Thanks to Northwest Vernacular, Inc.; Katie Pratt and Spencer Howard and SJM Cultural Resource Services: Sarah Martin, we now have a fantastic trove of information on the history of Surrey Downs.

We will develop these pages to present more of the information over the coming weeks (volunteers welcome) but for now, here are links to:

the report as a PDF to download

a recording of the Zoom presentation on July 20th

Additional material includes pictures, newspaper clippings and plat information

Houses in the first phase of Surrey Downs were built in 1952-1954.  Homes were designed by the architectural firm Mithun & Nesland. The subdivision and its mid-century modern design is an example of 1950s residential architecture and many remain to this day.

Originally the area was cherry and hazelnut farms but cleared for one of the first sub-divisions in Bellevue. With the addition of Bellevue High School in 1960, the Hearthstone plats were added.