Walla Walla Lodge Plans $10,000 Expansion
Columbia Lodge looks to develop prime business property at Fourth and Rose streets with a two-story brick building.
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If plans under consideration materialize at tomorrow night's meeting, Columbia Lodge No. 8, K. of P., will erect a handsome two-story brick building on its lot at the corner of Fourth and Rose streets immediately at a cost of $10,000. It is understood that the majority of the members of the lodge are in favor of erecting the structure. The lot owned by the lodge is now occupied by ex-Councilman Martin's blacksmith shop and is considered excellent business property. It has a frontage of 60 feet on Fourth street and a depth of 80 feet on Rose, and is valued at $6500. If the lodge decides to erect the building it will be leased entirely for business purposes and will in no wise be considered as a home for the lodge, which has quarters in the new Odd Fellows' temple in Alder street.
“It is understood that a firm has offered a yearly rental for the entire building that would net a handsome return on the investment.”
This reflects the era's robust fraternal culture and property speculation, where lodges acted as key civic developers. Today, the corner of Fourth and Rose streets remains a central point in the city's urban landscape, illustrating how early 20th-century fraternal investments solidified the downtown grid.
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