Port Townsend, Washington – Part Three

2013.09.06

Hastings Building

The Hastings family were some of the original founders of Port Townsend, arriving in 1852.  The family-owned Hastings Estate Company built this building in 1889, and descendents still own it.  It was “conceded by all to be the most elegant building in the city”.

Hastings Building (1889), Port Townsend, Washington
Hastings Building (1889), Port Townsend, Washington
Hastings Building (1889), Port Townsend, Washington
Hastings Building (1889), Port Townsend, Washington

N. D. Hill Building, Clapp Building

Cyrus F. Clapp built a small brick building with cast-iron facade around 1885.  Pharmacist N. D. Hill replaced an earlier structure at Quincy and Water with a three-story brick building in 1889.

N. D. Hill Building (1889), Port Townsend, Washington
Clapp Building (ca. 1885), Port Townsend, Washington

Union Wharf

Panoramic view from Union Wharf, Port Townsend, Washington
View from Union Wharf, Port Townsend, Washington
View from Union Wharf, Port Townsend, Washington

Northwest Maritime Center

The Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding had various small craft on display, and there was even a Lie-Nielsen Toolworks show of their fine handtools.

Northwest Maritime Center, Port Townsend, Washington
Northwest Maritime Center, Port Townsend, Washington
Northwest Maritime Center, Port Townsend, Washington
Northwest Maritime Center, Port Townsend, Washington