City Hall Mural - Pateros, WA
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N 48° 03.210 W 119° 53.912
11U E 284015 N 5326312
When you are a small town of barely 500 ambitious residents, sometimes reuse and repurpose may be your only option.
Waymark Code: WM1015N
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 02/06/2019
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Outspoken1
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Once a fire hall and a police station/jail, the Town of Pateros has recycled a part of their town hall into a museum and visitor centre to showcase their story. In doing so they have even incorporated the old jail cells into the displays, creating some great photo ops for those so inclined.

Inside the museum are several large murals which were donated to Pateros by the Douglas County PUD in 2013. However, on the front of the building, the town hall section, is a large mural. Somewhat of a rarity, it is perfectly round. Hidden within the mural is much more detail than first meets the eye, including scenes of the heydays of Pateros and the scenery of the surrounding countryside. Unfortunately, the mural appears to be unsigned.

Pateros Museum

Ives Landing, which later became known as Pateros, was established around 1896 by its founder, Lee Ives. In 1900 Charles E. Nosler, a Spanish American War veteran, acquired most of the town site. He renamed it Pateros after a village built largely on stilts he had known in the Philippines. The city was later incorporated in 1913.

In 2009 Pateros received a grant to retrofit the old Pateros Fire Hall at the Pateros City Hall. This took the old fire hall from basically a garage to a modern, energy efficient museum.

At one time the city hall housed the fire department, municipal court, and a police department all within its walls. When the museum was built, it maintained the jail cells in their original state, even offering a photo opportunity to those interested.

The largest displays were donated to the city by the Douglas County P.U.D. and were rebuilt by the city employees. Long hours of volunteer time from several local pioneer families also helped to make the dream a reality.

In 2011, during the reenactment of the David Thompson Columbia Brigade (check out the museum to see how this individual influenced the area), the City of Pateros held a ribbon cutting ceremony opening its doors to the public.

We also have an outside walking historical trail that takes you through Memorial Park and down through the pedestrian mall. Here you will read about the struggles of our small community and enjoy beautiful scenery, shade trees and the Mighty Columbia River all at the same time. Sit a spell under one of our shade trees, let the kids play on our "sternwheeler" big toy, or run through our splash pad, all while learning of our past.
From the Town of Pateros
City: Pateros, WA

Location Name: Pateros City Hall

Artist: Unknown

Media: Paint on hardboard

Date: Not listed

Relevant Web Site: Not listed

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