Maritime Heritage Center

State
Washington
County
Skagit County
City
Anacortes
Postal Code
98221
Location
703 R Avenue
Phone
360-299-1984

Maritime Heritage Center in Skagit County County is rich in Skagit County heritage, constituting several churches and a collection of artifacts. Maritime Heritage Center’s collections include furniture, history DVDs, obituaries, and local history books, preserved and displayed for recreational and educational purposes.

The history of the Maritime Heritage Center traces back to the 1916 Gothic Revival Church. The site houses numerous churches arising within the 20th century and are of different denominations.

Apart from the 1900 Gothic church, the Maritime Heritage Center includes:

  • Anacortes memorial annex and gardens.
  • The ranch house.

Maritime Heritage Center is located in Anacortes City at 703 R Avenue, Anacortes, Washington, 98221. Maritime Heritage Center is a non-profit corporation owned by Skagit County Heritage Museum Non-Profit Corporation.

Maritime Heritage Center Services

The Maritime Heritage Center’s mission is to collect, preserve, invest and display the culture and history of Skagit County county. In delivering its mandate, the Maritime Heritage Center partners with the public in collecting important artifacts such as pictures and tools.

The Maritime Heritage Center offers the following services to the public:

  • Members of the public are granted free admission to the Maritime Heritage Center.
  • The Maritime Heritage Center rents the church building for small gatherings. The building has a kitchen, meeting area, a restroom and is ADA-accessible.
  • The Maritime Heritage Center offers employment and volunteer opportunities.
  • The Maritime Heritage Center offers ticket sales, membership registrations to help fund its operations.
  • The Maritime Heritage Center holds events and fundraisers throughout the year to help raise funds for supporting its operations.

Maritime Heritage Center Collections

The Maritime Heritage Center has a wide variety of collections and continues to add more in partnership with the Maritime Heritage Center’s members and the general public. The following collections are in the custody of the Maritime Heritage Center:

  • Skagit County County historic artifacts.
  • Skagit County County Furniture
  • Tools
  • Skagit County County Pictures
  • A collection of newspapers since 1892
  • Skagit County County local history books
  • Skagit County County Maps
  • Skagit County County pamphlets
  • Oral history DVDs
  • Obituaries
  • Skagit County County School pictures.

You may reach Maritime Heritage Center for any inquiries by calling their offices at 360-299-1984 or visiting their official website.

Directions

Refer the map below to find the driving directions.