Bainbridge Island Historical Museum
Type: Museums
Owner: Bainbridge Island Historical Society
Phone: 206-842-2773
Designation*: N/A
Built: N/A
Location: 215 Ericksen Avenue NE, Bainbridge Island
Map and directions (Courtesy Google Maps)
Hours: Wednesday to Sunday, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Admission: Family, $5.00; adult, $2.50; student/senior, $1.50; under 5: FREE

*DOE=Designated eligible; NR=National Register of Historic Places; NHL=National Historic Landmark; WHR=Washington Heritage Register; City=Local city; County=Local county; N/A=Not applicable

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Housed in a 1908 schoolhouse, the Bainbridge Island Museum features several collections of maritime history artifacts related to the development of the Bainbridge Island community, located in Puget Sound west of Seattle. The early years of island history included the largest sawmill on Puget Sound at Port Blakely, near the south end of the island. Lumber schooners and later oil and diesel-powered vessels loaded lumber at Port Blakely for destinations all along the west coast. Shipbuilding and fishing were also important industries for the local economy.

Recent maritime history exhibits include “The Politovsky,” focused on a Russian-built paddle-wheel steamer, which played a major role in the developing lumber industry on Bainbridge Island, and “The Mosquito Fleet,” featuring artifacts, maps, and models about the so-called Mosquito Fleet of steamships that plied Puget Sound waters. At one time there were some 30 docks around Bainbridge Island that served these steamships.