Guide to the B. Dudley Stuart Architectural Photograph Collection
ca. 1920s-1940s

Doorway of Davison Apartments, NE 50th St. and 15th Ave., NE. Special Collections, UW Libraries, UW22638z

Biographical Note

B. Dudley Stuart was born in London and lived in Edmonton and Vancouver, B.C., before moving to Seattle in 1918. In Seattle he formed a partnership with A. Wheatley to create the architectural firm of Stuart & Wheatley. Responsible for designing many of Seattle's historic hotels, apartment buildings, commercial buildings, and private residences during the 1920s and 1930s, the firm's most notable work included the Exeter House and the Mayflower Park Hotel (originally the Bergonian). In 1941, Stuart established a partnership with Robert L. Durham, and their firm also designed many buildings in the Seattle area. At age 86, Stuart retired due to failing eyesight. He died in Seattle at age 92.

Robert L. Durham, another well-known Seattle architect, also practiced with the firm of Durham, Anderson, and Freed, which designed over 200 churches in the Seattle area. Durham died in 1998.

Scope and Content

The photographs in this collection document some of the many designs created by the architectural firms of Stuart & Wheatley and Stuart and Durham. Included in the Stuart & Wheatley series are interior and exterior photographs of some of Seattle's historic hotels and early apartment buildings. In addition, the collection contains photographs of various commercial buildings and unidentified private residences designed by the firm.

The second part of the collection is comprised by an album with photographs of the offices of Stuart and Durham, as well as buildings designed by that firm, including churches, residences, and apartments.

All buildings are located in Seattle unless otherwise noted.

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open to the public.

Acquisition Info

Gift of Norm Johnston, Feb. 9, 1982.

Processing Info

Processed by Rebekah Dalby, 2003.

Inventory

Folder	Item															Date
			Stuart & Wheatley
1	1-3			Continental Hotel, Seneca St.
2	4			Bergonian Hotel (now Mayflower Park Hotel) construction, 4th and Olive												1926
	5			Bergonian Hotel, 4th and Union												ca. 1927
	6-7			Bergonian Hotel lobby, 4th and Union												ca. 1927
	8			Bergonian Hotel ladies' lounge, 4th and Union												ca. 1927
3	9			Chi Omega Sorority, University of Washington
	10			Chi Omega Sorority doorway, University of Washington
4	11			Davison Apartments, NE 50th St. and 15th Ave., NE
	12			Davison Apartments doorway, NE 50th St. and 15th Ave., NE
5	13			Biltmore Annex, East Lorette Pl.
	14			Biltmore Apartments, interior of entrance, East Lorette Pl.
	15			Biltmore Apartments, mailboxes, East Loretta Pl.
	16			Biltmore Apartments, lobby, East Loretta Pl.
6	17			Levere Apartments, 41st and Brooklyn
						Photograph of drawing.
	18			Levere Apartments entrance, 41st and Brooklyn
7	19			Shelby Apartments, near Roanoke St.
						Photograph of drawing.
	20			Shelby Apartments, near Roanoke St.
8	21			Alex Christie & Co. Building, 1516 11th Ave.
						Photograph of drawing.
	22			Alex Christie & Co. Building, 1516 11th Ave.
9	23			B.C. Wood Products exhibition building interior
	24a			B.C. Wood Products exhibition building
	24b			Langham Residential Hotel
	24c			Doorway
10	25			Hotel Bovee
						Photograph of drawing.
	26			Holland Building (now the Equitable Building), 1417 4th Ave.
	27			"See-Mor Brand" building
	28			Commercial building on 6th and Union St.
11	29			Kenneth Apartments, Queen Anne Ave.
	30			Apartment building
						Photographer: Rounds
	31			Apartment building, Belmont North
	32			Casa Nita Apartments, 12th and Republican
	33			Apartment building
						Photographer: Depue, Morgan & Co., Inc.
	34			Roundscliffe Apartments
	35			Revilla Apartments, Main and Pine, Ketchikan, Alaska
						Photograph of drawing.
	36			Apartment building
						Photograph of drawing.
12	37-40			Houses
	41-42			Porch
	43			House
	44			Interior of entrance to house
	45-47			Landscapes
	48-49			Gate to a residence
	50-66			Houses
	67			Front porch of house
	68			Steps on side of house
13	69-73			Lobby of hotel or apartment
	74			Room of hotel or apartment
	75			Kitchen of hotel or apartment
14	76-79			House interior
15	80			Studio apartment
16-17	81-84			Kitchen
Folder	Item
			Stuart and Durham
18	85			Stuart and Durham album
						The album contains photographs and photographs of drawings.
						Photographs include: Stuart and Durham office (interior and exterior views), Smith Gandy Ford Motor Co., Interlocking Tile Corp., residence for Dr. and Mrs. K.J. Holiday, and an elementary school (interior and exterior views).
						Photographs of drawings include: Wilson Equipment Co., Howe Motor Co., alteration plan for YWCA, Queen Vista apartment building (Queen Anne Ave.and W. Lee St), Shoreland apartment building (Lakeside Ave. and Jackson), addition to Pine St. Christian Church (Tacoma), Congregational Church (Bellingham), North Bend Fire Station, Dr. and Mrs. K.J. Holiday residence, and various unnamed churches and residences.
Subject Terms
	Personal Names:
		Durham, Robert L. (Robert Lewis), 1912-
		Stuart, B. Dudley.
		Wheatley, A.
	Organizations:
		Stuart & Wheatley, architect.
		Stuart and Durham, architect.
	Subjects:
		Apartment houses--Washington (State)--Seattle--Photographs.
		Architecture, Domestic--Washington (State)--Seattle--Photographs.
		Architecture--Washington (State)--Seattle--Photographs.
		Church buildings--Washington (State)--Bellingham--Photographs.
		Church buildings--Washington (State)--Tacoma--Photographs.
		Commercial buildings--Washington (State)--Seattle--Photographs.
		Elementary schools--Washington (State)--Photographs.
		Hotels--Washington (State)--Seattle--Photographs.
		Houses--Washington (State)--Seattle--Photographs.
	Geographic Names:
		Bellingham (Wash.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Photographs.
		Seattle (Wash.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Photographs.
		Tacoma (Wash.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Photographs.
	Genre Headings:
		Architectural drawings.