Thomas Burke letter to the University of Washington Board of Regents regarding the preservation of the Forestry Building, July 25, 1913

The Forestry Building was originally built for the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition. It was used as the Washington State Museum (now the Burke Museum) in the early 1920s, The structure was closed in 1923 when museum director Frank Hall discovered that the leaky building was infested with bark beetles...

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Main Author: Burke, Thomas, 1849-1925
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Published: 1913
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Online Access:http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/ptec/id/2783
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Summary:The Forestry Building was originally built for the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition. It was used as the Washington State Museum (now the Burke Museum) in the early 1920s, The structure was closed in 1923 when museum director Frank Hall discovered that the leaky building was infested with bark beetles. The building was destroyed in 1930.