7th Street Theatre awarded ‘Outstanding Rehabilitation’
Published 1:30 am Thursday, September 18, 2025
Dr. Allyson Brooks, Washington State Historic Preservation officer, has announced the 2025 award recipients for Outstanding Achievements in Historic Preservation.
Each year, the agency recognizes people, projects and organizations throughout the state that have achieved distinction in the field of historic preservation. The 2025 awardees come from Franklin, Grays Harbor, King, Skagit, Snohomish, Spokane, Whatcom and Whitman counties.
Outstanding Rehabilitation – Valerie Sivinski Award
7th Street Theatre, Hoquiam, Grays Harbor County
The 7th Street Theatre Association is recognized for their grass-roots rehabilitation of this historic Hoquiam movie palace.
Over the course of 40 years, a small group of dedicated volunteers raised and invested approximately $4 million to restore the crown jewel of Grays Harbor. Their years of hard work raising funds and rehabilitating the historic building’s interior culminated in a ribbon cutting in August to celebrate the completion of its exterior restoration.
Constructed in 1928, the 7th Street Theatre is the only surviving atmospheric theater in Washington state. Atmospheric theatres, popular in the 1920s, were designed to evoke a sense of being outdoors using lighting, architectural elements and ornamentation. The 7th Street Theatre was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
Other awards:
Outstanding Rehabilitation – Valerie Sivinski Award
Weyerhaeuser Office Building, Everett, Snohomish County
Outstanding Rehabilitation – Valerie Sivinski Award
Interstate Telephone Exchange, Pullman, Whitman County
Outstanding Rehabilitation – Valerie Sivinski Award
YWCA, Seattle, King County
Outstanding Stewardship
C Street Vault, Connell, Franklin County
Outstanding Stewardship
Opportunity Township Hall, Spokane Valley, Spokane County
Heritage Barn Rehabilitation
Hall-Leander Barn, Skagit County
Special Achievement
Ken Calder, Point Roberts, Whatcom County
Special Achievement
Leland Lauffer, Statewide Forester for the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife
