Downtown Wenatchee Historic District Historic district in Washington, United States
United States historic place
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
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 / 47.42624; -120.31097 (Old Stone Warehouse Building ) , built c. 1906
Dow Fruit Company, 101 South Columbia Street, 47°25′25″N 120°18′32″W / 47.42365°N 120.30875°W / 47.42365; -120.30875 (Dow Fruit Company ) , built c. 1920
Wells and Wade, 231 South Columbia Street, 47°25′19″N 120°18′27″W / 47.42184°N 120.30739°W / 47.42184; -120.30739 (Wells and Wade ) , built 1928
Eagle Transfer, 234 South Columbia Street, 47°25′17″N 120°18′28″W / 47.42142°N 120.30767°W / 47.42142; -120.30767 (Eagle Transfer ) , 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 / 47.42232; -120.30842 (Wells and Wade Machine Works Shop ) , built c. 1948
Hamilton Cold Storage, 138 South Columbia Street, 47°25′22″N 120°18′31″W / 47.42272°N 120.30874°W / 47.42272; -120.30874 (Hamilton Cold Storage ) , 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 / 47.423; -120.30893 (Wenatchee Cold Storage ) , built c. 1940s
Pybus, 3 Orondo Avenue, 47°25′25″N 120°18′34″W / 47.42354°N 120.30933°W / 47.42354; -120.30933 (Pybus ) , 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 / 47.42345; -120.30954 (Holland Machine Shop ) , built c. 1921
Building at 13 Orondo Avenue, 47°25′24″N 120°18′35″W / 47.42338°N 120.30972°W / 47.42338; -120.30972 (Building at 13 Orondo Avenue ) , built c. 1928
Building at 12 South Columbia Street, 47°25′28″N 120°18′37″W / 47.42457°N 120.31028°W / 47.42457; -120.31028 (Building at 12 South Columbia Street ) , 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 / 47.42468; -120.31034 (Fruit Growers Service Building ) , 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 / 47.42553; -120.31105 (Coca-Cola Company Building ) , built 1939
Central Building, 25 North Wenatchee Avenue, 47°25′33″N 120°18′43″W / 47.4258°N 120.3119°W / 47.4258; -120.3119 (Central Building ) , built 1912
Weister Building, 21 North Wenatchee Avenue, 47°25′32″N 120°18′42″W / 47.42556°N 120.31173°W / 47.42556; -120.31173 (Weister Building ) , built 1906
J.S. Mooney Building, 19 North Wenatchee Avenue, 47°25′32″N 120°18′42″W / 47.42544°N 120.31163°W / 47.42544; -120.31163 (J.S. Mooney Building ) , built 1906
Public Farmers Market, 9 North Wenatchee Avenue, 47°25′31″N 120°18′41″W / 47.42514°N 120.31137°W / 47.42514; -120.31137 (Public Farmers Market ) , built 1922
Doneen Building, 5 North Wenatchee Avenue, 47°25′30″N 120°18′41″W / 47.425°N 120.31127°W / 47.425; -120.31127 (Doneen Building ) , built 1929
Wenatchee Federal Savings & Loan, 5 South Wenatchee Avenue, 47°25′29″N 120°18′40″W / 47.42467°N 120.311°W / 47.42467; -120.311 (Wenatchee Federal Savings & Loan ) , built 1926
Rialto Theatre, 7 South Wenatchee Avenue, 47°25′28″N 120°18′39″W / 47.42455°N 120.31092°W / 47.42455; -120.31092 (Rialto Theatre ) , built 1921
Building at 9 South Wenatchee Avenue, 47°25′28″N 120°18′39″W / 47.42447°N 120.31082°W / 47.42447; -120.31082 (Building at 9 South Wenatchee Avenue ) , built 1922
Wells Morris Hardware, 13 South Wenatchee Avenue, 47°25′28″N 120°18′39″W / 47.42438°N 120.31075°W / 47.42438; -120.31075 (Wells Morris Hardware ) , built c. 1902
Building at 15-17 South Wenatchee Avenue, 47°25′27″N 120°18′38″W / 47.42428°N 120.31069°W / 47.42428; -120.31069 (Building at 15-17 South Wenatchee Avenue ) , built 1920
Morris Hardware, 21 South Wenatchee Avenue, 47°25′27″N 120°18′38″W / 47.42415°N 120.31067°W / 47.42415; -120.31067 (Wells Morris Hardware #1 ) , built 1920
Morris Hardware, 23 South Wenatchee Avenue, 47°25′27″N 120°18′38″W / 47.42409°N 120.31051°W / 47.42409; -120.31051 (Wells Morris Hardware #2 ) , built c. 1910
Halbert Block, 29 South Wenatchee Avenue, 47°25′26″N 120°18′37″W / 47.42389°N 120.31041°W / 47.42389; -120.31041 (Halbert Block ) , built 1910
Wenatchee Hotel Building, 107 South Wenatchee Avenue, 47°25′24″N 120°18′36″W / 47.4233°N 120.30994°W / 47.4233; -120.30994 (Wenatchee Hotel Building ) , built 1910
Montgomery Ward, 123 South Wenatchee Avenue, 47°25′23″N 120°18′35″W / 47.42293°N 120.30961°W / 47.42293; -120.30961 (Montgomery Ward ) , 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 / 47.42253; -120.30926 (Northwestern Fruit Exchange ) , 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 / 47.422; -120.30883 (Wells & Wade Hardware Building #1 ) , built 1920
Wells & Wade Building #2, 221 South Wenatchee Avenue, 47°25′18″N 120°18′31″W / 47.42169°N 120.3086°W / 47.42169; -120.3086 (Wells & Wade Building #2 ) , built 1925
Wells & Wade Building #3, 223 South Wenatchee Avenue, 47°25′18″N 120°18′31″W / 47.42157°N 120.3085°W / 47.42157; -120.3085 (Wells & Wade Building #3 ) , built 1925
Wells & Wade Building #4, 225 South Wenatchee Avenue, 47°25′17″N 120°18′30″W / 47.42145°N 120.3084°W / 47.42145; -120.3084 (Wells & Wade Building #4 ) , built 1925
Columbia Brewing Company, 14 Kittitas Street, 47°25′17″N 120°18′29″W / 47.42128°N 120.3081°W / 47.42128; -120.3081 (Columbia Brewing Company ) , 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 / 47.42102; -120.30915 (Old City Jail Building ) , built 1910
Wenatchee Cycle Building, 224 South Wenatchee Avenue, 47°25′17″N 120°18′33″W / 47.42127°N 120.30917°W / 47.42127; -120.30917 (Wenatchee Cycle Building ) , built 1929
B.A. Thayer Building, 222 South Wenatchee Avenue, 47°25′17″N 120°18′33″W / 47.42134°N 120.30924°W / 47.42134; -120.30924 (B.A. Thayer Building #1 ) , built 1925
B.A. Thayer Building, 220 South Wenatchee Avenue, 47°25′17″N 120°18′34″W / 47.42141°N 120.30933°W / 47.42141; -120.30933 (B.A. Thayer Building #2 ) , built 1925
Warren Building, 200-204 South Wenatchee Avenue, 47°25′19″N 120°18′35″W / 47.4219°N 120.3097°W / 47.4219; -120.3097 (Warren Building ) , 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 / 47.42357; -120.31097 (Seattle First Bank Building ) , built 1955
S.H. Kress Building, 22 South Wenatchee Avenue, 47°25′26″N 120°18′41″W / 47.42381°N 120.31125°W / 47.42381; -120.31125 (S.H. Kress Building ) , built 1929
Building at 16 South Wenatchee Avenue, 47°25′27″N 120°18′41″W / 47.42407°N 120.31146°W / 47.42407; -120.31146 (Building at 16 South Wenatchee Avenue ) , built 1922
Building at 12 South Wenatchee Avenue, 47°25′27″N 120°18′41″W / 47.42413°N 120.31151°W / 47.42413; -120.31151 (Building at 12 South Wenatchee Avenue ) , built 1926
Mills Brothers Building, 10 South Wenatchee Avenue, 47°25′27″N 120°18′42″W / 47.42421°N 120.31156°W / 47.42421; -120.31156 (Mills Brothers Building ) , built 1906
Fuller Quigg Building, 103 Palouse Street, 47°25′28″N 120°18′42″W / 47.42435°N 120.31171°W / 47.42435; -120.31171 (Fuller Quigg Building ) , built 1913
Olympia Hotel Building, 2 North Wenatchee Avenue, 47°25′29″N 120°18′43″W / 47.4247°N 120.31196°W / 47.4247; -120.31196 (Olympia Hotel Building ) , built 1908
O.B. Fuller Building, 10 North Wenatchee Avenue, 47°25′30″N 120°18′44″W / 47.42491°N 120.31211°W / 47.42491; -120.31211 (O.B. Fuller Building ) , built 1909
Ellis Forde Building, 14 North Wenatchee Avenue, 47°25′30″N 120°18′44″W / 47.42503°N 120.31222°W / 47.42503; -120.31222 (Ellis Forde Building ) , built 1905
Classen Drugs, 18 North Wenatchee Avenue, 47°25′31″N 120°18′44″W / 47.42518°N 120.31222°W / 47.42518; -120.31222 (Classen Drugs ) , built 1908
Cascadian Hotel, 102 North Wenatchee Avenue, 47°25′33″N 120°18′47″W / 47.42597°N 120.31301°W / 47.42597; -120.31301 (Cascadian Hotel ) , 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 / 47.4254; -120.31321 (Bennet's Cascadian Garage ) , built 1927
Liberty Theatre, 1 South Mission Street, 47°25′27″N 120°18′44″W / 47.42405°N 120.31219°W / 47.42405; -120.31219 (Liberty Theatre ) , built 1920
Eagles Lodge Building, 13-15 South Mission Street, 47°25′26″N 120°18′43″W / 47.4239°N 120.31197°W / 47.4239; -120.31197 (Eagles Lodge Building ) , built 1927
World Hotel, 23 South Mission Street, 47°25′25″N 120°18′42″W / 47.4236°N 120.31177°W / 47.4236; -120.31177 (World Hotel ) , built 1910
Garland Building, 111 Orondo Avenue, 47°25′23″N 120°18′39″W / 47.42295°N 120.31097°W / 47.42295; -120.31097 (Garland Building ) , 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 / 47.42247; -120.31081 (Old Post Office Building ) , 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 / 47.42205; -120.31056 (Old Post Office Annex ) , built 1918, also individually listed as U.S. Post Office and Annex[ 3]
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