Historic Capitol Hill home awaits its fate A sale is pending on the P.J. Sullivan house; it's also on the list to be considered for landmark status

The P.J. Sullivan house at 1632 15th Ave. on Capitol Hill was listed for $2.2 million and on the market for 57 days, according to real estate listing website Redfin. The home was commissioned by Seattle businessman Patrick J. Sullivan and completed in 1898. less The P.J. Sullivan house at 1632 15th Ave. on Capitol Hill was listed for $2.2 million and on the market for 57 days, according to real estate listing website Redfin. The home was commissioned by Seattle ... more Photo: Photos And Listing Courtesy Of Marlow Harris/seattledreamhomes.com Photo: Photos And Listing Courtesy Of Marlow Harris/seattledreamhomes.com Image 1 of / 24 Caption Close Historic Capitol Hill home awaits its fate 1 / 24 Back to Gallery

The P.J. Sullivan house on Capitol Hill is facing an uncertain future.

It's on the city's list to be considered for landmark status, but if a current pending sale goes through, it's too early to say what the buyers have planned for the historic property, listing agent Marlow Harris said.

The Queen Anne Victorian was built in 1898 for Seattle businessman Patrick J. Sullivan and his wife Joanna. Seattle Curbed reports that they lived in the house until 1923, and then in the 1950s it was converted into a boarding house. Over the years it has fallen into severe disrepair.

Harris wrote that she hoped to sell the home to a buyer interested in restoring it to its original state, but the Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce reported this week that the home is pending a sale to a group that is interested in developing six to eight residential units.

In a phone interview with SeattlePI, Harris declined to name the buyer or their intentions for the property, citing the pending sale.

Whether the new buyers intend to renovate the historic home — or tear it down in favor of shiny new construction — remains to be seen.

In a story about the home when it first came on the market in October, the Capitol Hill Seattle Blog noted that a four-unit rowhouse was under construction across the street. The Seattle Department of Construction & Inspections shows the Sullivan property is zoned for apartments, townhouses and rowhouses.

Seattle's Landmarks Preservation Board will consider the nomination of the home for landmark status on Dec. 20. In the event the home receives landmark status, the new owners will have to work with the Historic Preservation Program to make any changes to the exterior, and in some cases the interior, of the home.

You can take a full tour of the property in the slideshow above.