Tenino Downtown Historic District Explained

Tenino Downtown Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:Sussex Street SE, Tenino, Washington
Coordinates:46.8569°N -122.8519°W
Built:1904
Added:June 25, 2004
Refnum:02001616

The Tenino Downtown Historic District is two blocks long, one-half block-deep on either side of Sussex Street in Tenino, Washington. Approximately three acres in size, the district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 25, 2004. Sussex Street is the main thoroughfare through Tenino and is also part of Washington State Route 507.

Contributing properties include the State Bank of Tenino, built in 1908; Campbell and Campbell Store, built in 1906-07; Mentzner and Coping Block, built in 1914; Miller Block, built in 1906; VFW Hall/Liberty Theater, built in 1914; Columbia Building, built in 1906; Wolf Building, built in 1908; Henderson and Davis Garage, built in 1924; Masonic Temple, built in 1921; Skaggs Store, built in 1925; Tenino Telephone Office, built in 1925; Wichman Office, built in 1904; and the Russell Building, built in 1908. Other significant but non-contributing buildings in the district are the Mandery-Martin Building, built in 1925 and Jiffy Lunch, built in 1923.[1]

It includes a Masonic Lodge built in 1921, one of few two-story buildings in the district.[2]

The Masonic Lodge in Tenino was built in 1921.[3]

Notes and References

  1. (2003) National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. Retrieved 10/17/10.
  2. none. National Register of Historic Places Registration: Tenino Downtown Historic District. National Archives . Shanna Stevenson . July 9, 2002 . January 27, 2022 .
  3. Web site: Tenino Walking Tour . Tenino Area Chamber of Commerce. January 27, 2022.