Category Archives: churches

The Conroy family in Wedgwood

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Wedgwood in Seattle History

Sam & Mary Ellen Conroy came to the Wedgwood neighborhood of Seattle in about 1915.  They lived a rural lifestyle of using draft horses for construction and road work, and they helped nurture the Chapel of St. Ignatius which met … Continue reading →

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Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church in Wedgwood, Seattle

Posted on June 18, 2012 by Wedgwood in Seattle History

A Catholic church was founded in Wedgwood in 1929 by the Jesuits of Seattle University.   They bought a forty-acre tract of land with the intention of moving Seattle University to the site, but only one month after the land purchase, … Continue reading →

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The Ginseng Farm in Wedgwood

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Wedgwood in Seattle History

On the census of the year 1900 in Seattle Mr. Charles E. Thorpe was listed as a lodger in a private home on Denny Way near present-day Seattle Center.   By 1905 Mr. Thorpe had become one of the earliest residents of the future Wedgwood … Continue reading →

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