Traditional Alpine heater in the Edelweiss Chalet, made by Walter Schefer, for Julius Boehm.
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3359 x 5048 px | 28.4 x 42.7 cm | 11.2 x 16.8 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
7 August 2009Location:
Boehms Candies Inc, 255 NE Gilman Blvd. Issaquah, WA 98027More information:
Traditional Alpine heater in the Edelweiss Chalet, made by Walter Schefer, for Julius Boehm. Julius Boehm (1897 - 1981) was famous in Western Washington for any number of reasons: he was a pioneer in the skiing and mountain climbing community, he founded an outstanding chocolate factory - Boehms Candies Inc., he was also a great guy. Julius climbed Mt. Rainier many times, the last time when he was 80! Julius was on a trip to the Alps when he heard about the Anschluss - the annexation of Austria by Germany in 1938. Since he didn't like the National Socialists, he went to the top of the ridge, the border between Austria and Switzerland and skied down the other side. He came to the US in 1940 and brought his love of the mountains, chocolate and food to the Seattle area. In 1956 Julius moved Boehms Candies to the Issaquah foothills. The natural beauty of the green landscape and mountains reminded Julius of his homeland. The “Edelweiss Chalet” as it was named (symbolizing the beautiful flower of Switzerland) was the first Alpine chalet in the Northwest. A great craftsman, Walter Schefer, from Appenzell, Switzerland, gave the chalet its distinctive look. The chalet was adopted by the School of Architecture for the University of Washington, as an authentic Alpine chalet.