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Built in 1902, the Blake-Ahlquist House is a
great example of the early construction and the innovative
design during the early 1900’s. The Craftsman/Shingle Style
Home with Arts and Crafts details and unique appearance makes
this home a true original. The house was built for Jacob M.
Blake, son of the very prominent Judge Richard B. Blake. Jacob
Blake was an attorney in the firm of Blake and Adams. Blake
lived only shortly in the house before moving to San Francisco
with his wife Helen. The home sold in 1912 Dr. Maurice Ahlquist
who was active in war work and received certificates of
commendation from President Harry S. Truman and from the
selective service board for recruiting younger doctors for war
service. He also received a selective service board medal. He
was active in the civilian defense organization in the city and
had a reserve commission as an army colonel being subject to
call for emergency service. The home sold in 1949 to Bloys and
Marie Francis Woolcott. Bloys was a draftsman for the
architectural firm of Whitehouse and Price while Marie was known
for her charity work during World War II. During World War II,
Marie trained and led 3,000 women to sell war bonds. Her group
raised $97 million, enough money back then to buy more than 150
B-29 bombers. In 1939, her studies were interrupted when
Washington’s governor picked her to be a representative for the
New York’s world’s fair. A photograph shows Marie Francis
sharing the stage with first lady Eleanor Roosevelt during a
1943 fund-raiser in Seattle. After the war, she worked as an
interior designer for the Bon Marche in Spokane. She and Bloys
eventually started their own business called Custom Interiors.
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