The Edris House is a

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house designed by E. Stewart Williams in

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for William and Majorie Edris in 1954. The house is situated on a rocky outcrop, with the exterior of the house clad in wood. Edris was the owner of the Fairmont Olympic Hotel in

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. The house was later owned by J. R. Roberts, former managing director of the

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and Design Center. The house was listed on the

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in 2016.

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