Trout Lake Tourist Club, Historic community hall in Trout Lake, United States.
Trout Lake Tourist Club is a community building that measures 98 feet by 52 feet (30 by 16 meters) and rises one and a half stories, featuring a Western false front design. Its structure and architectural style reflect the building practices typical of early 1900s rural establishments.
Swiss immigrant Christian Guler built the hall in 1904 on land he bought from the Stoller family in 1902, replacing the earlier Guler Hotel. It was the terminus for four daily horse stages from White Salmon, and Guler advertised the valley and the club across the Northwest. The building housed a post office that closed in 1936 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.
The building has carried several names, among them Doodle's Place, Thode's Hall and the Trout Lake Country Inn. Its current name, Trout Lake Hall, dates from its 2022 purchase, when it became a restaurant, music venue and wedding venue. Inside, a coffee shop called Post Office Coffee recalls the post office that operated here until 1936.
The Hall operates as a restaurant, music venue and wedding venue, so visiting means attending a meal or an event rather than touring the building. It stands in Trout Lake village, where four daily horse stages once arrived from White Salmon. Check the venue's own listings for opening times before setting out.
The building's other names include Doodle's Place and Thode's Hall, alongside Trout Lake Tavern and Trout Lake Country Inn. It was built by Swiss immigrant Christian Guler, who arrived in Trout Lake in 1887 and bought the Stoller family farm in 1902.
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