Downtown Walla Walla Walking Tour?
The Walla Walla Walking Tour is a delightful way to visit a sampling of the
area’s historic architecture.
Begin your tour on Main Street at the Liberty Theatre. The Theatre was built
in 1917. It was known as the American Theatre until 1926 and marks the
location of the original Steptoe’s Fort.
Turn west and you’ll find Die Brücke building. Completed in 1903 by Max
Baumeister, the building “bridges” Mill Creek as it flows through the
downtown area.
Across the street is the Sayer building. It was occupied at one time by the
Bee Hive, a popular dry goods store. William Sayer built this building in
1890.
If you continue West on Main Street you will see the Seil building. It was
one of the first brick structures completed after the fire of 1885.
The Reynolds-Day Building is one of the oldest buildings still standing on
Main Street. Washington’s first State Constitutional Convention was held on
the second floor in 1878.
The Paine building is at the corner of Main and Second. Notice it’s striking
geometric pattern.
The Baker Boyer Building is known as Walla Walla’s earliest “sky scraper”.
Baker Boyer Bank is still one of the oldest commercial lending banks in the
state of Washington.
Looking south from the corner you will see First National Bank Building with
its ornate Corinthian columns.
At the corner of Third & Main is the restored Baumeister Building.
On the southwest corner of Main & Fourth Streets is The Dacres Hotel. It has
a Victorian Italiante architecture and is on the National Register of
Historic Places.
Finish your tour with a glance at the Walla Walla County Government Complex.
Facing Fifth Street, the Hall of Records (1891) is now used as the County
Law Library. Adjacent to it is the County Courthouse, built in 1916. The
statue of Christopher Columbus you see was a gift to the City of Walla Walla
in 1911 by the Italian Community.
For a printable map of the Downtown Walking Tour, see this link
http://www.wallawalla.org/walking_brochures.pdf
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