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Harstine Island community member Bill Burrows referred a history of the Harstine Island Community Hall to the author: "Our Community Hall was built in 1914. The ground where the hall is located, which consists of 1/4 acre, was donated by Andrew Johnson, Hilma Wingert's father. For the lumber, the men went along the beach and felled trees that were easy to get out. August Carlson also donated trees for lumber. Jim Edgbert, Arthur Wingert, and Alan McKay used two teams of horses to haul the logs out of the woods, Then they were rafted and towed by the "Marie," owned by Raymond and John Haskell, and the "Levina", owned by Ed Cowan, to the sawmill at Taylor Bay. When the lumber was finished, it was towed back to the Island in a scow by the "Marie." Horses and a wagon were used to haul it from the bay to the location of the hall." The essay also added: "The main carpenters were the Sund brothers, John, Bill and Oscar, from Stadium (near Grapeview). Islanders taking part in the building were: Lee Carlson, Ed Wilson, John Wilson, Arlo Wingert, Arthur Wingert and Paul Hitchcock." (Essay included in an email from Bill Burrows to the author, 09/28/2012.) The building contained a high-ceilinged main hall used for various purposes, including meetings, dances and athletic events, such as basketball and volleyball games.

Tel: (360) 427-1017 (2012).

A dining room and kitchen appended onto the side of the main building was built by Bill Sayers and colleagues in 1916. A women's restroom was built in the basement subsequently. Electrification came to the island in the 1940s.

PCAD id: 18083