Frederick's
Appliances
Frederick’s Appliance, now owned by Eric and Margaret Blakemore, was begun June 17, 1971 by Frederick V. Habenicht, a graduate of the University of Washington, who had 15 prior years of appliance sales at Connor Sales, Inc. of Seattle.
Initially, Frederick’s occupied the location of the former Old Custer Hardware at 16109 Redmond Way, in Redmond’s first strip mall, and offered a range of General Electric products. Habenicht sold the business to Midland Appliance, of Vancouver British Columbia 19 years later, over health concerns. The Fred Habenicht Rotary Park on the Cedar River in Maple Valley bears his name, and reflects his love of steelhead fishing.
The Blakemores came to Redmond to manage Frederick’s for Midland and purchased the business outright a year later in 1991. At that point they had 2.5 employees and a single delivery truck. One of their employees, Charlie Rowan, has been with them from the start, and two of their four children, Ryan and Bailey, are also part of the Frederick’s team.
Redmond’s high-tech boom brought a significant amount of business to Frederick’s and dramatically increased the range of higher-end products they offered.
In 2010, the business moved from Redmond Way to 7509 159th Pl NE, amid a spate of new high-rise apartment and office buildings, and mere blocks from their original location. Two doors down, Frederick’s Outlet serves as a distribution center and discount center for floor models and freight-damaged merchandise.
Because they are independent, they accommodate a wide range of custom requests and they view long-term customer relationships as a cornerstone of their business which celebrated 50 years in June 2021.
Frederick's Grand Opening Sale
Sammamish Valley News: June 23, 1971
Eric and Margaret Blakemore at the 2010 Grand Opening celebration for Frederick's 7509 159th Pl NE location.
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