Tokeland Hotel Tokeland, Washington

Timeline

1885-1910: Construction of Tokeland Hotel
1885: Lizzie and William Kindred construct a family farmhouse: a two-story wood frame building with a gabled roof, brick fireplace in the north wall, and covered porch facing the bay
1898-1915: William Kindred serves as Tokeland's post master; post office operates out of Tokeland Hotel
1899: The Kindreds construct a two-story addition, giving the building an "L" shape, and formally open for business as the Kindred Inn
1910: Construction of a second wing, creating the building's current "C" shape; gas lighting and a second large fireplace are added
c. 1920-c. 1939: Maude Kindred remodels interior and adds plumbing system to keep up with increasing standards of the "sawdust aristocracy" and travelers from throughout the Northwest
c. 1950: Composition shingles are applied over the original split shakes, which had become weathered
1974: Tokeland Hotel is painted "barn red"
11 Apr 1978: Tokeland Hotel added to National Register of Historic Places