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“I am so grateful to
both Polygon and Habitat for this help,” said Carter Hart,
Development Project Coordinator with Seattle Housing. “I am very
happy that Lee House will remain a historic bridge across the entire
neighborhood history from before Holly Park existed, through all of
the years of Holly Park, and now into the new era of Othello
Station.”
In its pre-WWII grandeur, the house was home to
the family of Seattle police officer Charles Lee for more than 20
years. When World War II efforts expanded, the City needed the land
to build housing for defense workers and the Lee family had to leave
their home. Although the property was used for defense worker
housing, the house itself remained intact as a community hall. In
the 1950s Seattle Housing took over Holly Park and used the Lee
House to serve the community's needs.
Donations are still needed to help fully
complete the Harry Thomas Community Center at Lee House. To make a
donation, or for more information, contact Carter Hart at (206)
615-3525 or chart@seattlehousing.org.
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