Résumé

Principal, Joseph Fraser, Architect, Seattle, WA, 1872. In 1872, Fraser maintained an office on the corner of Commercial Street (later 1st Avenue South) and Mill Street (later Yesler Way). (See The Puget Sound Directory and Guide to Washington Territory, 1872, [Olympia, WA: Murphy and Harned, 1872], n.p.) A "J. Frazer" worked as an architect in Seattle in 1876. (See Seattle, Washington, City Directory, 1876, p. 54.)

Principal, Joseph Fraser, Builder, Seattle, WA, 1879. In 1879, a "Joseph R. Frazier" had a building contracting firm on Front Street in Seattle. (See Seattle, Washington, City Directory, 1879, p. 48.)

Relocation

Fraser lived in the Occidental Hotel in 1876. (See Seattle, Washington, City Directory, 1876, p. 54.)

Biographical Notes

It is not clear how Fraser's last name was spelled. In Seattle city directories between 1872-1879, it was spelled "Fraser," "Frazier," and "Frazer."