The Historic Structures

1930s Superintendent's Cottage and Water Tower, known today as the Alderwood Manor Heritage Cottage and Water Tower, are the only surviving structures from the Demonstration Farm which was built in 1917 by the Puget Mill Company. The Demonstration Farm was located along the Interurban Rail Line which generally follows the I-5 corridor. See details for these structures below.

1930s Superintendent's Cottage & Water Tower

Renovated by the Alderwood Manor Heritage Association for use as a heritage resource center and home to the associations’ 200+ members, the "Cottage", as it's simply referred to as, offers public access to resource materials related to the historic community of Alderwood Manor including access to archives of photographs, newspapers manuscripts, as well as collections of artifacts, oral histories, books and reference materials.

Currently the water tower is under renovation by the City of Lynnwood.

Humble House

The site's original structure wasbuilt in 1919 and named for the family that bought the property in 1934. The restored house is now the home of the Sno-Isle Genealogical Society.

Wickers Building

The Wickers Building, built in 1919, was the first mercantile and post office on North Trunk Road in Alderwood Manor (now 196th Street SW in Lynnwood), and a familiar landmark half-way between Seattle and Everett to passengers on the Interurban. The exterior and first floor of the Tudor Revival-style building have been carefully restored, preserving its distinctive features. The historic building includes the Snohomish County Visitors Information Center and a future museum.

Interurban Trolley Car 55

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Car 55 is one of six Interurban electric rail cars that provided commuter service from Alderwood Manor to Seattle and Everett from 1910 to 1939. The Interurban was key to the development of Alderwood Manor, now known as Lynnwood. Folks from the big cities traveled by trolley, encouraged by the Demonstration Farm to relocate to the country, breathe the fresh air and learn how to raise poultry for profit. After the demise of the Interurban in 1939, Car 55 was retired, serving as a restaurant diner for several years, and later as a ticket office for the Snoqualmie Valley Railroad. The City of Lynnwood purchased the deteriorated trolley in 1993, and began its restoration with a federal grant in 1996.