From 1912 to 1933 the Prescott-Harshman House served as the home of Newton and Julia Harshman and as the office of their business – the Fall City Telephone Company.  The Phone Company provided vital links among the communities of Carnation, Preston, Fall City, North Bend, Newcastle, Coal Creek and Snoqualmie, and connected them with the “outside world.” After Julia’s death in 1933, her daughter Gertrude and son-in-law George Satterlee continued to operate the company until 1947. Audrey Schroeder completed a meticulous restoration of the home in 1991.  Read more about the Prescott-Harshman house here.

Historic photo credit:  Washington State Archives, Puget Sound Region

Prescott-Harshman House, 2020