The Dead Parrot Historical Society

The Webster Hotel From the CWU Archives: Built in 1909 for the Ellensburg Brewing and Malting Co., the original two story brick building was valued at $16,000. Located on the southwest corner of Third and Pearl Streets, it opened in November 1909 as the Majestic Hotel. The structure was renamed the St. Regis in 1913 […]

AJ Splawn, Robbers Roost, and Wicked Parrots Andrew Jackson (A.J) Splawn – 7/30/1845 – 3/2/1917      Splawn, known both as A.J. and Jack, was born in Missouri on July 30, 1845. With his widowed mother, Nancy, and several siblings, he came west at age 6 on the Oregon Trail to the Willamette Valley.   […]

The Governor’s Castle A Fine Governor’s Mansion By April 1889 Brittain A. Craig (co-owner of the Capital Hill Water Works) and his brother Samuel Craig were building a prospective governor’s mansion in the recently designated Capital Hill neighborhood at the corner of Third Avenue and Chestnut Street. Northwest Magazine reported that “Mr. Craig is putting up the […]

The Dead Parrot Historical Society was formed on 8/19/6026 DEATH TO PARROTS