Downtown Wenatchee Historic District
Downtown Wenatchee Historic District | |
 Garland Building, 111 Orondo Avenue, in 2008 | |
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| Location | Roughly bounded by North and South Columbia Street, Mission Street, First Street, and Kittitas Street, Wenatchee, Washington |
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| Coordinates | 47°25′24″N 120°18′38″W / 47.42342°N 120.31048°W |
| Area | 34 acres (14 ha) |
| Architect | Bebb & Mendel; Et al. |
| Architectural style | Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements; Early Commercial Style |
| NRHP reference No. | 08001200[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 17, 2008 |
The Downtown Wenatchee Historic District, located in Wenatchee, Washington, United States, is a historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1] The district, encompassing 34 acres (14 ha), is a collection of commercial, mixed-used, and warehouse buildings located in the central business district of Wenatchee downtown. It contains a total of 57 contributing and 32 noncontributing properties.[2]
The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[2] The Old Post Office Building and the Old Post Office Annex had also been previously listed in the National Register as a single individual property in 1977.[3]
Contributing Properties[edit]
The historical district contains a total of 57 contributing properties, built between 1902 and 1955:
- Old Stone Warehouse Building, 29 North Columbia Street, 47°25′34″N 120°18′39″W / 47.42624°N 120.31097°W, built c. 1906
- Dow Fruit Company, 101 South Columbia Street, 47°25′25″N 120°18′32″W / 47.42365°N 120.30875°W, built c. 1920
- Wells and Wade, 231 South Columbia Street, 47°25′19″N 120°18′27″W / 47.42184°N 120.30739°W, built 1928
- Eagle Transfer, 234 South Columbia Street, 47°25′17″N 120°18′28″W / 47.42142°N 120.30767°W, built 1922
- Wells and Wade Machine Works Shop, 200-204 South Columbia Street, 47°25′20″N 120°18′30″W / 47.42232°N 120.30842°W, built c. 1948
- Hamilton Cold Storage, 138 South Columbia Street, 47°25′22″N 120°18′31″W / 47.42272°N 120.30874°W, built 1925
- Wenatchee Cold Storage, also known as Wells and Wade Hardware, 122 South Columbia Street, 47°25′23″N 120°18′32″W / 47.423°N 120.30893°W, built c. 1940s
- Pybus, 3 Orondo Avenue, 47°25′25″N 120°18′34″W / 47.42354°N 120.30933°W, built c. 1918
- Holland Machine Shop, formerly part of Pybus, 5 Orondo Avenue, 47°25′24″N 120°18′34″W / 47.42345°N 120.30954°W, built c. 1921
- Building at 13 Orondo Avenue, 47°25′24″N 120°18′35″W / 47.42338°N 120.30972°W, built c. 1928
- Building at 12 South Columbia Street, 47°25′28″N 120°18′37″W / 47.42457°N 120.31028°W, built c. 1909
- Fruit Growers Service Building, 10 South Columbia Street, 47°25′29″N 120°18′37″W / 47.42468°N 120.31034°W, built c. 1926
- Coca-Cola Company Building, now hosting the North Central Regional Library, 16 North Columbia Street, 47°25′32″N 120°18′40″W / 47.42553°N 120.31105°W, built 1939
- Central Building, 25 North Wenatchee Avenue, 47°25′33″N 120°18′43″W / 47.4258°N 120.3119°W, built 1912
- Weister Building, 21 North Wenatchee Avenue, 47°25′32″N 120°18′42″W / 47.42556°N 120.31173°W, built 1906
- J.S. Mooney Building, 19 North Wenatchee Avenue, 47°25′32″N 120°18′42″W / 47.42544°N 120.31163°W, built 1906
- Public Farmers Market, 9 North Wenatchee Avenue, 47°25′31″N 120°18′41″W / 47.42514°N 120.31137°W, built 1922
- Doneen Building, 5 North Wenatchee Avenue, 47°25′30″N 120°18′41″W / 47.425°N 120.31127°W, built 1929
- Wenatchee Federal Savings & Loan, 5 South Wenatchee Avenue, 47°25′29″N 120°18′40″W / 47.42467°N 120.311°W, built 1926
- Rialto Theatre, 7 South Wenatchee Avenue, 47°25′28″N 120°18′39″W / 47.42455°N 120.31092°W, built 1921
- Building at 9 South Wenatchee Avenue, 47°25′28″N 120°18′39″W / 47.42447°N 120.31082°W, built 1922
- Wells Morris Hardware, 13 South Wenatchee Avenue, 47°25′28″N 120°18′39″W / 47.42438°N 120.31075°W, built c. 1902
- Building at 15-17 South Wenatchee Avenue, 47°25′27″N 120°18′38″W / 47.42428°N 120.31069°W, built 1920
- Morris Hardware, 21 South Wenatchee Avenue, 47°25′27″N 120°18′38″W / 47.42415°N 120.31067°W, built 1920
- Morris Hardware, 23 South Wenatchee Avenue, 47°25′27″N 120°18′38″W / 47.42409°N 120.31051°W, built c. 1910
- Halbert Block, 29 South Wenatchee Avenue, 47°25′26″N 120°18′37″W / 47.42389°N 120.31041°W, built 1910
- Wenatchee Hotel Building, 107 South Wenatchee Avenue, 47°25′24″N 120°18′36″W / 47.4233°N 120.30994°W, built 1910
- Montgomery Ward, 123 South Wenatchee Avenue, 47°25′23″N 120°18′35″W / 47.42293°N 120.30961°W, built 1929
- Northwestern Fruit Exchange, also known as Midway Motors, 131 South Wenatchee Avenue, 47°25′21″N 120°18′33″W / 47.42253°N 120.30926°W, built 1913
- Wells & Wade Hardware Building #1, 201 South Wenatchee Avenue, 47°25′19″N 120°18′32″W / 47.422°N 120.30883°W, built 1920
- Wells & Wade Building #2, 221 South Wenatchee Avenue, 47°25′18″N 120°18′31″W / 47.42169°N 120.3086°W, built 1925
- Wells & Wade Building #3, 223 South Wenatchee Avenue, 47°25′18″N 120°18′31″W / 47.42157°N 120.3085°W, built 1925
- Wells & Wade Building #4, 225 South Wenatchee Avenue, 47°25′17″N 120°18′30″W / 47.42145°N 120.3084°W, built 1925
- Columbia Brewing Company, 14 Kittitas Street, 47°25′17″N 120°18′29″W / 47.42128°N 120.3081°W, built c. 1928
- Old City Jail Building, 238 South Wenatchee Avenue, 47°25′16″N 120°18′33″W / 47.42102°N 120.30915°W, built 1910
- Wenatchee Cycle Building, 224 South Wenatchee Avenue, 47°25′17″N 120°18′33″W / 47.42127°N 120.30917°W, built 1929
- B.A. Thayer Building, 222 South Wenatchee Avenue, 47°25′17″N 120°18′33″W / 47.42134°N 120.30924°W, built 1925
- B.A. Thayer Building, 220 South Wenatchee Avenue, 47°25′17″N 120°18′34″W / 47.42141°N 120.30933°W, built 1925
- Warren Building, 200-204 South Wenatchee Avenue, 47°25′19″N 120°18′35″W / 47.4219°N 120.3097°W, built 1920
- Seattle First Bank Building, now hosting Washington Federal Bank, 30 South Wenatchee Avenue, 47°25′25″N 120°18′39″W / 47.42357°N 120.31097°W, built 1955
- S.H. Kress Building, 22 South Wenatchee Avenue, 47°25′26″N 120°18′41″W / 47.42381°N 120.31125°W, built 1929
- Building at 16 South Wenatchee Avenue, 47°25′27″N 120°18′41″W / 47.42407°N 120.31146°W, built 1922
- Building at 12 South Wenatchee Avenue, 47°25′27″N 120°18′41″W / 47.42413°N 120.31151°W, built 1926
- Mills Brothers Building, 10 South Wenatchee Avenue, 47°25′27″N 120°18′42″W / 47.42421°N 120.31156°W, built 1906
- Fuller Quigg Building, 103 Palouse Street, 47°25′28″N 120°18′42″W / 47.42435°N 120.31171°W, built 1913
- Olympia Hotel Building, 2 North Wenatchee Avenue, 47°25′29″N 120°18′43″W / 47.4247°N 120.31196°W, built 1908
- O.B. Fuller Building, 10 North Wenatchee Avenue, 47°25′30″N 120°18′44″W / 47.42491°N 120.31211°W, built 1909
- Ellis Forde Building, 14 North Wenatchee Avenue, 47°25′30″N 120°18′44″W / 47.42503°N 120.31222°W, built 1905
- Classen Drugs, 18 North Wenatchee Avenue, 47°25′31″N 120°18′44″W / 47.42518°N 120.31222°W, built 1908
- Cascadian Hotel, 102 North Wenatchee Avenue, 47°25′33″N 120°18′47″W / 47.42597°N 120.31301°W, built 1929
- Bennet's Cascadian Garage, 33-35 North Mission Street, 47°25′31″N 120°18′48″W / 47.4254°N 120.31321°W, built 1927
- Liberty Theatre, 1 South Mission Street, 47°25′27″N 120°18′44″W / 47.42405°N 120.31219°W, built 1920
- Eagles Lodge Building, 13-15 South Mission Street, 47°25′26″N 120°18′43″W / 47.4239°N 120.31197°W, built 1927
- World Hotel, 23 South Mission Street, 47°25′25″N 120°18′42″W / 47.4236°N 120.31177°W, built 1910
- Garland Building, 111 Orondo Avenue, 47°25′23″N 120°18′39″W / 47.42295°N 120.31097°W, built 1922
- Old Post Office Building, now hosting the Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center, 127 South Mission Street, 47°25′21″N 120°18′39″W / 47.42247°N 120.31081°W, built 1938, also individually listed as U.S. Post Office and Annex[3]
- Old Post Office Annex, 127 South Mission Street, 47°25′19″N 120°18′38″W / 47.42205°N 120.31056°W, built 1918, also individually listed as U.S. Post Office and Annex[3]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Downtown Wenatchee Historic District". National Park Service. November 7, 2008. Retrieved June 19, 2017..
- ^ a b c "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: U.S. Post Office and Annex". National Park Service. May 27, 1977. Retrieved June 19, 2017..
