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Silverdale

In 1880, it was given the name of Goldendale by a local resident named Munson. When he found the same name on a town in Klickitat County, he switched to the present name.

A large rambling building, once a hotel, a number of abandoned stores, and several weathered houses date back to the late nineteenth century, when transportation on the peninsula was still almost entirely by water. By the 1940s, Silverdale was an important receiving station for the Washington Co-operative Egg and Poultry Association. Today Silverdale has grown into a commercial center in Kitsap County and its small-town context has been lost to recent development.

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Jackson Hall Memorial Building

Constructed in 1936, and assisted by a grant from the WPA, the Jackson Hall Memorial Building is a Rustic Style two-story log structure significantly associated with the community life of Silverdale, Washington. Since its construction, the hall has served as the home of local scout troops and the Izaak Walton League, also the site of a wide variety of community events and entertainments. Except for the corrugated metal roof, the hall retains its original character and continues to fulfill its original function. It is the strongest reminder of the early twentieth century heritage of Old Silverdale, and the best preserved example of full log construction in the local context.

Walker Farm

Walker Farm the farm was homesteaded in 1880 by Mr. and Mrs. Cooksey. In 1892, Frederick Walker optioned 240 acres from the Cookseys

Holm Homestead

The Holm Homestead is one of the last remaining pieces of Kitsap County’s early farming history. The 167-acre farm spans the Clear Creek valley, home to multiple salmon runs, and one of Kitsap County’s largest working farms. The barn was built on the Holm homestead around 1902 and represents a style of barn typically built by local Scandinavian immigrants.

Wheeler Farm

Wheeler Farm, reportedly built as an auction house in 1938, the barn was purchased along with 10 acres of farm land by the Wheeler family in the 1950s. The family later subdivided the farm into 4 equal lots for their children.

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