Saint Urban, Washington

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Saint Urban, Washington
Unincorporated community
Saint Urban is located in Washington (state)
Saint Urban
Saint Urban
Coordinates: 46°31′05″N 122°53′13″W / 46.518°N 122.887°W / 46.518; -122.887Coordinates: 46°31′05″N 122°53′13″W / 46.518°N 122.887°W / 46.518; -122.887
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountyLewis

Saint Urban is an unincorporated community in Lewis County, Washington, United States.[1] It is located approximately three miles (4.8 km) northeast of Winlock. The town's existence began as German and Swiss immigrants settled the area in the late 1800's. The central hub of the community was located at the intersection of Military Road and Sargent Road and at its height of prosperity, consisted of a small store, a Catholic church, a school and a Grange hall.[2][3] At present, only the Grange hall[4] and church remain.

The church, originally called the Assumption Catholic Church (later called St. Urban) was dedicated on August 15, 1891, the day of the Feast of the Assumption.[5] By the early 2000's the church building had become dilapidated and had been decommissioned, though the cemetery was still maintained.[6] The Archdiocese of Seattle was contemplating destroying the building. A group of former residents and their descendants, concerned about the loss of a historic landmark, formed the St. Urban Settlement Foundation in an effort to save the church. Volunteers worked towards the restoration effort that culminated in the reopening of the building with a ceremony on August 15, 2010.[7]

The first school in St. Urban was built on property owned by Frederick Schlittler, approximately one-quarter mile (0.40 km) north of the main intersection of the town. A new school district, 37, was assigned on January 8, 1884. The original school was replaced with a somewhat larger building c. 1908 and was located diagonally across the St. Urban intersection from the church.[5]

Gallery[]

  • St. Urban Street Scene, c1915

  • St. Urban School Interior, c1915

References[]

  1. ^ "Saint Urban". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ^ Bill Wall. "History of Winlock and Vicinity".
  3. ^ C. C. Wall (1952). "A History of Winlock, Washington" (PDF).
  4. ^ "Lewis County Granges | St. Urban Grange 648". www.grange.org. Retrieved 2015-08-12.
  5. ^ a b Chambers, Margaret (2016). Saint Urban Church Community, Early Years. Centralia, WA: Self published. pp. 4, 67.
  6. ^ "St. Urban Cemetery".
  7. ^ News, Tony Lystra / The Daily. "Winlock celebrates completion of St. Urban restoration". Longview Daily News. Retrieved 2016-12-02.


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