In 1944-45, Margaret Pitcairn Strachan wrote a series of 52 articles on early pioneers of Seattle. Here is a list of those articles.

Early-Day Mansions By
Margaret Pitcairn Strachan

as printed in the Seattle Times
Sunday Editions 1944-1945

Queen Anne'ers in Bold


  1. Mr. & Mrs. Arthur A. Denny

  2. Dexter Horton
  3. John Leary
  4. Henry L. Yesler James, east of 3rd Ave.
  5. James McNaught 4th Ave. & Madison
  6. David T. Denny 9th and Republican
  7. James M. Colman 4th & Columbia
  8. Judge James T. Ronald 30th Ave. S btwn Jackson/King courtesy of SPL
  9. Col. Granville O. Haller Minor & James
  10. Morgan J. Carkeek Madison & Boren
  11. Dr. T. T. Minor Minor & Cherry St.
  12. Judge Joseph R. Lewis 3rd Ave. & Cherry St.
  13. James D. Lowman 820 Boren Ave.
  14. Charles & Sarah Plummer Occidental & Jackson
  15. Charles Terry 3rd Ave. & James
  16. Andrew & Hulda Young 4th Ave. & Marion
  17. Martin VB & Elizabeth Stacy 3rd Ave. & Marion
  18. Moses Maddocks 927 18th Ave.
  19. Bailey & Barbetta Gatzert 3rd Ave. & James
  20. John G. & Nellie Terry Scurry Boren & James
    Alden & Rose Blethen
    Thomas & Salome Lippy
  21. Elizabeth & John McGilvra Madison Park
  22. Caroline & Thomas Burke Madison & Boylston
  23. Martha & William Shoudy Queen Anne
  24. Angeline & George Kinnear Queen Anne (see image at right)
  25. Nellie & Guy Phinney Minor & James
  26. Lizzie & Angus Mackintosh 3rd Ave. & University
  27. Virginia & Joseph McNaught 603 Marion St.
  28. Catherine & Henry Van Asselt 30th Ave. S. nr Kenyon St.
  29. John W. Maple, east of Boeing Field Admin bldg.
  30. Alice Mercer & Clarence Bagley Queen Anne
  31. Margaret & Rezin Pontius Denny Way and Yale Ave.
  32. Mary Baldwin & Frederick A McDonald 5722 Green Lake
  33. Dora Duval & Otto Ranke 5th Ave. & Pike St.
  34. Rebecca Means & John R. Kinnear Queen Anne
  35. Otto Ranke & Hans Hansen
  36. Annie & Julius Horton Georgetown
  37. Annie Peebles & Amos Brown Front & Spring Sts.; W. Seattle
  38. Eleanor & L.A. Wilmot, 5514 Ashworth, Green Lake
    Edward C. Kilbourne, 1911 N. 63rd St.
  39. Christine Wright & Luther Griffith 9th & Union 1413 4th Ave.
  40. Martin L. Cavanaugh nr Boeing Field (6/3/45)
  41. Daniel M. Crane Spring & Madison
  42. Harry A. Bigelow 4th & Pike
  43. Louisa Denny & George Frye 6th & Pike
  44. Isobel & Col. J.C. Haines 7th & Union
  45. Zoe Perry & Col. Jos. Green Rainier Valley
  46. Dillis B. Ward 1st Ave North & Aloha
  47. Dr. G. A. Weed Front & Union
  48. Capt. W. Ballard 12th & Columbia
  49. David Kellogg 1327 Boren Ave.
  50. John Seavey; Amos Cramer
  51. Everett Smith 7th & Alder
  52. Daniel B. Jackson 8th & Pine