Chappel House

This half-timbered French gothic style home was built by W. M Chappel after the style of his grandfather's home in France. Chappel was one of the first men at the gold strike at Eldorado Creek in Alaska. He returned to Seattle with his stake and founded Rainier Heat & Power Company.

During the 1910's and early 1920's Frank McDermott, President of The Bon Marche, lived in the residence with his wife Gertrude. Another of the prominent Seattle citizens who have lived in this house was Jens Hansen, owner of the Hansen Baking Company, who purchased the property in 1942.

Chappel House - line drawing by Jim Stevenson for the Queen Anne Historical Society