Laurelhurst is a residential
neighborhood in
Seattle, Washington
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, USA. It is bounded on the northeast by Ivanhoe Place N.E., beyond which is
Windermere
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; on the northwest by Sand Point Way N.E. and N.E. 45th Street, beyond which are
Hawthorne Hills,
Ravenna
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, and
University Village University Village may mean:
* University Village, Albany, California
*University Village, Chicago, Illinois
*University Village, Grand Forks, North Dakota
* University Village, New York
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*University Villa ...
; on the west by Mary Gates Memorial Drive N.E., beyond which is the East Campus of the
University of Washington
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Founded in 1861, Washington is one of the oldest universities on the West Coast; it was established in Seattl ...
; on the southwest by
Union Bay; and on the east by
Lake Washington.
Seattle Children's
Seattle Children's, formerly Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center, formerly Children's Orthopedic Hospital, is a children's hospital in the Laurelhurst neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. The hospital specializes in the care of inf ...
Hospital is located in its northwest corner. Once a seasonal campground of the
Duwamish people
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, the neighborhood has been a part of Seattle since its annexation in 1910.
The community center is an official
city landmark. The Laurelhurst Beach Club,
Laurelhurst Park, and its Laurelhurst Community Center serve as gathering places.
Laurelhurst has had several famous residents, including
Melanie Griffith and
Antonio Banderas, who rented a house on the waterfront one summer while filming a movie; musician
Duff McKagan
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, bassist for
Guns N' Roses.
Bill Gates
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lived as a young child in
Wallingford before moving to the neighborhood, where his father
Bill Gates Sr.
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lived.
The neighborhood is one of the most expensive in Seattle, with median home prices around $1,649,000, over double the overall Seattle median of $735,000, .
History
The name ''Laurelhurst'' dates from between 1906 and 1909, when Joseph McLaughlin and R.F. Booth, incorporated under the name McLaughlin Realty Company, acquired property from several owners in the already established areas of Scottish Heights and Yesler Village. They established a new plat, introduced the new name, brought in water, electricity, and sewer services, but failed to attract a streetcar line.
"Laurel" stands for the plant name
Laurel
Laurel may refer to:
Plants
* Lauraceae, the laurel family
* Laurel (plant), including a list of trees and plants known as laurel
People
* Laurel (given name), people with the given name
* Laurel (surname), people with the surname
* Laurel (mus ...
and "hurst" means "wood" in archaic English.
Education
Laurelhurst is home to Laurelhurst Elementary School,
Villa Academy
Villa Academy is a Catholic independent PreK-8th grade school located in the Laurelhurst, Seattle, Laurelhurst neighborhood of Seattle, Washington on a tract of land near Lake Washington. The school has a preschool, Lower School and Middle Schoo ...
, an independent grade school, the Wu Hsing Tao School, and the Seattle Midwifery School.
News sources
The community was served by the ''North Seattle Herald-Outlook'', which printed a weekly edition until it was shut downin January 2012by owner
Pacific Publishing Company
The Pacific Publishing Company Publication Division produces print and digital editions serving the numerous neighborhood communities throughout Seattle.
Its print editions include ''The Queen Anne'' and ''Magnolia News'', ''Madison Park Times'' ...
.
Notes
External links
HistoryLink - A Thumbnail History of LaurelhurstLaurelhurst Community ClubLaurelhurst Beach ClubLaurelhurst Elementary School
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