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Why Addison and Ariel Moved to Seattle

Why Addison and Ariel Moved to Seattle

  Allow me to set the stage. The year is 2015, the setting is Colorado Springs. Home of the rockiest of mountain ranges, and the staunchest of republicans. Endless blue skies and breathtaking panoramic vistas, unspoiled but for 500,000 or so old white conservatives inventing things like purity balls and...
Emily on Work-Trading

Emily on Work-Trading

For the past couple years, I have repeatedly been drawn back to the House on Holgate.  It is an effect of the people, the projects, the passion, and the feeling of home.  This house is not filled with your typical cluster of roommates living in Seattle.  It represents a movement...
About House on Holgate

About House on Holgate

    The “House” isn’t just a building. Of course that’s part of it, but it’s bigger than that.  Unlike most living situations, House on Holgate encompasses three major areas of conscious design: the property, the people, and practices. The People: the individuals and unique households who live on the property: past, present,...
The Mountain

The Mountain

There aren’t many cities that can boast a glaciated volcanic mountain within their metro region. Mt Rainier, or as it’s referred to locally “the Mountain” is the tallest mountain in Washington state, located just 54 miles southeast of Seattle. On any clear day in the city it is impossible to...
Joel's reflections on the House

Joel’s reflections on the House

NOTE: Joel Malkoff was unschooled and loves Parkour, Music, and learning about how humans treat themselves and each other. Joel was the very first work trader in the house, he boldly rode his bike just about everywhere and is responsible for gleefully knocking out many walls and generally kicking butt.    There is...
Four legged Neighbor

Four legged Neighbor

Meet Dewey, our friendly furry neighbor. He appears on our lawn and at our front door almost daily for belly rubs and fetch the plastic donut. This situation is ideal, since it relieves us of the responsibility of dog ownership, yet we get most of the perks. Dewey almost fills...
Bradner Gardens

Bradner Gardens

Another urban garden within two blocks of the house that sits on a hill overlooking downtown and the Olympic Mountains. This place is incredible!
Colman Park

Colman Park

Colman Park, which sits directly across the street from the house, is a wooded hillside park that leads down to Lake Washington in less than it takes for you to read this really long sentence. Complete with trails, windy roads, urban gardens, benches, beaches, views of Mount Rainier and swimming...
House on Holgate is a unique shared-living household in Seattle.

 

 

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Just the Basics
Simple as it sounds. A list of posts that give an overview of Just the Basics.
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About House on Holgate
Get more in depth and learn about our model for shared-living by visiting About House on Holgate.
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Join us!
Interested in living here? You can find info on our Join us page.
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HouseMate Journal
Blog posts written by people who live (or have lived) in the house can be found here.

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Renovations: Before & After
See some of  work that’s been put into our home.