Landmarks and Heritage Tour Guide of Woodinville In 1871, after a rain soaked journey across Lake Washington and up the winding Squak Slough, now the Sammamish River, Ira and Susan Woodin brought to shore a scow laden with all their possessions at the site of the present city that bears their name. With the couple were their daughters Mary Ellen and Helen. Their third child, Frank, was born here in 1878. Woodinville s first post office, school and Sunday School all began in the Woodin House. Welcome to Woodinville The Ira R. Woodin Family This guide takes you on a tour of Greater Woodinville s Historic landmarks and heritage. [1] Woodin s House [11] Nicholas Nursery Greenhouses [2] Front Street ca.1910-12 [12] Community of Grace [3] Teegarden s Shop [13] Summit Lake (Leota) [4] Neilsen s General Merchandise Store [14] Cottage Lake Community [5] Dodd s Adjustable School Desk Factory [15] Cottage Lake School [6] John P. Koch s Blacksmith Shop [16] Hollywood Poultry Farm [7] Boyd Hargus Store & Boarding House [17] Derby (Hollywood) School [8] Woodinville Cemetery [18] Hollywood Store [9] Little White Methodist Church [19] Hollywood Farm [10] Woodin School [20] Hollywood Corner Service Station The Woodinville Heritage Society appreciates your interest in the history of our community. We have enjoyed sharing some of Woodinville s past with you. For further information please contact: The Woodinville Heritage Society PO Box 216 Woodinville WA 98072
[1] The Woodins homesteaded 160 acres on the Squak Slough (today known as the Sammamish River) in 1871. Their first home was a log cabin that was later replaced with the home shown below. Woodinville s first school, first Sunday School and first post office all began in the Woodin home. Susan Woodin was postmaster for nine years. The home has been razed. 1 3 [2] In 1890, Mary B. Neilsen Jaderholm platted the Town of Woodinville. The photo of Front Street (looking towards Bothell) was taken around 1910-12 just after electrical power and telephone systems arrived in Woodinville. The early business district evolved along Front Street and the railroad depot. The first store was the Woodin-Sanders Store which was built in 1888 on pilings next to the depot. In 1889, the Anderson-Kennedy Rainier Saloon was built on pilings next to the store. 2 [4] Emanuel Neilsen built his General Merchandise Store on Front Street in 1895. Emanuel and his brother immigrated with their families from Norway to America in 1879. They each homesteaded 160 acres. In 1927, John DeYoung bought the store and replaced it with the Woodinville Mercantile Company. The building was remodeled in 2004 and is occupied by several businesses today. 4 [3] A general Mercantile Store was built by Milt Russell in 1890. The store was sold to Clara and Sarah Jacobsen which sold everything from groceries to hardware. It was renamed Teegarden s Shop when Clara married Harry Teagarden, a local blacksmith, in 1914. It was torn down in the late 1930s. Today the Horseshoe Saloon is located on this site. [5] Mr. Dodd, a school teacher and principal, sold stock to start Dodd s Adjustable School Desk Factory in 1907. The factory soon went bankrupt and was sold at auction on May 15, 1909 to the Ruelle Brothers. During 1908 and 1909, the building was used as a school after the Woodin School burned in 1908. 5
[6] John P. Koch was an immigrant from Germany and a blacksmith by trade. He initially set up his blacksmith shop on Front Street next to the Dodd s Adjustable School Desk Factory, shown in the photo below. In the 1920s, John moved his blacksmith shop to NE 175 th Street just west of the Woodin School. 6 [9] Across the street on the northeast corner of 132 nd Ave NE and NE 175 th St is the site of the First Methodist Church built in 1905. Several of the early pioneers are in the 1917 photo. In 1957 a car struck and dislodged the church from its foundation, so services began earlier than expected in the new church already under construction on 140th Ave NE and NE 171 st Street. 9 [7] Boyd Hargus operated a small store which was originally built as a house in 1903. An adjoining hotel was built around 1910. Several years after Boyd died in 1940, his widow Pearl sold the buildings to Mark E. Kenney. Boyd s Place eventually became the Woodinville Tavern (shown in the 1956 photo) which continued operation until 1972. A new building was built in 1973 which today houses McCorry s on the Slough. 7 [10] The first permanent schoolhouse in Woodinville was located across the street from the church. It was built in1892 on land donated by Arthur Calkins and had only one room. In 1906 a two-room schoolhouse was built which burned in 1908. 10 [8] On April 4, 1889 the Woodins deeded one acre of land for a cemetery in Woodinville. Two small girls, Regine Hammer and her sister, died of diphtheria and were the first recorded burials in 1888. Ira and Susan Woodin, as well as many other early settlers of Woodinville, have been laid to rest in this cemetery. For two years, the empty Dodd s Adjustable School Desk Factory was used as a temporary school. In 1910 the first brick school on the east side of Lake Washington was built. 10 8
[11] Ashley Nicholas built a series of greenhouses and a packing plant in the 1930s. In 1956, Egon and Laina Molbak, who came from Denmark, bought the operation which developed into one of largest nursery businesses in the state. Today, Molbak s has evolved into a tourist destination with over a million visitors a year. 11 [14] The Cottage Lumber Company operated a mill in the 1920s, shown below. The Campbell Lumber Company also operated in the area and had a large tract of land they logged next to Cottage Lake. By 1950, Gus Erickson had a ranch on the land which become Norm s Resort by the late 1950s. Today, a public park operated by King County is located on this site. 14 [12] In the early 1900s, the community of Grace consisted of a Railroad Depot, which was just a flag stop, the Grace Mercantile Co. and the Grace school. In 1906, Jesse Brown s Woodinville Lumber Company located their saw mill at Grace with a branch in Bothell. A Costco store is currently located near the site of the old Grace Mercantile store. 12 [15] The one-room Cottage Lake School was built in the center of a logging community around 1900. There was no indoor plumbing; the outhouse can be seen in the center of the photo. It was located on the northwest corner of the entrance to Reintree. Today, a small shopping center is located nearby at the intersection of NE Woodinville-Duvall Rd and Avondale Rd NE. 15 [13] The first fire station in the greater Woodinville area was located near Summit Lake (known today as Lake Leota). Fred Luzzani remodeled his barn in 1947 to accommodate the fire truck which was purchased from King County at public auction for $500. Today, Lake Leota is surrounded by lakefront homes. 13 The photo taken around 1918 shows the wide age range of the students that a single teacher would have. 15
[16] Hollywood Poultry Farm was founded by Mr. Mort Atkinson on 40 acres of timber land owned by Fred Stimson. By 1930, he was brooding about 30,000 chicks per year, which were shipped worldwide. It later became Heisdorf and Nelson Poultry Research Farm. The Atkinson s home has been remodeled and remains on its original site which is part of The Farm, a 1980s residential development overlooking the valley. 16 [19] The Hollywood (dairy) Farm was built by the wealthy Seattle lumberman Frederick S. Stimson in 1910. The farm was both a country estate and an agricultural demonstration project with a manor house, carriage house and several large greenhouses run by Mrs. Stimson with flowers sold all over the world. Today this is the site of the Chateau St. Michelle Winery which incorporates the 1911 Stimson Manor House and grounds. 19 [17] In 1892, a one-room wood frame schoolhouse, shown below, was built at Derby. The school was replaced by a brick schoolhouse in 1912 paid for by Mr. Stimson and renamed Hollywood School. Today the school is a State Historic Landmark that is used for weddings and private parties. 17 An early delivery truck is shown below. 19 [18] The Seattle-Lake Shore & Eastern Railway (later bought by Northern Pacific) had a stop at what was called Derby. In the early 1900s, Frederick S. Stimson built the Hollywood Store, shown below, here as part of his extensive holdings in the area. Today this is the site of the Chateau St. Michelle Winery and located across the street on NE 145 th St is the Columbia Winery. 18 [20] Andrew Larson came to Woodinville from Sweden via Chicago. He built the Hollywood Corner Service Station in 1923. The building still stands and today houses Mabel s Tavern. The Redhook Brewery is located approximately a block east. 20