Dockton Hotel

The Dockton Hotel, also known as Dockton School, was a building in Dockton, Washington on Maury Island. Built in 1917, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. It was the largest remaining structure from the days when Dockton was primarily a ship-building town.[2] As of 2008, the building is presumed to be demolished due to its collapse.[3]

Dockton Hotel
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	SW 260th St. and 99th Ave. SW, Dockton, Washington
Coordinates	47°22′15″N 122°27′38″W
Area	1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built	1917
Built by	John A. Martinolich
NRHP reference No.	83003337[1]
Added to NRHP	July 28, 1983

History

The Dockton Hotel was built to house employees of John A. Martinolich's shipyard. It was a ​2 ¹⁄₂-story rectangular wood structure with an open porch and four pillars supporting the porch roof.[2]

After World War I, business for the shipyard declined and the boardinghouse was no longer needed.[4] The building was sold to be used as a school.[5] After serving as the community's elementary school for 20 years, the property was bought in 1944 by Theodore Berry, a Dockton postmaster, WPA Administrator, and general storekeeper, who turned it into a berry cannery. The building later became a private residence, and then was vacant for some years.[2]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Dockton Hotel. National Park Service. Retrieved February 4, 2019. With accompanying pictures
3. "Dockton's history is a story worth telling — Vashon group now has funds to tell it". Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
4. Stein, Alan J. "Dockton drydock begins operations on Maury Island in the spring of 1892". HistoryLink.org. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
5. "Transformation: 1920 to 1945". Vashon History.