Saying Goodbye to Seattle's Finest Residence

In order to make room for the foundation of the new Opera House, Mr. Geo. Frye found it necessary to remove the small buildings from his lots. Among the number was a little one-story frame building, occupied by Rosteim as a dry goods and millinery establishment. Mr. Frye explained that it was built by Mr. A. A. Denny for a residence 28 years ago, of hewn timber, and afterwards finished up with some of the first lumber cut in H. L. Yesler’s mill. For a long time it enjoyed the honor of being the finest residence in Seattle. Twenty-four years ago next October, I was married in that house. The old structure was occupied as a residence until about two years ago, when I put a new front in it. He is now moving the old house up on John Ross’s lot, just north of Maddocks, on Front Street, where it will probably remain until the steady march of progress and improvement again crowds it out; thus one by one the old landmarks are giving way before the onward course of progress and prosperity.