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<\/a>Photo: Werner Lenggenhager\u00a0via\u00a0Seattle Public Library<\/a><\/em><\/p>\nThe Totem House was built in the 1930s as a setting for selling Native American artifacts. It closed down during World War II and reopened as a restaurant in 1945. A treasured fish and chips spot for visitors to the Ballard Locks, the restaurant unexpectedly went out of business New Year’s Eve 2010.<\/p>\n
Red Mill Totem House, ca. 2012<\/h2>\n
It reopened as the third location of Red Mill Burgers<\/a>. The new owners retained much of the original character and history. The totem pole out front was carved in 1938 by Jimmy John, a Nuu-chah-nulth<\/a> Native American artist, reports The Seattle Times<\/a>. The property has withstood the test of time for over 71 years.<\/p>\n The property where Sully\u2019s Snowgoose Saloon now operates, was originally built in 1924 during prohibition. In 1933, when prohibition ended, the property was converted into a bar. The Phinney Ridge saloon was one of the first six licensed taverns in Seattle, the Mr. Sully told Eater<\/a>. He purchased the property in 1978 and took over the business in 1995. There was already a Sully\u2019s when he opened the bar, so he added the word \u201csnowgoose\u201d to stand out and foster a mountain feel.<\/p>\n Originally built in 1896, this old Victorian home is now a funky pub. Owners Dragan Radulovic and Nigel Lassiter brew strange beers here like peanut butter chocolate and offer an excellent variety of nerdy board games (if you\u2019re into that kind of thing). Sit in a giant velvet chair at the head of a long medieval table. Listen to the phonograph and enjoy a meat pie. All this and more made possible by Outlander Brewery and Pub<\/a>.<\/p>\n Before converting into the Richard Hugo House, a literary nonprofit for writers, this 1903 Capitol Hill property hosted New City Theater and Manning and Son\u2019s Mortuary. Local ghost hunters report heightened paranormal activity at the site and once found an eery baby coffin in the basement.<\/p>\n Hugo House recently announced that new development will begin in 2016. The new building<\/a> will include 10,000 to\u00a015,000\u00a0square feet\u00a0of ground-level commercial retail space, as well as up to five stories of multi-family housing.<\/p>\n This 3,030-square-foot house was built in 1932. It sits on a 3,900-square-foot lot and features two\u00a0bedrooms and two\u00a0bathrooms. The home sold for $600,000 in 2005 and then was converted into El Chupacabra, a popular cantina known for it\u2019s savory burritos, funky decor and edgy playlist of punk rock favorites.<\/p>\n Now a comfy haven for coffee lovers, Fremont Coffee Co. was once a six-bedroom home\u00a0originally\u00a0built in 1904, the same year as Washington state\u2019s first legal execution. On May 6, 1904, Zenon “James” Champoux<\/a> was hanged at the State Penitentiary at Walla Walla for the murder of Lottie Brace in Seattle on November 5, 1902. Legal executions prior to this were held in public in the counties where the defendant was convicted.<\/p>\n In a renovated craftsman home built in 1910 resides Empty Sea Studios, a performance space for acoustic music concerts, workshops and studio recordings. Rocking chairs on the front porch give this property an extra homey feel in the treasured Phinney Ridge neighborhood.<\/p>\n From coffee shops to recording studios, here are seven Seattle businesses that operate out of cozy old homes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":138750,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","apple_news_api_created_at":"","apple_news_api_id":"","apple_news_api_modified_at":"","apple_news_api_revision":"","apple_news_api_share_url":"","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_is_hidden":false,"apple_news_is_paid":false,"apple_news_is_preview":false,"apple_news_is_sponsored":false,"apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":[],"apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11108],"tags":[11105,11131,11175],"coauthors":[8840],"apple_news_notices":[],"yoast_head":"\n![\"Red](\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Red-Mill-Totem-House-1024x920.jpg\")
<\/a>Photo: DanB Seattle 2012\/Flickr<\/a><\/em><\/p>\nSully\u2019s Snowgoose Saloon at\u00a06119 Phinney Avenue N<\/h2>\n
![\"Snowgoose\"](\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Snowgoose1.jpg\")
<\/a>Photo: Sydney Parker<\/a><\/em><\/p>\nOutlander Brewery and Pub at\u00a0225 N 36th Street<\/h2>\n
![\"Outlander](\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Outlander-Brewery.jpg\")
<\/a>Photo:\u00a0Outlander Brewery<\/a><\/em><\/p>\nHistoric Hugo House at\u00a01634 11th Avenue, ca. 1909<\/h2>\n
![\"Historic](\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Historic-Hugo-House-1024x623.jpg\")
<\/a>Photo: Seattle Municipal Archives\/Flickr<\/a><\/em><\/p>\nRichard Hugo House at\u00a01634 11th Avenue<\/h2>\n
![\"Richard](\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Richard-Hugo-House-1024x768.jpg\")
<\/a>Photo: Brent Ozar\/Flickr<\/a><\/em><\/p>\nEl Chupacabra at\u00a06711 Greenwood Avenue N<\/h2>\n
![\"El](\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/El-Chupacubra-1-1024x717.jpg\")
<\/a>Photo: Sydney Parker<\/a><\/em><\/p>\nFremont Coffee Company at\u00a0459 36th Street N<\/h2>\n
![\"Fremont](\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Fremont-Coffee-Company-1024x674.jpg\")
<\/a>Photo: Google Street View<\/a><\/em><\/p>\nEmpty Sea Studios at\u00a06300 Phinney Avenue N<\/h2>\n
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<\/a>Photo: Sydney Parker<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n