Tag Archives: Old houses in Wedgwood

Requiem for the Big Green House

Posted on January 25, 2015 by Wedgwood in Seattle History

Some neighborhoods of Seattle have any number of houses which are one hundred years old or older, but in Wedgwood the number of hundred-year-old houses is very small.   One was the Big Green House at 7321 35th Ave NE … Continue reading →

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A Sea Captain in Wedgwood

Posted on December 26, 2013 by Wedgwood in Seattle History

There were very few people living in Wedgwood one hundred years ago, and even fewer houses of that era in Wedgwood have survived in original condition. The hundred-year-old Wedgwood house at 7500 43rd Ave NE, built in 1910, is still … Continue reading →

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The Morningside Heights plat in Wedgwood

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Wedgwood in Seattle History

Prior to the 1940s, the future Wedgwood neighborhood had been known as Morningside.  The name came from the promotion of the Morningside Heights development close to NE 95th Street. The neighborhood name “Wedgwood” is the legacy of 1940s developer Albert … Continue reading →

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