Name/Title
Smith House/ Eason Ebey Home 1896Entry/Object ID
2019.042.232cDescription
Photo of a two-story house, front/side view. Two chimneys. Portico at the front door. Windmill in the back. Picket fence. Smaller buildings on the right, probably additions.
Negative sleeve note: Smith House/Eason Ebey home. On the back: page 21.
(same photo is at 2013.193.022.)
From the old entry: Smith House (Eason Ebey Home) Vernacular Farmhouse circa 1896 additions 1925; 1972; 1982
located at 399 South Ebey's Landing Road.
This 1896 farmhouse was built on the west half of the Isaac N. Ebey Donation Claim of 641 acres, filed October 15,1850. An original structure built by Eason Ebey, Issac's brother, was removed in 1896 when John Gould, who had purchased the property in 1880, built a new house on the foundation of the old one. The farm was known as "Willowood" aafter the numerouse willows planted on the farm. Between the years 1888 and 1900, Gould leased the farm out to Ed Jenne and his nephew Harry Smith for farming. The house built by Gould was rented out to Jenne's family. Ed Jenne finally retired and sub leased the property to Harry Smith. The estate of John Gould had been held in trust by Mary Hartzell Hendrickson until 1905 when the property was sold to Mary and a monetary settlement was made to various Gould relatives.
Mrs. Hendrickson sold the farm to Harry Smith in 1919. Harry's wife Georgia Knight Smith added the bay window on the south facade 1925, Harry left the farm to his sons Geo. & Knight. Roberta and Knight's son Bill purchased the house in 1979 with the NPS purchasing the farmland and development rights in 1980.
From another AT 1243 A entry: See AT 1242 for more details. located 399 South Ebey's Landing Road, Coupeville (Eason Ebey Home)
Unit 7, Drawer B ( Gould/Smith House)
PNRO page 282: built in 1896 by John Gould. see above for details.
From folder: Coupeville, John Gould/Smith house, Ebey's PrairieMade/Created
Place
City
Coupeville, WashingtonCounty
Island CountyState/Province
WashingtonRegion
Cascades and Plateau, Whidbey IslandContinent
North AmericaNotes
Medium: Photographic PaperLexicon
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Person or Organization
Ebey, Eason B.
