WOLD HOUSE

Lars Arnst Wold, his wife, Henrietta, their two daughters, Sena and Mary, and son, Andrew, built their home here in 1908. Except for the deck entrance, the exterior remains unchanged. The large handmade railings with their graceful curves were saved from the home's interior.

The Wold family was part of this corner of Issaquah for most of the century. The daughters, both of whom never married, were active in the community. Sena was bookkeeper at a Standard Oil Bulk Plant and was known for raising police dogs.

Mary was a nurse in World War I serving in Siberia.

One of the outstanding features of the home is its original garden which remains intact in Gilman Village. The stonework pools done by "Uncle Carl," the unusual plants such as cucumber leaf magnolia, atlas blue cedar, and Japanese red maples as well as the apple orchard all remain just as the Wolds enjoyed them. A giant tulip tree, 86 years old at the time, was lost during a windstorm in 1999.

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