Downtown Wenatchee Historic District
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Historic district in Washington, United States
United States historic place
LocationRoughly bounded by North and South Columbia Street, Mission Street, First Street, and Kittitas Street, Wenatchee, Washington
Area34 acres (14 ha)
ArchitectBebb & Mendel; Et al.
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 / 47.42342; -120.31048 |
| 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]
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 (received significant damage in 2025[4])
- 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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References
- 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Downtown Wenatchee Historic District". National Park Service. November 7, 2008. Retrieved June 19, 2017..
- 1 2 3 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: U.S. Post Office and Annex". National Park Service. May 27, 1977. Retrieved June 19, 2017..
- ↑ Zhou, Amanda (February 26, 2025). "Ceiling collapses during movie showing at Wenatchee theater". The Seattle Times. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
