In 1853 Dexter Horton (1825-1904) came to Seattle with his first wife, Hannah Eliza (Shoudy) Horton (1828-1871), and their daughter, Rebecca. Developing a reputation as an honest businessman, he established the city's first real bank. Horton was also a founding volunteer in various social organizations, including the Seattle Library Association in 1873 and the Seattle Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) in 1876.
The house shown in this image was built in 1873 by Horton and his second wife, Caroline E. (Parsons) in the Second Empire style on the northeast corner of Third Avenue and Seneca Street. Visible directly behind the house is the Territorial University of Washington building. Following Caroline's death in 1878, Horton lived in this house with his third wife, Arabella C. Agard (1827-1914), until his own death. The house was demolished in 1920 for the construction of the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Building.
Caption information source: http://pcad.lib.washington.edu/building/18084
ID Number: SHS243
Date: Circa 1875
Physical Description: 1 photographic print mounted on cardboard: b&w ; 7.5 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. Metadata updated as part of a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services administered by the Library Services and Technology Act, through the Washington State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State.
