Washington Trust for Historic Preservation

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Ridgefield Main Street

The Ridgefield Main Street Program is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving the cultural heritage of downtown Ridgefield, while advocating for its future through economic development, community events, public and private partnerships, and unified branding and marketing of downtown.

Region: West

Contacts

Marykay Lamoureaux, Executive Director

360-214-8669

Address

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 1656
Ridgefield, WA 98642

Physical Address:
111 W Division St
Ridgefield, WA 98642

http://ridgefieldmainstreet.com/

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Puyallup Main Street Association

Our mission is to represent and support a vital downtown by promoting economic growth.

Region: West

Contacts

Kerry Yanasak, Executive Director

253-840-2631

Address

118 W. Main
Puyallup, WA 98371

https://www.puyallupmainstreet.com/

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Port Townsend Main Street Program

Our mission is to preserve, promote, and enhance our historic business districts.

Region: West

Contacts

Mari Mullen, Executive Director

360-385-7911

Address

211 Taylor St., Suite 3
Port Townsend, WA 98368

http://ptmainstreet.org/

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Oak Harbor Main Street Association

Oak Harbor Main Street Association actively promotes a vibrant, historic waterfront community.

Region: West

Contacts

Margaret Livermore, Executive Director

360-279-8995

Address

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 851
Oak Harbor, WA 98277

Physical Address:
830 SE Pioneer Way #105
Oak Harbor WA 98277

https://www.oakharbormainstreet.org/

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Mount Vernon Downtown Association

The Mount Vernon Downtown Association focuses on downtown businesses, events, and meeting the criteria for a designated Main Street downtown.

Region: West

Contacts

Ellen Gamson, Executive Director

360-336-3801

Address

223 South First Street
Mount Vernon, WA 98273

https://www.mountvernondowntown.org/

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Langley Main Street

Overlooking Saratoga Passage and the Cascade Mountains, Langley is home to a charming historic downtown, unique stores, lodgings, great restaurants, and some of the most interesting people you’ll ever meet—and the Langley Main Street Association is here to support all the things that make Langley remarkable.

The Langley Main Street Association is dedicated to creating a spirited, inviting downtown.

Our Main Streets tell us who we are and how the past has shaped us. Langley is no different. Downtown is the place of shared memory where people still come together.

Region: West

Contacts

Michaleen McGarry, Executive Director
360-499-6789

Address

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 1226
Langley, WA 98260

Physical Address:
195 Second Street
Langley, WA 98260

https://langleymainstreet.org/

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Kent Downtown Partnership

Kent Downtown Partnership (KDP) is a private, nonprofit 501(c)(3) membership organization dedicated to serving and promoting the downtown Kent, Washington, business community. KDP works in collaboration with downtown businesses, property owners, residents, governmental agencies, and citizen-based community organizations. KDP is a proactive leadership organization, cultivating and strengthening public and private partnerships to increase investment in downtown, business recruitment and retention, residential and retail development, improved parks and green spaces, and a better quality of life.

Region: West

Contacts

Gaila Haas, Executive Director

253-813-6976

Address

202 West Gowe Street, Suite A
Kent, WA 98032

https://www.downtownkentwa.com/

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Downtown Issaquah Association

The mission of the Downtown Issaquah Association is to cultivate a thriving olde town that builds community and celebrates our charm.

The Downtown Issaquah Association (DIA) promotes a historic and Cultural Business District with programs and activities to improve the appearance and economic vitality. DIA collaborates with the City of Issaquah, Greater Issaquah Chamber of Commerce, and other local nonprofit organizations to support the arts, the community, economic growth, and visitor development.

Region: West

Contacts

Position Vacant
425-391-1112

Address

232 Front Street N
Issaquah, WA 98027

http://downtownissaquah.com/

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Gig Harbor Downtown Waterfront Alliance

The mission of the Gig Harbor Downtown Waterfront Alliance is to bring together community and waterfront district stakeholders in order to encourage economic vitality and to preserve the historic character and quality of the area.

The Alliance was originally formed as the Gig Harbor Historic Waterfront Association in 2008. The four-point Main Street approach has been the foundation of the organization since its inception, and the Washington State Main Street Program awarded our program full Main Street designation in 2011. The Alliance has been a Nationally Certified Main Street Program since 2012.

Region: West

Contacts

Carrianne Ekberg, Executive Director
253-514-0071

Address

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 771
Gig Harbor, WA 98335

Physical Address:
3311 Harborview Drive #101
Gig Harbor, WA 98332

https://www.ghdwa.org/

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Coupeville Historic Waterfront Association

The mission of the Coupeville Historic Waterfront Association is to strengthen, promote, and maintain our historic district.

Region: West

Contacts

Jesse Levesque, Executive Director
360-682-6400

Address

P.O. Box 121
Coupeville, WA 98239

https://coupevillehistoricwaterfront.com/

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Experience Chehalis

Experience Chehalis accomplishes projects and activities to make the Chehalis area a more attractive place in which to live and raise a family; to enhance job opportunities and the involvement of youth, so more high school and college graduates choose to live in the area; to increase tourism to support local retailers, hotels and restaurants; and to increase retail business to enhance local shopping.

Region: West

Contacts

Annalee Tobey, Executive Director
360-345-1738

Address

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 191
Chehalis, WA 98532

Physical Address:
536 NW Pacific Ave., Suite B
Chehalis, WA 98532

http://www.experiencechehalis.com

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Centralia Downtown Association

The Centralia Downtown Association is dedicated to enhancing and maintaining an economically relevant, socially inviting, and historically significant downtown core.

Region: West

Contacts

MacKenzie McGee, Executive Director
360-345-1040

Address

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 391, Centralia, WA 98531

Physical Address:
214 N. Tower Ave., Centralia, WA 98531

http://downtowncentralia.org/

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Downtown Camas Association

Downtown Camas is known for its beautiful tree-lined streets, unique boutiques and eateries and small town charm. Established in 1883 as a mill town, it has been revitalized to include fine shopping, dining, and services while still maintaining its historic feel. We invite you to visit and enjoy!

Region: West

Contacts

Carrie Schulstad, Executive Director
360-904-0218

Address

P.O. Box 1034
Camas, WA 98607

http://downtowncamas.com/

PHN Listing

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4Culture

Location: King County

4Culture, the cultural services agency for King County, Washington is committed to making our region stronger by supporting citizens and groups who preserve our shared heritage, and create arts and cultural opportunities for residents and visitors. Through the integration of four program areas — arts, heritage, preservation and public art — 4Culture works to: identify the needs of local communities and create unique programs that meet these needs; champion individual expression and community engagement; create and support a distinctive, world class, built environment; and work with artists and cultural organizations to offer culturally relevant solutions for our region.

Region: Central, West

County: King

Contacts

Dana Phelan

Brandi Link

More Staff

Address

101 Prefontaine Pl S
Seattle, WA 98104

206 296.7580

http://www.4culture.org/

Most Endangered Places

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Old Woodinville School

Status: Saved!

Year Listed: 2016

Location: King County

Location: Woodinville, King County

Everyone in Woodinville knows where the school is – the site has held an educational facility since construction of the first wood-frame schoolhouse in 1892. The first building was relocated to the back of the district-owned lot when a new, two-room school took its place in 1902, and a subsequent fire prompted the construction of a brick, ‘fireproof’ school in 1909. Funding through the Works Progress Administration led to expansion of the brick structure in the 1930s with a final remodel occurring in 1948 when architect Fred B. Stephen delivered on an effort to balance the façade. The 1948 building is an example of “stripped classicism” that combines the symmetry and formality of Beaux-Arts classicism with the sparseness and controlled detailing drawn from European Modernism.

After nearly a century serving Woodinville students, the school district mothballed the building in the 1980s. Following incorporation, the newly formed City of Woodinville moved into the building, eventually purchasing the site from the district. But with a new City Hall constructed on the property in 2001, the historic school closed once again. Local community members were hopeful at first that the city would rehabilitate the old school, but a decade of false starts have deflated those hopes.

Since 2005, the city has pursued public/private partnership opportunities for the rehabilitation of the school, conducting feasibility studies and issuing requests for proposals. Many in the community felt the most recent proposal to convert the property into a brewery and boutique hotel offered the best option to date, but it failed to gain the needed city council support. While the city continues to seek ideas for re-use, supporters fear “demolition by neglect” will soon make any rehabilitation project unrealistic

See Saved Story: https://www.theschoolhousedistrict.com/

https://www.facebook.com/DiscoverWashingtonYHP/

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Downtown Bellingham Partnership

Year Listed: 2016

The Downtown Bellingham Partnership is a nonprofit championing the health and vitality of our community through promoting commerce, culture, and celebration.

Region: West