Historic Home Tours
Oct 4th, 2009 by MembershipWebTeam
38TH ANNUAL HOME TOUR TO HONOR THE FOUNDERS OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
Ruth Brodigan married Stanley Dubuque in the 1930s and for 70 years the couple made their home at 214 Avenue D (pictured above). Stanley lost Ruth in the 1980s, and he joined her in 2002. The Sterley’s purchased the Dubuque home the following year and are graciously opening it for the first time for this year’s Home Tour on Sunday, September 20th, from 12-5p.
Tickets are $15, or $12 for Seniors (+62) and Society Members; and they may be purchased at Joyworks on First, Kusler’s on Avenue D, McDaniel’s Do-It Center on 2nd, and at the Waltz Building/Blackman House on the weekend of the tour.
Other homes featured on the tour are as follows:
Renovation of the 901 First Street Building (1900) was awarded our Founders Award for Historic Preservation to Zouhair Mardini, owner, and Mosaic Architecture.
A Manor of Wine, a Victorian home built in 1890 at 610 First Street, has been given new life by Tina Ruybal as a gathering place for sampling Northwest wines, conversation, even dancing; plus, the cozy home will be available for all varieties of private functions.
Snohomish North Depot is a finely detailed reconstruction of a 1940s era train station located at 1011 Maple Avenue, alongside the Centennial Trail, once the roadbed for the first railroad serving Snohomish.
The Schott House (1904) is a grand, classic Queen Anne home built for the Schott family, early Snohomish merchants, located at 432 Avenue G. Owners Cherie and Carroll Brown have made many improvements, yet always careful to maintain the home’s historical integrity.
The Original Methodist Parsonage (1892) at 502 Avenue C is currently home to Pillows and Platters B&B. Shirley and Dennis Brindle, proprietors, will be on hand to show visitors how elements have been added over the years in order to function as a Bed and Breakfast operation without destroying the heritage of the stately Queen Anne home.
This year, visitors will travel outside of Snohomish, to the Pederson Home at 9906 111th Street SE, off of Springhetti Road, to the stately home for a dairy farm built in 1908.
Back on Route 9, visitors are invited to head south and turn right on the Lowell-Larimer Road, then look for the signs to turn left into the driveway of the Medhi Atelier — yes, an art gallery and studio!
The first home tour was held when the Society was only two years old in 1971, which is the date of this photo of the Dubuques with Mayor Anderson of Everett. Stan served as the County Auditor for 12 years, while Ruth retired from a title insurance company in 1971. They were very active in the founding of the Historical Society and both contributed many articles to both volumes of “River Reflections” published by the Society.
We are celebrating our 40th Anniversary this year of celebrating the history of Snohomish city, and we dedicate this home tour to the memory of the Dubuques and all of the founders of the Society.
View the tour using an interactive google map in a new window.
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