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Gaffney's Lake Wilderness Lodge

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As part of their modernization effort after the end of the war, the Gaffneys hired the architecture firm of Young, Richardson, Carleton & Detlie to design the new lodge. The architecture firm won first honor awards from American Institute of Architects in 1952 for Gaffney's Lake Wilderness Lodge.
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In the early 1900s, a homesteader whose property was on the shore of Lake Wilderness offered a few rental cabins on his farm to fishermen and hunters. The Gaffney brothers, Tom and Kane, bought the land and began developing a resort in 1926. They later bought two adjacent resort properties and
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combined them all into a complex of about sixty rental cabins that offered indoor and outdoor recreation, including boat rentals, a golf course, a bowling alley, a dance hall, a roller rink, and a restaurant. The resort was a popular destination for locals and visitors during World War II.
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is used extensively inside through support columns and exposed beams. The north wing contains 10 guest rooms with small balconies and private bathrooms. On the lake side, the lodge is wrapped by a concrete deck, supported on two rows of concrete columns and concrete beams.
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purchased the lake property in 1966 and leased it out as a convention center. In 2003, the property was transferred to the City of Maple Valley.
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Mid-Century Architecture in America: Honor Awards of the American Institute of Architects, 1949-1961
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The Gaffneys added a 2,400-foot airstrip to encourage visitors to take
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The lodge is a 3-story wood-frame structure, clad in white cement
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National Register of Historic Places in King County, Washington
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Phillip Seven Esser, Kate Krafft (September 13, 2001).
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Gaffney's Lake Wilderness Lodge is located in Washington (state)
Maple Valley, Washington
47°22′45″N 122°02′14″W / 47.37917°N 122.03722°W / 47.37917; -122.03722 (Gaffney's Lake Wilderness Lodge)
03000163
Lake Wilderness
Maple Valley, Washington

stucco
fir
Thunderbird
Dudley C. Carter
mezzanine
air taxis
Bellevue Airfield
King County, Washington
"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service




National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Gaffney's Lake Wilderness Lodge
National Park Service
15 accompanying pictures


"Lake Wilderness Lodge: Mid-Century Modern, Pacific Northwest Style"

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