Category Archives: Fremont neighborhood in Seattle

Fremont’s Early Houses and Immigrants

Posted on May 2, 2016 by Wedgwood in Seattle History

One way to outline the history of a neighborhood is by studying its houses:  the land areas which were platted, the pattern of population growth and the design of the houses. Fremont in Seattle was officially founded as a separate … Continue reading →

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Charles Baker, Land Investor in Fremont and Wedgwood Neighborhoods in Seattle

Posted on May 1, 2016 by Wedgwood in Seattle History

The Fremont neighborhood has a lively history which parallels the story of the City of Seattle’s growth and development.  Just as in the beginnings of Seattle in what is now downtown, the earliest white settlers of Fremont were attracted by … Continue reading →

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Seattle’s Pioneers of Fremont: John Ross

Posted on February 8, 2016 by Wedgwood in Seattle History

Fremont, a neighborhood in north Seattle, was named by property investors from Fremont, Nebraska.  Prior to the development’s receiving its official name in 1888, there were other nearby neighborhood reference points, such as the community of Ross.  Today the former … Continue reading →

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Seattle’s Pioneers of Fremont: B.F. Day – Part Two

Posted on February 1, 2016 by Wedgwood in Seattle History

The Panic of 1893, a nationwide economic crash, had a chilling effect upon Seattle.  Historian Thomas Prosch wrote that Seattle businesses, banks manufacturers and even churches closed down and went out of business due to lack of money to operate. … Continue reading →

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Seattle’s Pioneers of Fremont: B.F. Day – Part One

Posted on January 25, 2016 by Wedgwood in Seattle History

The Fremont neighborhood was one of Seattle’s most successful early suburbs, with people moving to the site beginning in 1888.   When I speak of “Fremont” in this blog post, I mean the area as it is now defined, which … Continue reading →

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History of the Fremont Neighborhood in Seattle

Posted on May 1, 2015 by Wedgwood in Seattle History

Fremont in Seattle was one of the city’s early neighborhoods with its own identity.  It was founded as a land development, like a suburb, with the name of Fremont given because its investors came from Fremont, Nebraska. In 1888 Edward and … Continue reading →

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Neighborhoods of Seattle: comparing the origins of Fremont and Wedgwood

Posted on January 6, 2013 by Wedgwood in Seattle History

How does the history and development of Wedgwood compare to that of other neighborhoods in Seattle? Fremont was the site of some of the earliest land claims in Seattle in the 1850s, but it was not populated until developers bought … Continue reading →

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