Old Court House, its gardens, and Esderts Furniture store across 5th Avenue in the Odd Fellows Temple. Three garden photos courtesy of Whitman College Archives.

Looking East across 5th

Looking North across Main Street

Walter Gardner

 

Christopher Columbus Statue on the Court House lawn was celebrated at its Centennial on October 8th 2011 by the Italian Heritage Association and the Knights of Columbus in full regalia. The Touchet School band had the honors of providing music. Photos by Joe Drazan.

 

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Touchet School Band

The Three Courthouses of Walla Walla County; a history by Steve Wilen.

This building later became the first Court House in the County. Image courtesy of the Whitman College Archives.

The 1881 building when new. Note the corner stairs go up, and then apparently down to the sidewalk. Courtesy of Whitman College Archives.

As it looked shortly before demolition in January 1914. Note the Columbus statue which was dedicated in October 1911.

 

Contemporary photos by Steve Wilen.

Inside the U.S. Court Room in the Post Office/Federal Building which has not been used since who knows when. Photographed in 2007 by Joe Drazan.

Jury room

New Court House news from the pages of the Walla Walla Bulletin newspaper in 1916. Click on images to enlarge; images not necessarily in chronological order, but each is dated in its caption area.

July 23 1916

Aug 10 1916

Feb 14 1916

March 10 1916

March 29 1916

June 4 1916

June 11 1916

March 14 1916

Sept 27 1916

Dec 3 1916

Aug 25 1916

Dec 1 1916

Dec 13 1916

April 12 1916

Dec 23 1916

Dec 11 1916