, on what had been the site of logging activity and sawmills, southeast of downtown.

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The area was named Mount Baker owing to its views north over Lake Washington to that towering volcano in the Cascade Mountains. An enclave of picturesque bungalows and handsome Arts & Crafts-era homes soon were built.

Leslie and Paul Santarelli came to the neighborhood in 2018. They'd been looking for a larger family home, something with period charm. This house, a Craftsman semi-bungalow built in 1912, had character intact—with handsome fir wainscoting and trim, box-beam ceilings, leaded-glass windows, a built-in bench in the entry hall, Art Nouveau-style art glass pendants, a fanciful cutout balustrade, and art tile at the fireplace. With four bedrooms and a large unfinished basement, there was plenty of room for three children and a dog in the 4,000-square-foot house.