Hewitt Avenue Historic District, Historic district in downtown Everett, Washington.
The Hewitt Avenue Historic District is a section of downtown Everett, Washington, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It includes the Labor Temple at 2812 Lombard Avenue, an eclectic building built in 1930 and designed by C. Ferris White, as well as works by architects Benjamin F. Turnbull, Morrison & Stimson, Clayton Wilson, and A.F. Heide, and construction by contractor Howard S. Wright.
The district covers part of downtown Everett, Washington, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010. Its buildings represent the work of architects Benjamin F. Turnbull, Morrison & Stimson, Clayton Wilson, A.F. Heide and C. Ferris White, and of contractor Howard S. Wright. In 2002 a pair of early 20th-century buildings were demolished for the Everett Events Center, an indoor sports arena and convention center at the southwest side of Hewitt Avenue and Broadway. The listing was commemorated with new street signs in 2013.
The district's buildings record who shaped downtown Everett: the Labor Temple at 2812 Lombard Avenue, built in 1930 to a design by C. Ferris White, sits among works by Benjamin F. Turnbull, Morrison & Stimson, Clayton Wilson and A.F. Heide, and buildings put up by contractor Howard S. Wright. New street signs installed in 2013 mark the listing.
The district spans across Wetmore, Rockefeller, Oakes, and Lombard Avenues, offering plenty of ground to explore at a comfortable pace. The buildings are situated on fairly level terrain and are readily accessible on foot.
The Labor Temple, built in 1930 during economic hardship, displays the architectural work of C. Ferris White and stands as a symbol of worker organization. The building preserves the craftsmanship and resolve of that era for visitors to see today.
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