Victor Steinbrueck’s Capitol Hill house has windows on only one side.
In 1960, architect and renowned historic preservationist Victor Steinbrueck drew up the first plans for a massive Space Needle piercing Seattle’s skyline—the futuristic centerpiece of the 1964 World’s Fair and, eventually, an immediately recognizable symbol of the city itself.
Exactly one decade earlier, the then 39-year-old built this one-bedroom on Capitol Hill.
Decidedly humbler than the landmark built to launch Seattle’s reputation into the stratosphere, Steinbrueck’s personal home on Spring Street earned architectural accolades of its own thanks to its unconventional “shadow box” layout: Only the west side has windows.
The house retains many
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