Wenatchee Eagles Lodge

The Eagle’s Lodge was chartered on April 16, 1902 after having been housed in several different buildings for 25 years; the Lodge constructed its own building at 13-15 South Mission, holding an open house October 11, 1927. The plans were drawn by E. M. Hinshaw. Burnet & Garke, the builders, signed a contract for $70,000. The structure was located on a plot 100 x 120 ft. between the Liberty theatre and the Pogue building. Specifications called for a three-story building with a basement. It is finished with velvatex buff-toned brick, ornamented with gray terra cota, accented with an ornamental metal canopy and high, many-paned colonial windows. The air-conditioning unit changes the air in the building every eight minutes. The lodge and ballroom on the second floor has a white maple hardwood floor and an orchestra shell. On the third floor are the banquet room, kitchen, gymnasium, locker rooms, showers, club room and secretary’s office. The Allen-Isenhart Furniture Company signed a ten-year lease for the first floor and basement. When Allen Furniture moved out in 1940, the Eagles occupied the entire building. It has been occupied by Parson's Photography for many years.