This inviting Dutch Colonial exudes East Coast charm inside and out, but it enjoys a spectacular setting unique to the Pacific Northwest, offering panoramic views of Lake Washington and the Cascade Mountains. Built in 1930, the three-level home sits on the footprint of a carriage house belonging to one of Seattle's early estate properties along the lake. Two sets of thoughtful renovations in the last decade have updated systems and endowed the house with contemporary amenities while meticulously preserving its original character. A dense screen of evergreen trees and shurbs shields the property from the street. The house overlooks Howell Street Park, a verdant jewel on the waterfront. Maintained by the city, the park affords direct access to the lake. As a protected greenbelt, it also guards against future development and ensures this property's idyllic setting. Curved pathways of antique brick wind through a lovely front yard with a rock-lined pond, brick terrace and mature plantings, including rhododendron, cedar, Japanese maple, and old flowering fruit trees. Exterior lighting illuminates the gardens and terrace at night. The house has classic Dutch Colonial features -- a gambrel roof with dormer windows, exterior walls clad in cedar shingle, and divided windows affixed with shutters. An elegant foyer with wainscot walls and staircase introduces interiors with high ceilings and hardwood floors. The foyer opens onto gracious formal rooms, both with crown molding and sweeping lake and mountain vistas. Also off the foyer is a back hall leading to a powder room and study. The living room has two walls of windows that frame views stretching from the Evergreen Floating Bridge to Mt. Rainier. The focal point of the room is a wood-burning fireplace graced with a black granite surround and grain-painted wood mantel, circa 1810, brought from New Hampshire. Two built-in corner cabinets are original to the house, while a wall lined with new custom cabinetry for books and med
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