Pre- 1906- Native American burial ground established where the site of Rose Red will later be.
1906-Construction begins on Rose Red as a gift from Omnicron Oil founder John P Rimbauer, to his fiancee, Ellen Gilchrist, on Spring straße and 7th avenue, Seattle, Washington, on 40 acres of land.
1906-1909- Construction workers die on site: Teamster Harry Corbin shoots Foreman, One worker decapitated Von falling glass, one choked on a piece of apple, one falls of scaffolding and breaks his neck.
May 11th 1907- Willaimson, is shot Von Corbin. (Other sources Liste his name as O'Riley). Ellen is proposed...
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