Topic: Landmarks
The original Oddfellows (later Eagles) Hall, built by I.O.O.F. Lodge No. 148, has been an integral part of community life in Carnation since its construction in 1895. The two-story building has ...
The Olof and Mathilda Olson House sits on a plateau above the Cedar River about a mile east of Maple Valley. The Olsons purchased their 80-acre parcel in 1898. Olof worked as a contractor for the Nort...
Located on a fertile shelf of land adjacent to the Green River known as Olson Canyon, the Olson Farm was initially developed by Swedish immigrants Alfred and Mary Olson and later farmed by Mary's seco...
The Pacific Coast Coal Company administration building is the only intact structure associated with the once-active coal industry in the Cedar River Valley between Renton and Maple Valley. In the earl...
Coal mining first began in this region in the 1860s in Newcastle, a company town named for the famous English coal city. Once part of a bustling town located around the slope mine headworks and proces...
The Prescott-Harshman house was built in 1904 on a prominent corner lot facing the main road through Fall City. Its elegant porch, tall, narrow windows, and hipped roof reflect the influence of the Qu...
The first Euro-American settlers in the Snoqualmie Valley typically built log houses for temporary shelter until they could build more elaborate frame houses. The Quaale Log House, located on a high b...
The Mattson Road contains the longest stretch of exposed historic red brick highway in King County. In 1901, the northern route between Seattle and Snoqualmie Pass, first developed as a road in 1865, ...
The Sycamore trees growing on both sides of Reinig Road are among the last vestiges of the former company town of Snoqualmie Falls, which was located just east of the town of Snoqualmie on the Middle ...
The Reynolds Farm and Indian Agency is named for Charles A. Reynolds, who worked for the Office of Indian Affairs as the "farmer-in-charge" of the Muckleshoot Reservation from 1898 to 1928. As farmer-...
The B. I. Schwartz family settled in the Vashon community of Ellisport in 1930 in hopes that the fresh air would be better for their children's health than the coal smog in the city. During the Great ...
The four block long Skykomish Historic Commercial District encompasses the heart of the historic railroading community of Skykomish. The 11 contributing buildings within the district documents four pe...
Address: 108 Old Cascade Highway, Skykomish. The Masonic Hall in Skykomish is a two and one-half story wood frame building, built facing the historic highway route through town. Construction of the ...
Address: 11408 Cedarhurst Road, Vashon Island. The Smith-Baldwin house, located on a low bank waterfront lot on the northwest end of Vashon Island, was designed in 1912 for Elizabeth N. Smith by noted...
Address: Railroad Avenue, Snoqualmie. Platted in 1889 in anticipation of the arrival of the Seattle, Lakeshore & Eastern Railroad in the upper Snoqualmie Valley, the Town of Snoqualmie served as a com...
In 1884, Thomas and Etta McNair began living on and improving their land claim near Burton on Vashon Island. Every Monday, Thomas McNair commuted to Tacoma by rowboat. He would spend the week in the c...
In 1908, the Pacific States Lumber Company built the town of Selleck around a new lumber mill located northeast of Black Diamond. Although the mill closed during the Great Depression and has since bee...
Located on a prominent corner at the main intersection in Vashon Center, the hardware store has served Vashon residents for many years. Constructed in 1890, the building housed the first store on the ...
Francis Sherman constructed the Odd Fellows Hall in 1912 with labor and materials donated by members of the Lodge. The building, which faces Vashon Highway, features a welcoming full-width front porch...
The small farming community of Vincent is located on the western side of the Snoqualmie Valley south of Carnation. In 1905, residents built a schoolhouse so their children could attend school close to...
William Boeing is best known as founder of the Boeing Airplane Company, which he began as Pacific Aero Products in 1916. Before his pioneering work in aviation, Boeing pursued a successful career in t...
During the Great Depression, the Federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) made construction funds for public buildings available to local communities under an agreement whereby the communities woul...
Seattle's King Street Station was built between 1904 and 1906 adjacent to reclaimed tideland south of the city's downtown. The imposing concrete, granite, and brick structure was financed by James J. ...
The Lake Washington Ship Canal's opening was celebrated on July 4, 1917, exactly 63 years after Seattle pioneer Thomas Mercer (1813-1898) first proposed the idea of connecting the saltwater of Puget S...