Charles Douglas Stimson (1857–1929) was a prominent businessman in Seattle, Washington. [1]
He was the son of Thomas Douglas Stimson (1827–1898), a lumber baron with extensive properties in Michigan. [2] [3] He built the Colonnade Hotel in 1900. It was designed by Charles H. Bebb. [4] He also had property in Los Angeles. He left his family an inheritance. [5]
C. D. Stimson came to Seattle in 1888 [6] as he and his brother Fred sought out virgin forest to exploit. [7] He built a mansion at 1204 Minor Avenue on First Hill for his family. It was designed by Spokane architect Kirtland Cutter and built in 1901, a couple of years after the Great Seattle Fire. [8] It is a Seattle Landmark. [9] It remained in the family for decades [10] and is now known as the Stimson-Green Mansion. [11]
C. D. Stimson hired C. R. Aldrick to design the Exchange Building in 1904. [12]
Stimson and his brother Frederick Spencer Stimson (1868–1921) owned several Seattle businesses [13] and the Hollywood Farm in King County's Hollywood District (now in Woodinville, Washington). They built mansion retreats in Woodinville. [14]
Stimson's daughter Dorothy Bullitt founded King Broadcasting in 1947. Her children became philanthropists giving to community and conservation causes in and around Seattle. [15] Stimson Bullitt was her son. [16] [17]
Charles Douglas Stimson (1857–1929) was a prominent businessman in Seattle, Washington. [1]
He was the son of Thomas Douglas Stimson (1827–1898), a lumber baron with extensive properties in Michigan. [2] [3] He built the Colonnade Hotel in 1900. It was designed by Charles H. Bebb. [4] He also had property in Los Angeles. He left his family an inheritance. [5]
C. D. Stimson came to Seattle in 1888 [6] as he and his brother Fred sought out virgin forest to exploit. [7] He built a mansion at 1204 Minor Avenue on First Hill for his family. It was designed by Spokane architect Kirtland Cutter and built in 1901, a couple of years after the Great Seattle Fire. [8] It is a Seattle Landmark. [9] It remained in the family for decades [10] and is now known as the Stimson-Green Mansion. [11]
C. D. Stimson hired C. R. Aldrick to design the Exchange Building in 1904. [12]
Stimson and his brother Frederick Spencer Stimson (1868–1921) owned several Seattle businesses [13] and the Hollywood Farm in King County's Hollywood District (now in Woodinville, Washington). They built mansion retreats in Woodinville. [14]
Stimson's daughter Dorothy Bullitt founded King Broadcasting in 1947. Her children became philanthropists giving to community and conservation causes in and around Seattle. [15] Stimson Bullitt was her son. [16] [17]