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August 21, 2024

Egan House has new owners

By JOURNAL STAFF

Photo by Clarity Northwest via Historic Seattle [enlarge]
The Egan House was designated a Seattle landmark in 2010.

The Egan House, a landmarked modernist home in the St. Mark's greenbelt, has new owners. The previous owners, nonprofit Historic Seattle, announced the sale last week.

Public records reveal that the new owners (a married couple) paid $775,000 for the home. Historic Seattle's original asking price was $995,000.

The architecturally distinct Egan House was built in 1958. It was designed by Robert Reichert for Admiral Willard Egan and his wife Mary.

The home is a modest 1,190 square feet and has two bedrooms and two bathrooms. Structurally, it consists of differing geometric volumes and when built represented a significant shift away from the more traditionalist architecture style that was popular at the time.

Modernist design elements include a floating staircase, a distinctive monochrome facade, and open-plan living spaces.

Historic Seattle had owned the property since 1988 and had been renting it out.

The nonprofit had this to say in a statement announcing the sale: “We extend our heartfelt gratitude to the community for their enthusiasm towards the property and to the new owners for their commitment to preserving the Egan House's legacy. We are proud of our stewardship of the Egan House, are humbled to have been its caretaker for 26 years and honored to pass the baton to its next stewards.”




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