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Archive Home > 2008 > December > 28 > Seattle holdout had a story to tell

Seattle holdout had a story to tell

Edith Macefield was offered $1M to make way for development - she died in June, leaving the house, a collection of ceramic cows and a 1,138-page novel

By William Yardley / The Bulletin
December 28, 2008

SEATTLE — People love to point out Edith Macefield’s tiny house in the old fishing village of Ballard and recount how she refused an offer of $1 million from developers who wanted to buy it. They had planned to level her home to make way for a boutique supermarket and a....

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