The Passing of a Seattle Matron
Following a brief illness, Mrs. John B. Agen, a beloved local resident and artist, passes away in her home at 14th and Seneca.
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Mrs. John B. Agen died Saturday night at her residence, corner of Fourteenth and Seneca streets, of pneumonia, after an illness of ten days. Mrs. Agen was born August 20, 1862, at East Java, N.Y. At the age of 22 she married John B. Agen at Buffalo, and in 1889 the family came to Seattle. Mrs. Agen was a lady of fine accomplishments and loved to care for her home and family. In a quiet way she did much charitable work. She was an artist of ability, and in the arrangement and decorations of the handsome family residence her refined touch is plainly shown.
“She was an artist of ability, and in the arrangement and decorations of the handsome family residence her refined touch is plainly shown.”
The intersection of 14th and Seneca in First Hill remains a historic center of the city. While the neighborhood has evolved from individual mansions to a dense medical and residential hub, the loss of prominent figures like Mrs. Agen remains a thread in the city's social history.
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