He was an 1871 graduate of Oberlin College.
Anson Smythe Burwell was an owner of Seattle Hardware. In 1885, he, along with his father and two brothers, organized the Seattle Hardware Company, a wholesale and retail business which grew to very large proportions. In fact, this was at one time the most extensive enterprise of the kind in the state of Washington. This company, first established in 1885, was a prominent retailer in early Seattle that benefited greatly from the Klondike Gold Rush, for which it was major supplier.
In the summer of 1890, Seattle Hardware returned to the Pioneer Square neighborhood where, in 1885, they had started the business in a storefront with a back door that entered onto Sara Yesler's rose garden.
From 1890 to 1905, Seattle Hardware remained in the Colman Building at the corner of First Avenue and Marion Street. In the fall of 1905, Seattle Hardware moved to its own seven-story building at King Street and First Avenue South. This building still survives, although the company does not, at the southwest corner of First Avenue South and King Street.
In 1904, he had built a large 2-1/2 story Craftsman style home at 709 14th Avenue, in the section of 14th Avenue East, known as Millionaires' Row, or "Avenue of Mansions." The home was designed by James Schack.
Anson Smythe Burwell was an owner of Seattle Hardware. In 1885, he, along with his father and two brothers, organized the Seattle Hardware Company, a wholesale and retail business which grew to very large proportions. In fact, this was at one time the most extensive enterprise of the kind in the state of Washington. This company, first established in 1885, was a prominent retailer in early Seattle that benefited greatly from the Klondike Gold Rush, for which it was major supplier.
In the summer of 1890, Seattle Hardware returned to the Pioneer Square neighborhood where, in 1885, they had started the business in a storefront with a back door that entered onto Sara Yesler's rose garden.
From 1890 to 1905, Seattle Hardware remained in the Colman Building at the corner of First Avenue and Marion Street. In the fall of 1905, Seattle Hardware moved to its own seven-story building at King Street and First Avenue South. This building still survives, although the company does not, at the southwest corner of First Avenue South and King Street.
In 1904, he had built a large 2-1/2 story Craftsman style home at 709 14th Avenue, in the section of 14th Avenue East, known as Millionaires' Row, or "Avenue of Mansions." The home was designed by James Schack.
He was an 1871 graduate of Oberlin College.
Anson Smythe Burwell was an owner of Seattle Hardware. In 1885, he, along with his father and two brothers, organized the Seattle Hardware Company, a wholesale and retail business which grew to very large proportions. In fact, this was at one time the most extensive enterprise of the kind in the state of Washington. This company, first established in 1885, was a prominent retailer in early Seattle that benefited greatly from the Klondike Gold Rush, for which it was major supplier.
In the summer of 1890, Seattle Hardware returned to the Pioneer Square neighborhood where, in 1885, they had started the business in a storefront with a back door that entered onto Sara Yesler's rose garden.
From 1890 to 1905, Seattle Hardware remained in the Colman Building at the corner of First Avenue and Marion Street. In the fall of 1905, Seattle Hardware moved to its own seven-story building at King Street and First Avenue South. This building still survives, although the company does not, at the southwest corner of First Avenue South and King Street.
In 1904, he had built a large 2-1/2 story Craftsman style home at 709 14th Avenue, in the section of 14th Avenue East, known as Millionaires' Row, or "Avenue of Mansions." The home was designed by James Schack.
Anson Smythe Burwell was an owner of Seattle Hardware. In 1885, he, along with his father and two brothers, organized the Seattle Hardware Company, a wholesale and retail business which grew to very large proportions. In fact, this was at one time the most extensive enterprise of the kind in the state of Washington. This company, first established in 1885, was a prominent retailer in early Seattle that benefited greatly from the Klondike Gold Rush, for which it was major supplier.
In the summer of 1890, Seattle Hardware returned to the Pioneer Square neighborhood where, in 1885, they had started the business in a storefront with a back door that entered onto Sara Yesler's rose garden.
From 1890 to 1905, Seattle Hardware remained in the Colman Building at the corner of First Avenue and Marion Street. In the fall of 1905, Seattle Hardware moved to its own seven-story building at King Street and First Avenue South. This building still survives, although the company does not, at the southwest corner of First Avenue South and King Street.
In 1904, he had built a large 2-1/2 story Craftsman style home at 709 14th Avenue, in the section of 14th Avenue East, known as Millionaires' Row, or "Avenue of Mansions." The home was designed by James Schack.
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