Seattle Washington Cedar Stump House Rhodes Bros 1908 Postcard Posted

This 1908 postcard documents the well-known cedar stump house in Seattle, Washington, a novelty structure carved from a massive tree remnant during the city’s early twentieth-century growth.

Seattle’s development was closely tied to the timber industry, and enormous old-growth cedar and fir stumps often remained after logging, sometimes repurposed into curiosities or small commercial attractions. Rhodes Bros, a prominent Seattle department store, used such imagery in promotional postcards, pairing regional identity with eye-catching examples of the Pacific Northwest’s scale and natural resources.

The image shows a small structure built directly into a giant cedar stump, with its flared base forming the walls and a simple pitched roof added above. Three men pose at different openings, emphasizing the size of the stump, while a secondary wooden building appears at right. Printed text along the lower edge identifies Rhodes Bros Co 10c Store Seattle Wash and labels the subject as Washington Cedar Stump Seattle Wash, reinforcing its role as both souvenir and advertisement.

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