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Milwaukee Road Bunkhouse

1909 establishments in Washington (state)Bed and breakfasts in Washington (state)Buildings and structures completed in 1909Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific RailroadHouses in Kittitas County, Washington
National Register of Historic Places in Kittitas County, WashingtonRailway buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic PlacesRailway buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington (state)Residential buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington (state)
Milwaukee Road Bunkhouse, South Cle Elum Washington
Milwaukee Road Bunkhouse, South Cle Elum Washington

The Milwaukee Road Bunkhouse was built by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (also known as the Milwaukee Road) in 1909 to house train crews between shifts. The bunkhouse served the crews at the rail yard and division point at South Cle Elum, Washington. The bunkhouse is an L-shaped, two-storey, wood-frame vernacular building originally placed near the depot, but moved to its present location south of the rail yard around 1920 to accommodate the electric substation when the Milwaukee Road electrified. The bunkhouse continued to serve train crews until 1974. When the railroad ceased operations in Washington in 1980, it sold the property to private individuals who converted the bunkhouse into a bed and breakfast. Originally listed as 28 bedrooms and two bathrooms, the bunkhouse was renovated to 9 rooms The bunkhouse, now the Iron Horse Bed and Breakfast, currently rents bunkhouse rooms as well as four separate cabooses. The bunkhouse was listed in the National Register because of its association with The Milwaukee Road and the development of railroads in Washington.

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Milwaukee Road Bunkhouse
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Suncadia, Washington

Suncadia is an unincorporated community and resort in Kittitas County, Washington, covering an area of 6,300 acres (25.5 km2). It is located approximately 80 miles (130 km) east of Seattle in the Cascade Mountains between Roslyn, Cle Elum, and the Mountains to Sound Greenway section of Interstate 90. The resort was a joint undertaking between Jeld-Wen and managing partner Lowe Enterprises. The $1 billion project featured a 4-star rated mountain lodge with convention center facilities, a mountain springs themed spa, a sports center with indoor and outdoor swimming pools, an outdoor venue amphitheater/lake with winter ice skating, trails and recreational areas, 2,000 residential units, and three golf courses. The resort is also home to Swiftwater Cellars, a destination winery.A village center with restaurants and shops was to be completed by 2016. As of June 2019 this project has not been completed.Over 500 single-family homesites were sold in 2004, generating more than $125 million in gross revenue.The community's open space includes a 1,200-acre (4.9 km2) corridor along the Cle Elum River, which remains open to the public under a partnership (called the Suncadia Conservancy) that also includes Washington's Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Yakama Nation. The interests of local citizens in aspects of the development that included the corridor were represented by RIDGE, a grassroots group.Suncadia, originally called "MountainStar," was built on former forest lands purchased in 1996 from Plum Creek Timber Company by Jeld-Wen's Trendwest Investments.