Lomita Vista, a Spanish stucco apartment building at 1208 10th Avenue West built in 1907, overlooks Kinnear Park and Elliott Bay. Noted architect Harlan Thomas (1870-1953) designed the building -- originally known as Rosita Villa -- with19 units and surrounding green space.
Harlan Thomas had a significant role in the design and building of structures on Queen Anne. He developed homes for Queen Anne citizens including T. T. Barton (717 W Blaine) Frank Bayley (1235 8th W), Roy Kinnear (325 W Prospect), Daniel B. Trefethen (1211 8th W), and for his own family, the Harlan Thomas Villa (1401 8th W).
He also designed the Chelsea Apartments and the Seattle Public Library Queen Anne Branch