Selleck, Washington, Historic district in King County, United States.
Selleck is a former company town in King County, Washington, built for Pacific States Lumber under lumberman Frank Selleck. About half of the original single-story company houses remain, and people live in 50 bungalows. The former two-story schoolhouse and former community hall also survive.
The district was founded in 1908 by Frank Selleck as a company town for timber operations. Operations ceased in 1939 when the Pacific States Lumber Company declared bankruptcy after years of wood production.
The Japanese settlement outside the main town was officially named Lavender Town after the owner of a local saloon and general store, though it was better known as Jap Town. Children attended the Selleck School and a Japanese-language school on Wednesday and Saturday mornings. Few traces remain, not even the wooden grave markers; the only visible sign is a pond landscaped with bamboo.
The buildings are scattered throughout the district and can be viewed from outside as it is a historic area open to visitors. The location is somewhat remote, so having a car is practical for visiting, as public transportation options are limited.
The railway trestle that served Selleck stood 204 feet above the Cedar River, the highest of its kind in the world when the town was completed in 1916. No trace of the structure survives today, so visitors should not expect to see it. The mill it supplied helped rebuild Tokyo after the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake.
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