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Olympic Club Hotel
The Olympic Club Hotel, also known as McMenamins Olympic Club Hotel and Theater, is a historic hotel owned by McMenamins Pubs & Breweries in Centralia, Washington, United States. The hotel is adjacent to the Olympic Club and situated in the Centralia Downtown Historic District, both listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The hotel was not listed on the 1980 NRHP registry of the Olympic Club as it was, at the time, a separate building and business entity.
The hotel was constructed in 1913 and originally known as the Hotel Crawford. The moniker was changed the following year to the Oxford Hotel, a business name that survived into the 2000s. The establishment has contained a tavern known as the New Tourist Bar since its beginnings.
The Oxford may have been used partially as a brothel during its early years and Prohibition era. The capture of the "Gentleman Bandit", Roy Gardner, took place at the hotel in 1921. The hotel is also theorized to contain a bootlegger tunnel under its basement. A potential barrel storage area from the days of Prohibition was discovered under the club in 2001 but no tunnel has yet been found.
The building was considered vacant by the early 1970s but was purchased, along with the Olympic Club, by the McMenamin brothers in 1996. The hotel building, renamed as the Olympic Club Hotel, was restored beginning in mid-2002 and reopened, including the historic bar, later that same year. A Tiffany glass dome, used as an awning over the main entrance was installed in 2003.
The hotel features 27 rooms, many named after prominent people from Centralia or notable historic figures who lodged at the site. Former employees are also honored with named rooms. Lodgings are bereft of modern amenities, including in-room bathrooms. The single-screen theater, built in 2002 and not original to the hotel, features armchair and couch seating. The interior design style is similar to that of the club and hotel. Patrons can be served food and drinks during film showings.
The connected venues were combined to form McMenamins Olympic Club and McMenamins Olympic Club Hotel and Theater.
The Olympic Club Hotel, adjacent to the Olympic Club, was built by a local lumberman in 1913. The hotel was a separate business from the club and originally known as the Hotel Crawford; it was renamed in 1914 as the Oxford Hotel as homage to a saloon of a similar name that once existed at the site. The Oxford moniker remained into the 2000s. The hotel's location was specifically chosen due to numerous travelers coming into the city at nearby Centralia Union Depot. The establishment contained a saloon known as the New Tourist Bar and also contained a pool hall. A brothel may have been operated out of the hotel by the wife of an early owner, with ladies accompanying as many as half of the rooms.
The historic club and shuttered hotel, which had been vacant since the early 1970s, were purchased by the McMenamins brothers for $300,000, acquiring the combined properties from the Vogel family estate in 1996. The sale forced the closure of an existing tavern business, known as the El 7 de Copas, that was located on the bottom floor of the hotel. Investments and funding to the historic club and hotel provided by the city of Centralia was due in part to an overall downtown improvements project, specifically the recent completion of the city's historic train station. With plans to use the club as a microbrewery, the brothers reopened the Olympic Club after renovations were complete in January 1997.
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Olympic Club Hotel
The Olympic Club Hotel, also known as McMenamins Olympic Club Hotel and Theater, is a historic hotel owned by McMenamins Pubs & Breweries in Centralia, Washington, United States. The hotel is adjacent to the Olympic Club and situated in the Centralia Downtown Historic District, both listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The hotel was not listed on the 1980 NRHP registry of the Olympic Club as it was, at the time, a separate building and business entity.
The hotel was constructed in 1913 and originally known as the Hotel Crawford. The moniker was changed the following year to the Oxford Hotel, a business name that survived into the 2000s. The establishment has contained a tavern known as the New Tourist Bar since its beginnings.
The Oxford may have been used partially as a brothel during its early years and Prohibition era. The capture of the "Gentleman Bandit", Roy Gardner, took place at the hotel in 1921. The hotel is also theorized to contain a bootlegger tunnel under its basement. A potential barrel storage area from the days of Prohibition was discovered under the club in 2001 but no tunnel has yet been found.
The building was considered vacant by the early 1970s but was purchased, along with the Olympic Club, by the McMenamin brothers in 1996. The hotel building, renamed as the Olympic Club Hotel, was restored beginning in mid-2002 and reopened, including the historic bar, later that same year. A Tiffany glass dome, used as an awning over the main entrance was installed in 2003.
The hotel features 27 rooms, many named after prominent people from Centralia or notable historic figures who lodged at the site. Former employees are also honored with named rooms. Lodgings are bereft of modern amenities, including in-room bathrooms. The single-screen theater, built in 2002 and not original to the hotel, features armchair and couch seating. The interior design style is similar to that of the club and hotel. Patrons can be served food and drinks during film showings.
The connected venues were combined to form McMenamins Olympic Club and McMenamins Olympic Club Hotel and Theater.
The Olympic Club Hotel, adjacent to the Olympic Club, was built by a local lumberman in 1913. The hotel was a separate business from the club and originally known as the Hotel Crawford; it was renamed in 1914 as the Oxford Hotel as homage to a saloon of a similar name that once existed at the site. The Oxford moniker remained into the 2000s. The hotel's location was specifically chosen due to numerous travelers coming into the city at nearby Centralia Union Depot. The establishment contained a saloon known as the New Tourist Bar and also contained a pool hall. A brothel may have been operated out of the hotel by the wife of an early owner, with ladies accompanying as many as half of the rooms.
The historic club and shuttered hotel, which had been vacant since the early 1970s, were purchased by the McMenamins brothers for $300,000, acquiring the combined properties from the Vogel family estate in 1996. The sale forced the closure of an existing tavern business, known as the El 7 de Copas, that was located on the bottom floor of the hotel. Investments and funding to the historic club and hotel provided by the city of Centralia was due in part to an overall downtown improvements project, specifically the recent completion of the city's historic train station. With plans to use the club as a microbrewery, the brothers reopened the Olympic Club after renovations were complete in January 1997.
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