Kubota Gardens
Location
9817 55th Ave S
Seattle, WA 98118
About
Fujitaro Kubota was interested in the garden becoming a public space. The family approached the City of Seattle in the 1970's to discuss their purchase of the garden, but the City declined. In the late 1980's, when developers were eager to purchase the 20-acre property and build condominiums, community members advocated with the City of Seattle to purchase the garden. Councilwoman Jeanette Williams found the necessary funds to make the purchase in 1987. Several of those community members formed Kubota Garden Foundation in 1989 to continue a partnership with the City and assure the preservation of the entire garden as envisioned by the Kubota family.