Andrew Willatsen family photograph album, circa 1900

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Willatsen, Andrew
Title
Andrew Willatsen family photograph album
Dates
circa 1900 (inclusive)
Quantity
1 album with 55 photographic prints
Collection Number
PH0044
Summary
Family portrait album of 55 carte de visite and cabinet size photographs
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
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Permission of Visual Materials Curator required to view originals. Contact Special Collections for more information.

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Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Andrew Christian Peter Willatzen (after 1918, Willatsen) was born in Schleswig-Holstein in 1876 although he considered himself a Dane. He came to the U.S. in 1900 and first worked as a carpenter and then as a draftsman. Willatzen arrived at Frank Lloyd Wright's Studio in Oak Park, Illinois in 1902 where he became a valued apprentice. In 1907, after about three years of experience with Wright, he moved to Spokane and secured a position with Cutter and Malmgren. He was soon sent to the Seattle office to supervise the construction of the Seattle Golf & and County Club in 1908. In 1909, Willatsen formed a partnership with Francis Barry Byrne (1883-1967). The new firm began a series of homes adapting Wright's principles to the Northwest environment. Among these were the Clarke House, the Handschy House, Matzen House, Kerry Mansion, Maurer House, and McVay House. They also designed business, commercial, and industrial structures until Byrne left Seattle in 1913. In solo practice, Willatsen continued to design homes reflecting the Prairie idiom, including the Black House, Bellman House, Vogue House, Ramussen House, and Martin House. The 1910 design of the Sanitary Public Market Building began Willatsen's lifelong association with the Pike Place Market. He designed buildings in the Northwest vernacular until his "retirement" in the late 1940s. His last years were spent managing the apartment building he owned, studying philosophy, and producing an occasional design for a friend or old client. Willatsen died in 1974 at the age of 97.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Family portrait album of 55 carte de visite and cabinet size photographs dated circa 1900 of Willatsen family

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.

Preferred Citation

The required credit line for use of images from Special Collections is: University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections, [plus the negative number].

The negative number is provided with the image and is a letter + number combination such as UW13452; Hegg 1234; or NA1275. A typical credit line would be, University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections, UW13452.

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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Form or Genre Terms

  • Cartes de visite
  • Photograph albums

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Subject Terms

  • Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)