Chelan County Courthouse

By 1920, because the old Chelan County courthouse was overcrowded and there was no space to adequately store records, the county officials seriously thought about building a new courthouse. On April 17, 1922, the commissioners bought the land for the courthouse site for $58,200. On January 30, 1923, the general contract was let to Jarl and Lasker form Montana for $290,000. The contract specified a completion date of March 1, 1924. Granite for the building was obtained from Index, Washington. The cornerstone was laid on June 22, 1923. Judge Thomas Burke, who gave the Clark Hotel for the original courthouse for $1.00, was guest of honor. The Elks band led the procession from Wenatchee Avenue up Orondo Street, and the Grand Masonic Lodge conducted the ceremony. E. C. Long, J.H. Miller, and Stewart Johnson were county commissioners at the time.