Walla Walla ยท Downtown Walla Walla
Marcus Whitman Hotel
Walla Walla's 1928 hotel by Sherwood D. Ford, financed by townspeople who bought stock, with its own wine tasting rooms.
- Built
- 1928Completed 1928 (special hotel edition of the Walla Walla Daily Bulletin, September 5, 1928).
- Style
- 'Perpendicular modern' (Art Deco-influenced)
- Architect
- Sherwood D. Ford
- Type
- Grand hotel
- Area
- Downtown Walla Walla
- Credentials
- Listed on the National Register of Historic Places; Historic Hotels of America member
The story
Walla Walla citizens, organized by banker W. W. Baker in 1927, bought stock to finance a first-class hotel, and the Marcus Whitman was completed in 1928; the nomination calls its community-driven financing outstanding. Seattle architect Sherwood D. Ford designed it and described its style as ‘perpendicular modern’. Listed on the National Register in 1999, it is a Historic Hotels of America member with a restaurant and in-house wine tasting rooms.
Good to know
- Address: 6 W Rose Street, Walla Walla, WA 99362
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Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.