Historic Places | South Whidbey Historical Society

The South Whidbey Historical Society conducted an inventory of historic places between 1989 and 1991.

The following is a list of buildings identified and information gathered.

We encourage anyone in the South Whidbey community to contribute additional photos or information to help maintain this inventory of historic places.

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: #1 Swan House – Clinton Location: Swan Rd – Off Heggenes Rd. Deer Lake district. Builder: Evert (Ed) Swan Year built: 1926 Owners: Evert and Anna Swan Notes: Evert and Anna were parents of: Ivar Swan Ellen Satcher Inez Flynn Edwin Swan Elsie Olkonen

: #2 Farm House – Clinton Location: Cultus Bay Rd and French Rd. Glendale district. Builder: Year built: Owners: Notes:

: #3 Farm Barn – Clinton Location: Cultus Bay Rd and French Rd Builder: Year built: Owners: Notes: On the same property as #2

: #4 Green House – Clinton Location: Deer Lake Rd Builder: Year built: Owners: 1991 Bob Porter Notes: Teachers cottage (source: Esther Moe)

: #5 Green House – Clinton Location: Deer Lake Rd. Builder: Year built: Owners: 1991 Bob Porter Notes: Same property as #4

: #6 Stohr House – Clinton Location: Cultus Bay and Cattron Rd Builder: David Walker Year built: 1930’s Owners: Last owner Conchita Jackson Notes: House was taken down in 2008

: #7 Skarberg House – Clinton Location: Heggenes Rd. Builder: Year built: Owners: Kitty and Gordon Adams Notes:

: #8 Skarberg Barn – Clinton Location: Heggenes Rd. Builder: Year built: Owners: Myrna and Sean Twomey Notes:

: #9 Bardahl House – Clinton Location: Anderson Rd and Orr Rd Builder: Year built: Owners: 1991 Bob Smith Notes:

: #10 Pickens House – Clinton Location: Maxwelton Rd Builder: Craw Year built: Owners: Bob Pickens Notes:

: #11 Rock House – Clinton Location: Heggenes Rd Builder: Year built: Owners: Notes:

: #12 Ford House – Clinton Location: Humphrey Rd Builder: Year built: Owners: 1947 Nels Ford, 1993 Fanchers Notes:

: #13 Ethan Feek House – Clinton Location: Maxwelton Rd Builder: Year built: Owners: Ethan Feek, Ralph Noble, Marian Colonel Savage, Chinook Notes:

: #14 Feek Barn – Clinton Location: Maxwelton Rd Builder: Year built: Owners: Notes: Same property as #13

: #15 Clinton Schoolhouse – Clinton Location: Central Ave, Clinton Builder: Year built: 1930’s Owners: School District, Lloyd Grant Notes: Was built in the 1930’s as a school after the Deer Lake school burned down. After consolidation of schools on So. Whidbey, it was used as a chicken hatchery by Llyod Grant (father of Norma Grant Metcalf). The building has also been used as a Liquor Store and Apartment building.

: #16 Island Schoolhouse – Maxwelton Location: Bailey and French Rds. Builder: Year built: Owners: School District, John & Grace Burley Notes: This school served the Maxwelton area prior to consolidation.

: #17 Friends Meeting House – Maxwelton Location: French Rd. Builder: Year built: Owners:Friends, Jenny Hall, Barney Heinz Notes: Original location of this Friends Meeting House building was on First St. in Langley and the building was moved to this site.

: #18 Herbert Green House – Maxwelton Location: Builder: Year built: 1920s Owners: Herbert & Emily Green Notes: Home to a longtime Maxwelton family. Clay, Verna, Everett, Lester, and Darrell Green all lived there.

: #19 St. Peter’s Lutheran Church – Clinton Location: Builder: Year built:1908 Owners: Notes: Ground for the church was given by Chris and Martha Berg. It was cleared in 1908 and construction began soon afterward. (Prior to the new building, services were held in private homes – a minister came by boat from the mainland.

: #20 Blue Gate Antiques – Clinton Location: Cultus Bay & Goldfinch Rds. Builder: Year built: 1860s Owners: Lillian Tucker Notes: This Finnish log cabin was disassembled and rebuilt in the Freeland area.

: #21 Kyllonen House – Clinton Location: Campbell Rd, east of Maxwelton Rd. Builder: Year built: Owners: Swanie Kyllonen Family Notes: Home to Grace Prentice, Mary Galbreath, and Esther Stockholm.

: #22 Hagstrom House – Maxwelton Location: Swede Hill Rd. Builder: Year built: 1911 Owners: Notes: Maxwelton had a post office and store where groceries were brought by boat. Other Swedish families (Hjort, Erickson, Johnson & Swanson) bought land on the hill above Maxwelton, hence the name “Swede Hill.”

: #23 Hammons Farm – Clinton Location: Cultus Bay & Possession Rds. Builder: Year built: Owners: Al Hammon, Whidbey Camano Land Trust Notes: This property was donated to the Whidbey Camano Land Trust in 2005. The building roof and newer addition were removed in 2007.

: #24 “Peg Leg Anderson” Portahouse – Clinton Location: Sandy Hook Rd. Builder: Peg Leg Anderson Year built: pre 1910’s Owners: Peg Leg…

: #25 Bailey Store – Clinton Location: Cultus Bay and Jewett Rds. Builder: Year built: Owners: Notes: It was originally the Ingleside…

: #26 Finnish Sauna – Clinton Location: Campbell & Cultus Bay Rds. Builder: Year built: Owners: Bert & Myrtle Campbell, Dean & Larry…

: #27 Migrant Berry Pickers’ House – Clinton Location: Possesion Pt and Hellman Rds Builder: Year built: Owners: Hellman Notes: Migrant berry pickers’…

: #28 VFW Hall – Clinton Location: Bailey Rd. Builder: Year built: Owners: Notes: It was originally built as the Ingleside Hall….

: #29 Joshua Green Lodge – Clinton Location: Cultus Bay and Jewett Rds. Builder: Year built: Owners: Notes: This Lodge was built by…

: #30 Ford Garage – Glendale Location: Glendale Rd. Builder: Bill Peterson Year built: 1920s Owners: Bill Peterson Notes: This was…

: #31 Glendale Hotel – Glendale Location: Builder: Bill Peterson Year built: 1911 Owners: Notes: Built as a store, post office and…

: #32 French House – Clinton Location: Cultus Bay and French Rds. Builder: Year built: Owners: French Family, Gracia & Denny…

: #33 Joshua Green Ranch – Clinton Location: Cultus Bay and Jewitt Rds. Builder: Year built: Owners: Joshua Green Notes: See building #29

: #34 Fiske House – Clinton Location: Fiske and French Rds. Builder: Year built: Owners: Art and Edith Fiske Notes: Home to children…

: #35 Boynton House – Langley Location: Builder: Year built: 1908 Owners: Boynton, Martha Murphy and Jim Riley Notes: It was formerly a B&B.

: #36 Hunziker House – Langley Location: 6th St. Builder: WJ Hunziker Year built: 1907 Owners: WJ Hunziker Notes:

: #37 SW History Museum – Langley Location: 2nd St. Builder: Jacob Anthes Year built: Owners: Anthes, Blackie Anderson, Alma Gristr Notes: Served as a bunkhouse and cookhouse for the brush cutters working for Jacob Anthes. It was later owned by Blackie Anderson, whose daughter Alma Grist bequeathed it to the South Whidbey Historical Society in 1989. It now serves at the South Whidbey Historical Society Museum.

: #38 Jensen House – Langley Location: 6th St Builder: H.P. Jensen Year built: 1900 Owners: H.P. Jensen Notes: It was torn down in 1993.

: #39 LuLu Anderson House – Langley Location: 3rd St Builder: H.P. Jensen Year built: 1900 Owners: LuLu Anderson, Mr Adams Notes: LuLu also had a cabin at Possession where she spent her summers crabbing with a fishing pole in a little red boat.

: #40 DeBruyn House – Langley Location: DeBruyn Ave. Builder: Year built: Owners: DeBruyn Notes: The oldest house in Langley

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Historic Places with more in-depth information:

South Whidbey Historical Society Museum Logger Bunkhouse

Voelker House – 715 Third Street – Langley