Seattle Digital Room Collection, Home Owners’ Loan Corporation Racial Map, 1936, Seattle Public Library.
This map of Laurelhurst was created in 1936 and shows how the streets were named at the time St. Stephen’s was under construction. Due to address renumbering and street realignment over the years, some of the addresses once associated with the church no longer exist. For example, the church owned properties at 4823 and 4829 East 45th Street, but you won’t find those addresses on a modern map. This map suggests that those properties were likely located right next to the church.
The original address of St. Stephen’s was 4805 East 45th Street, as NE 45th Street did not exist when ground was first broken in 1936. On the map, the approximate location of the church is highlighted in yellow, former church-owned properties from the early years are marked in green, and Dr. Pritchard’s house in blue.
[Use the arrows to compare St. Stephen’s in 1942 and 2025]
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, exterior view of the building that served as the main church and is now used as the chapel.
Washington State Archives, Puget Sound Regional Branch, King County Assessor’s Collection, 1942. (St. Stephen’s chapel, 4416 48th Ave NE)
A 1947 sketch showing the house at either 4823 or 4829 E 45th St. In the mid-1950s, both of the houses were moved so the church building could expand.
Dr. John F. Pritchard’s house, location of the “Pritchard Chapel,” pictured around the time the chapel was in use.
Washington State Archives, Puget Sound Regional Branch, King County Assessor’s Collection, ca. 1937-1940. (3368 E. Laurelhurst Dr)
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St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, exterior view of the Nave. The wall featuring the cross in the 1959 photo has since been replaced with stained glass.
Washington State Archives, Puget Sound Regional Branch, King County Assessor’s Collection, 1959. (St. Stephen’s, 4805 E 45th St)
This property on Ivanhoe Place was purchased in 1944 and used as a rectory until its sale in 1952.
Washington State Archives, Puget Sound Regional Branch, King County Assessor’s Collection, 1941. (5055 Ivanhoe Pl)
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