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Uplands, Seattle WA #07315

dates:

1924–1926

Type:

Private Estate & Homesteads

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alternate name

Frost, A.C.

location

Seattle, WA , King County

synopsis

Real estate investor A.C. Frost planned the Uplands, a residential subdivision on land adjacent to Seward Park. The Olmsted Brothers firm laid out the community with wide, curvilinear, and tree-lined streets and specialized neighborhood parks and homesites with access to views of Lake Washington and Mount Rainier.

Plans (97)

Plan#	Title
01	[A. C. FROST, THE UPLANDS, SEATTLE, WA] - SEARS TRACT IN SEC. 23, T24N., R4E, W. M., THE HIGHLANDS [CROSSED OUT, SUPERCEDED BY] THE UPLANDS ...	Details
02	[A. C. FROST, THE UPLANDS, SEATTLE, WA] - SEARS ESTATE IN SEC. 23 & 26, TWP. 24N., RGE. 4E.W. M., THE HIGHLANDS	Details
03-sh1	[A. C. FROST, THE UPLANDS, SEATTLE, WA] - PRELIMINARY SKETCH PLAT OF SEARS TRACT, SEATTLE	Details
04-sh1	[A. C. FROST], THE HIGHLANDS, [SEATTLE, WA] - TOPO [PI]	Details
04-sh2	[A. C. FROST], THE HIGHLANDS, [SEATTLE, WA] - TOPO [PI]	Details
05	[A. C. FROST], THE HIGHLANDS [THE UPLANDS], SEATTLE, WA - PRELIMINARY STUDY FOR LAYOUT	Details
06	A. C. FROST, THE UPLANDS, SEATTLE, WA - TOPOGRAPHICAL MAP OF SEARS TRACT ... PROPERTY OF ...	Details
06-pt1	A. C. FROST, THE UPLANDS, SEATTLE, WA - TOPOGRAPHICAL MAP OF SEARS TRACT ... PROPERTY OF ... ; LAKEVIEW HIGHLANDS [CROSSED OUT, SUPERCEDED BY] UPLANDS	Details
07	[A. C. FROST], THE HIGHLANDS [THE UPLANDS], SEATTLE, WA - ALTERNATIVE PRELIMINARY STUDY FOR LAYOUT	Details
08-pt1	[A. C. FROST], THE HIGHLANDS, SEATTLE, WA - PRELIMINARY STUDY FOR LAYOUT	Details
1001	[A. C. FROST], THE UPLANDS, SEATTLE, WA - DESIGN FOR ENTRANCE	Details
10-pt1	[A. C. FROST], THE UPLANDS, SEATTLE, WA - PRELIMINARY PLAN FOR SUBDIVISION	Details
10-pt2	[A. C. FROST], THE UPLANDS, SEATTLE, WA - PRELIMINARY PLAN FOR SUBDIVISION	Details
10-tc1	[A. C. FROST], THE UPLANDS, SEATTLE, WA - PRELIMINARY PLAN FOR SUBDIVISION	Details
11-A	[A. C. FROST, THE UPLANDS, SEATTLE, WA] - LAKESIDE AVE. AS CONDEMNED	Details
12-sh1	[A. C. FROST, THE UPLANDS, SEATTLE, WA] - TYPICAL TREATMENT FOR A MINOR ENTRANCE	Details
12-sh2	[A. C. FROST], THE UPLANDS, SEATTLE, [WA] - ENTRANCE AT ORCA ST. [ILLEG. ORIG.]	Details
12-sh3	[A. C. FROST], THE UPLANDS, SEATTLE, WA - PLAN FOR MAIN ENTRANCE AT SEWARD PARK AVE. AND ORCAS ST.]	Details
13	[A. C. FROST, THE UPLANDS, SEATTLE, WA] - TYPICAL TREATMENT FOR A MINOR ENTRANCE	Details
14-pt1	[A. C. FROST, THE UPLANDS, SEATTLE, WA] - SKETCHES FOR TITLE PAGE; [THIS BLUEPRINT INCLUDES SIX SKETCHES]	Details
14-sh1	[A. C. FROST, THE UPLANDS, SEATTLE, WA] - SKETCHES FOR TITLE PAGE (SKETCH OF SIGN POST) [PI]	Details
14-sh10	[A. C. FROST], THE UPLANDS, LAKE WASHINGTON, SEATTLE, WA - [PERSPECTIVE SKETCH OF A STRUCTURE]	Details
14-sh2	[A. C. FROST], THE UPLANDS, LAKE WASHINGTON, SEATTLE, WA - SKETCHES FOR TITLE PAGE [PI]	Details
14-sh3	[A. C. FROST], THE UPLANDS, [SEATTLE, WA] - UNIDENTIFIED DOCUMENT	Details
14-sh4	[A. C. FROST], THE UPLANDS, LAKE WASHINGTON, SEATTLE, WA - [UNIDENTIFIED DOCUMENT]	Details
14-sh5	[A. C. FROST], THE UPLANDS, LAKE WASHINGTON, SEATTLE, WA - [UNIDENTIFIED DOCUMENT]	Details
14-sh6	[A. C. FROST], THE UPLANDS ... LAKE WASHINGTON, SEATTLE, WA - PEACEFUL HOMES, ENCHANTING SPOT	Details
14-sh7	[A. C. FROST, THE UPLANDS, LAKE WASHINGTON, SEATTLE, WA] - [ROUGH SKETCH]	Details
14-sh8	[A. C. FROST, THE UPLANDS, LAKE WASHINGTON, SEATTLE, WA] - [PERSPECTIVE SKETCH OF A STRUCTURE]	Details
14-sh9	[A. C. FROST, THE UPLANDS, LAKE WASHINGTON, SEATTLE, WA] - [PERSPECTIVE SKETCH OF A STRUCTURE]	Details
19-sh1	[A. C. FROST, THE UPLANDS, SEATTLE, WA] - CONTOUR MAP OF E. 1/2 OF S.E. 1/4 OF S.E. 1/4, SEC. 22-23-4, GRAHAM ST. TO JUNEAU ST., 48TH AVE. S. TO 51ST. AVE. S.	Details
19-sh2	[A. C. FROST], THE HIGHLANDS [THE UPLANDS], SEATTLE, WA - STUDY FOR PLAYGROUND BETWEEN JUNEAU & RAYMOND STREETS	Details
21-pt1	[A. C. FROST], THE UPLANDS, SEATTLE, WA - STUDY FOR OVERLOOK & STEPS ON END OF JUNEAU ST.	Details
21-pt2	[A. C. FROST], THE UPLANDS, SEATTLE, WA - [UNIDENTIFIED DOCUMENT]	Details
21-pt3	[A. C. FROST], THE UPLANDS, SEATTLE, WA - [UNIDENTIFIED DOCUMENT]	Details
21-pt4	[A. C. FROST], THE UPLANDS, SEATTLE, [WA] - PRELIMINARY PLAN [PI]	Details
21-tc1	[A. C. FROST], THE UPLANDS, SEATTLE, [WA] - [UNIDENTIFIED DOCUMENT]	Details
22	[A. C. FROST], THE UPLANDS, [SEATTLE, WA] - STUDY FOR SUMMIT PARK, BETWEEN PLAYGROUND ST. AND 52 AVE. S.	Details
27-sh1-sh2	A. C. FROST, THE UPLANDS, [SEATTLE, WA] - SEWARD PARK AVE. AS NOW PAVED AND WHAT THE ULTIMATE PLAN WILL BE [PI]	Details
31-sh1-pt1	[A. C. FROST], THE UPLANDS, SEATTLE, WA - PLAYGROUND SOUTH OF ORCAS ST.	Details
31-sh2	[A. C. FROST], THE UPLANDS, [SEATTLE, WA] - SKETCH PLAN FOR PLAYGROUND WEST OF ORCAS ST.	Details
31-sh3	[A. C. FROST], THE UPLANDS, SEATTLE, WA - PROPOSED BUSINESS DISTRICT AND AREA DISTRICT "C", SEATTLE ZONING ORDINANCE	Details
33	[A. C. FROST], THE UPLANDS, [SEATTLE, WA] - CROSS SECTION TO ACCOMPANY #32	Details
36	[A. C. FROST, THE UPLANDS, SEATTLE, WA - PRELIMINARY PLAN FOR PLAYGROUND SOUTH OF ORCAS ST.	Details
36-pt1	[A. C. FROST], THE UPLANDS, SEATTLE, WA - PRELIMINARY PLAN FOR PLAYGROUND SOUTH OF ORCAS ST.	Details
37	[A. C. FROST], THE UPLANDS, SEATTLE, WA - PRELIMINARY PLAN FOR COMMUNITY TENNIS COURTS BETWEEN JUNEAU AND RAYMOND STS.	Details
38	[A. C. FROST], THE UPLANDS, SEATTLE, WA - SKETCH OF STEPS TO OVERLOOK; STEPS TO OVERLOOK AT END OF JUNEAU ST.	Details
38-39-40	[A. C. FROST], THE UPLANDS, [SEATTLE, WA] - PLAZA AT JUNCTION OF JUNEAU ST., AND 52ND. AVE; JUNCTION OF WILSON AND SEWARD P[AR]K AVES.; SKETCH OF STEPS TO OVERLOOK	Details
39-E	[A. C. FROST, THE UPLANDS, SEATTLE, WA] - JUNCTION OF WILSON AND SEWARD PARK AVES.	Details
39-F	[A. C. FROST, THE UPLANDS, SEATTLE, WA] - JUNCTION OF WILSON AND SEWARD PARK AVES.	Details
39-G	[A. C. FROST, THE UPLANDS, SEATTLE, WA] - JUNCTION OF WILSON AND SEWARD PARK AVES.	Details
39-H	[A. C. FROST, THE UPLANDS, SEATTLE, WA] - JUNCTION OF WILSON AND SEWARD PARK AVES.	Details
39-sh1	[A. C. FROST, THE UPLANDS, SEATTLE, WA] - JUNCTION OF WILSON AND SEWARD P[AR]K AVE. [PI]	Details
39-sh2	[A. C. FROST, THE UPLANDS, SEATTLE, WA] - JUNCTION OF WILSON AND SEWARD PARK AVES.	Details
40-sh1	[A. C. FROST], THE UPLANDS, SEATTLE, WA - SUBDIVISION IN CONNECTION WITH RICHARDSON PROPERTY	Details
40-sh2	[A. C. FROST], THE UPLANDS, SEATTLE, WA - STUDY FOR PLAZA AT JUNCTION OF JUNEAU ST. AND 52ND. AVE.	Details
40-sh3	[A. C. FROST], THE UPLANDS, [SEATTLE, WA] - PLAZA AT JUNCTION OF JUNEAU STREET AND 52ND. AVE.	Details
42	[A. C. FROST], THE UPLANDS, SEATTLE, WA - PLAYGROUND SOUTH OF ORCAS ST.; [BIRD'S EYE VIEW]	Details
44	[A. C. FROST], THE UPLANDS, SEATTLE, WA - PLAN, PROFILE, AND CROSS SECTION FOR OVERLOOK SHELTER AND STEPS ON CENTER LINE OF JUNEAU ST., EXTENDED EAST TO WILSON AVE.	Details
45-A	[A. C. FROST], THE UPLANDS, SEATTLE, WA - STUDY FOR SEWARD PARK AVE. ENTRANCE [PERSPECTIVE]	Details
45-A-pt1	[A. C. FROST], THE UPLANDS, SEATTLE, WA - STUDY FOR SEWARD PARK AVE. ENTRANCE	Details
45-B	[A. C. FROST], THE UPLANDS, SEATTLE, WA - SKETCH FOR SEWARD PARK AVE., ORCAS ST. ENTRANCE; [PERSPECTIVE]	Details
45-B-pt1	[A. C. FROST], THE UPLANDS, SEATTLE, WA - STUDY FOR SEWARD PARK AVE. ENTRANCE	Details
45-C	[A. C. FROST, THE UPLANDS, SEATTLE, WA] - STUDY FOR SEWARD PARK AVE. ENTRANCE	Details
45-C-pt1	[A. C. FROST], THE UPLANDS, SEATTLE, WA - STUDY FOR SEWARD PARK AVE. ENTRANCE	Details
45-D	[A. C. FROST, THE UPLANDS, SEATTLE, WA] - STUDY FOR SEWARD PARK AVE. ENTRANCE	Details
45-D-pt1	[A. C. FROST], THE UPLANDS, SEATTLE, WA - STUDY FOR SEWARD PARK AVE. ENTRANCE	Details
45-E-sh1	[A. C. FROST], THE UPLANDS, SEATTLE, WA - STUDY FOR SEWARD PARK AVE. ENTRANCE [PERSPECTIVE]	Details
45-E-sh1-pt1	[A. C. FROST], THE UPLANDS, SEATTLE, WA - STUDY FOR SEWARD PARK AVE. ENTRANCE	Details
45-E-sh2	[A. C. FROST], THE UPLANDS, SEATTLE, WA - STUDIES FOR SEWARD PARK AVE. ENTRANCE [PI]	Details
49	[A. C. FROST, THE UPLANDS, SEATTLE, WA] - B. W. JOHN'S & C. H. HANFORD'S FIVE ACRE LOTS, UPLANDS; PLAN SHOWING ORCAS ST.	Details
50	[A. C. FROST], THE UPLANDS, [SEATTLE, WA] - [SEWARD PARK AVE.]	Details
51	[A. C. FROST, THE UPLANDS, SEATTLE, WA] - REALIGNMENT OF 52ND. AVE. AS PROPOSED, TO CONNECT WITH THE UPLANDS, SHOWING PROPERTY OF MR. FROST	Details
53	[A. C. FROST], THE UPLANDS, SEATTLE, [WA] - PLAN FOR AERIELLE PLAZA	Details
53-pt1	[A. C. FROST], THE UPLANDS, SEATTLE, [WA] - PLAN FOR AERIELLE PLAZA	Details
54	[A. C. FROST], THE UPLANDS, SEATTLE, [WA] - PLAN FOR TENNIS COURTS, IN BLOCK 20	Details
54-pt1	[A. C. FROST], THE UPLANDS, SEATTLE, WA - PLAN FOR TENNIS COURTS IN BLOCK 20	Details
55-pt1	[A. C. FROST], THE UPLANDS, SEATTLE, [WA] - REVISED PLAN FOR PARK IN BLOCK 12, WITH 140 FT. LOTS ON ORCAS ST. SIDE	Details
56-sh2	[A. C. FROST, THE UPLANDS, SEATTLE, WA] - MAP OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE [REDUCTION]	Details
57-sh1	[A. C. FROST, THE UPLANDS, SEATTLE, WA] - MAP OF THE [?] PART OF SEATTLE BY THE PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSION	Details
57-sh3	[A. C. FROST, THE UPLANDS, SEATTLE, WA] - GUIDE MAP OF SEATTLE, PUBLISHED BY KROLL MAP CO.	Details
58	[A. C. FROST], THE UPLANDS, SEATTLE, WA - PRELIMINARY PLAN FOR SUBDIVISION; PLANTING STUDY	Details
59	[A. C. FROST], THE UPLANDS, SEATTLE, [WA] - REVISED PLAN FOR PARK IN BLOCK 12	Details
61	[A. C. FROST], THE UPLANDS, SEATTLE, WA - [UNIDENTIED DOCUMENT]	Details
63	[A. C. FROST], THE UPLANDS, SEATTLE, [WA] - PRELIMINARY PLAN FOR SUBDIVISION	Details
66	[A. C. FROST], THE UPLANDS, SEATTLE, [WA] - PLANTING PLAN FOR SALES OFFICE	Details
67	[A. C. FROST], THE UPLANDS, SEATTLE, WA - PLANTING PLAN FOR ENTRANCE TO SEWARD PARK AVE. AT ORCAS ST.	Details
68	[A. C. FROST], THE UPLANDS, SEATTLE, WA - STANDARDS FOR STREET LIGHTS	Details
69-pt1	A. C. FROST, THE UPLANDS, [SEATTLE, WA] - STREET SIGN	Details
70	[A. C. FROST], THE UPLANDS, SEATTLE, WA - PRELIMINARY PLAN FOR SUBDIVISION [CROSSED OUT, SUPERCEDED BY] TREE PLTG.	Details
71	[A. C. FROST], THE UPLANDS, SEATTLE, WA - INTERSECTION SHOWING TYPICAL SIDEWALK LAYOUT & LOCATION [OF] FORTRESS	Details
72	[A. C. FROST], THE UPLANDS, [SEATTLE, WA] - IMPROVEMENT OF LAKE SHORE DRIVE, EDDY ST. TO SEWARD PARK AVE.; CONC[RETE] C[UR]B; SERVICE PIPES; UNDERGROUND CONSTRUCTION FOR TELEPHONES, STREET LIGHTING, HOUSE LIGHTING, ETC.	Details
73	[A. C. FROST], THE UPLANDS, [SEATTLE, WA] - IMPROVEMENT OF HAMPTON ROAD, EDDY ST. TO LAKE SHORE DRIVE; CONCRETE PAVING; CONCRETE CURB; SERVICE PIPES; UNDERGROUND CONSTRUCTION FOR TELEPHONES, STREET LIGHTING, HOUSE LIGHTING, ETC.	Details
74	[A. C. FROST], THE UPLANDS, SEATTLE, [WA] - AN ADDITION TO THE CITY OF SEATTLE	Details
z01	[A. C. FROST], THE HIGHLANDS, SEATTLE, WA	Details
Z1	[A. C. FROST], THE HIGHLANDS, SEATTLE, WA - SCALE 1"=200'	Details
z21	[A. C. FROST], THE UPLANDS, SEATTLE, WA - STUDY FOR OVERLOOK OF STEPS ON LINE OF JUNEAU ST., EXTENDED EAST	Details

Documents See Research Instructions & Links in sidebar for additional information (3)

Type	Title
lithograph	07315_Plan for The Uplands, Seattle.	View
Job fIle (LOC)	LOC_07315(1924-1925)_OAR-B-R368_mss52571.04933	View
Job fIle (LOC)	LOC_07315(1926-1943, undated)_OAR-B-R368_mss52571.04934	View

Images (1)

Title
07315_THE UPLANDS (Seattle) - entrance	View

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