With the onset of the economic crisis in 2009, veteran landscape designer and interior decorator Bradley Huson seized the opportunity to take some time off from working at his companies Madison Park Interiors and Bradley Huson Landscaping to realize his dream of a beach house that would allow him to escape city life in Seattle […]

With the onset of the economic crisis in 2009, veteran landscape designer and interior decorator Bradley Huson seized the opportunity to take some time off from working at his companies Madison Park Interiors and Bradley Huson Landscaping to realize his dream of a beach house that would allow him to escape city life in Seattle and work on a large garden. A native of Washington state, he found what he was looking for in Oysterville, WA, an enclave located on the tip of the Longbeach Peninsula that he enjoyed visiting as a child. Designated as a National Historical District, Oysterville?s charm comes largely from its coastal location, storied history and tirelessly maintained historical buildings. Given Oysterville?s historic status and the fact that there are few properties in the area, pickings were slim and Bradley bought the one and only house available at the time. Originally built as two structures in 1870 by W. D. Taylor, a Loomis Stage Line driver, they were combined around 1900 to the single home standing now — which is known locally as the W. D. Taylor House. Later in the 1930s the home was bought by the Nelson family who set u...