Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Houseboat keeps a piece of Seattle history

Draper asked that her home be built of recycled materials and materials that would weather to help tie it to the history of the Seattle houseboat community and the industrial waterfront. While the old houseboat had very narrow decks along its circumference, the new one has a 400-square-foot rooftop deck — the perfect spot to catch some sun and watch the boats go by on Portage Bay.