65 North Fremont Ave.

Kim and Paul Hassell were drawn to Bellevue’s friendly and walkable neighborhood and are excited to call it home. Built circa 1899, their Colonial Revival Style home is a fine example of one of the early 20th century’s most popular residential building forms, the American Foursquare.

The use of Colonial Revival ornamentation—a style that put great value on symmetry and proportion–strongly accentuates the balance and symmetry of the basic Foursquare form. The faÇade of the house is rigidly symmetrical, with a central entrance flanked by a pair of large cottage windows on the first floor, a pair of triple bay windows on the second floor, and a pair of massive brick chimneys at the roofline.

The foyer welcomes visitors with a grand staircase and spectacularly detailed bas relief plaster ceilings. Each of the seven fireplaces in the home is distinctive in its detailing and design.

Pay special attention to the classic reeded urn on the newel post and the carved face on the mantle in the library. The stairway’s two-story stained glass is separated by the landing.

The front porch features double columns with Ionic capitals and reproduction trellises. All these examples of exceptional early 20th century craftsmanship make this house the grand dame of the street.

Paul and Kimberly Hassell note that they, like many Bellevue residents, had long admired this landmark house, so when it unexpectedly came on the market in 2016, they jumped at the chance to own it.