Frederick & Nelson
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Frederick & Nelson was a department store chain in the northwestern United States, based in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 1890 as a furniture store, it later expanded to sell other types of merchand
Exterior of the flagship store (1982)
Frederick & Nelson, Rialto Building, ca. 1914
Frederick & Nelson: its flagship store, opened in 1918 in Seattle, circa 1922. It was later expanded upward by four more stories, and it remained in use until 1992.
During its final two decades, the Frederick & Nelson chain included several large stores at suburban shopping malls, such as Washington Square, in the west-side suburbs of Portland, Oregon.
Frederick & Nelson Building
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The Frederick & Nelson Building is a department store building and landmark on Pine Street in Seattle, Washington, United States. It was designed by the John Graham & Company architecture firm for Don
Frederick & Nelson
…had expanded to 10 stores in two states (Washington and Oregon). The company filed for bankruptcy and went out of business in 1992. Its former Seattle flagship store building is now occupied by the flagship Nordstrom store. Frederick & Nelson was the successor to a business founded by two partners, Donald E. Frederick…
Exterior of the Frederick & Nelson Building (2004)
Original exterior before renovation (1918)