WAULakeWildernessLodgePH2016_012.xmlGuide to the Photographs of Lake Wilderness Lodge 1951Lake Wilderness Lodge PhotographsSpecial Collections, University of Washington Libraries© 2016 (Last modified: 11/27/2017)
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University of Washington Libraries, Special CollectionsPH1449Photographs of Lake Wilderness Lodge195110 photographs (1 folder) ; 8 x 10 inCollection materials are in English.Photographs of the restaurant at and the exterior of Lake Wilderness Lodge, a resort on the shore of Lake Wilderness in Maple Valley, Washington

In 1925, Thomas Gaffney moved from Sprague, WA to Maple Valley, WA. He started a resort on the shores of Lake Wilderness which had restaurants, beaches, a dance pavilion, skating rink, and other attractions. The Lake Wilderness Lodge was constructed in the 1950s. It was designed by the Young & Richardson & Carlston & Detlie architectural firm. In 1952, the building received the highly prestigious American Institute of Architecture and Washington State Design awards. It was designated a King County landmark in 1997, cited as an excellent example of "post-war, Northwest architecture." The lodge has a thirty-three foot totem pole, surrounded by a spiral staircase which serves as a structural column supporting the hotel roof. Currently, the Lake Wilderness Lodge is owned and operated by the City of Maple Valley.

Ten photographs of Lake Wilderness Lodge in Maple Valley, Washington. Five photographs show the resort's restaurant; the remaining photographs are exterior and aerial views of the resort and the lake. Photographs by Fred Milkie, Herold Aerial Photos, and others.

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Donor: Steve Schneider, March 17, 2011

Processed by Ishtar Laguna Monroy, March 2017.

Accessioned as PH2016-012.

Lake Wilderness (Wash.)--PhotographsWilderness lodges--Washington (State)--Maple Valley--PhotographsPhotographsMilkie, FredVisual Materials Collections (University of Washington)Photographs

 

11Aerial view of the Lake Wilderness Lodge and the lakeJune 10, 1951Herold Aerial Photos, Seattle, WA 12Aerial view of the Lake Wilderness Lodge and the lake1951 13Lake Wilderness Lodge, parking lot and airplanes1951 14Lake Wilderness Lodge and the lake1951 15Lake Wilderness Lodge and two women kayaking in the lake1951Fred Milkie Photographers, Seattle, WA 16 Interior of the restaurant of the Lake Wilderness Lodge with totem pole and spiral staircase1951Fred Milkie Photographers, Seattle, WA 17-9Views of interior of the restaurant of the Lake Wilderness Lodge 1951Fred Milkie Photographers, Seattle, WA 110View of the bar of the Lake Wilderness Lodge1951Fred Milkie Photographers, Seattle, WA