The Bon Marché was founded in 1890 by German immigrant Edward Nordhoff and his wife Josephine. Originally located in Seattle’s Belltown district at First Avenue and Cedar Street, in 1896 it moved to a more central location downtown at Second Avenue and Pike Street.
This exterior shot is of the Bon Marché Stables (later Compton Lumber Company, today Compton Building), at 2315 Western Avenue. Livery stables were once common in downtown Seattle for shoppers and travelers to “park” their horses while doing business or staying the night.
ID Number: 2009.20.72
Date: Circa 1900
Physical Description: 1 photographic print mounted on cardboard : b&w ; 7.75 x 9.5 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant. View the finding aid for this collection at https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv44656
