Centralia Downtown Historic District Explained

Centralia Downtown Historic District
Built:	1888
Architect:	Joseph Wohleb
Architecture:	Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements
Added:	August 18, 2003
Area:	25acres
Refnum:	03000164

The Centralia Downtown Historic District is a 25acres historic district in Centralia, Washington, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. It's roughly bounded by Center St., Burlington Northern right-of-way, Walnut St., and Pearl St. It includes 59 contributing buildings, a contributing structure, and three contributing objects.

Four sites in the district are already listed separately on the National Register:

• Centralia Union Depot (210 Railroad Avenue),
• Centralia Main Post Office (214 W. Locust),
• Olympic Club Saloon (112 N. Tower)
• The Sentinel, a sculpture dedicated to four legionnaires killed in Centralia's 1919 Armistice Day Riot.

The district includes a Masonic lodge building, the Centralia Masonic Lodge (1923) at 218 N. Pearl.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=03000164}} National Register of Historic Places Registration: Centralia Downtown Historic District ]. National Park Service. Connie Walker Gray . Jill Schnaiberg . Patrick O'Bannon . November 13, 2002 . June 4, 2018. With