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The Starrett House
Contractor George Starrett's 1889 Queen Anne house for his wife Ann, with a free-standing spiral staircase rising to a frescoed dome.
- Built
- 1889Erected 1889 by contractor George E. Starrett for his wife Ann; also called the Ann Starrett Mansion.
- Style
- Queen Anne
- Type
- B&B
- Area
- Uptown
- Credentials
- Listed on the National Register of Historic Places; Inside a National Register historic district
The story
George E. Starrett, a Maine-born contractor, built the Queen Anne house in 1889 for his wife Ann. It is known for its free-standing spiral staircase rising to a domed ceiling with frescoes that work as a solar calendar. Listed on the National Register in 1970, it now operates as a bed and breakfast and event venue whose proceeds support Bayside Housing & Services, a Jefferson County housing nonprofit.
The ghost story
The house publishes its own ghost stories: staff say the Starrett family's nanny still closes doors left ajar and turns off lights in empty rooms, and report seeing a woman in a black Victorian dress leave Room 5 and a woman at the Starrett Suite window they took to be Ann Starrett.
Source: www.starretthouse.com
Good to know
- Address: 744 Clay Street, Port Townsend, WA 98368
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Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.