Make Your Event Truly Historic at the Waltz Building

Rates start at $450 for half-day events.

Host your gathering in one of Snohomish’s most charming historic spaces. Built in 1936, the Waltz Building offers a bright vaulted great room with original wainscoting, restored woodwork, Palladian-style windows, and historic photographs and artwork from the Snohomish Historical Society collection. Behind its understated exterior is a warm, flexible venue suited for weddings, memorials, meetings, baby showers, birthdays, classes, celebrations, and other community events.

Rentals include use of the main event room, tables, chairs, full kitchen, restrooms, basic serving pieces, and the paved patio area with gazebo.

Availability

  • The Waltz Building is available Monday through Sunday, from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.

  • Half-day and full-day rentals available, with flexible setup options to fit your needs. For short meetings, we also offer 0-2 hour rental time blocks on a one-time or recurring basis.

  • Check the Waltz Building Calendar for latest availability, then contact us to confirm details and begin the reservation process.

Amenities

The Waltz Building includes:

  • Banquet and round tables to suit any room layout

  • 100 blue padded chairs

  • Glass punch bowls and cups

  • Champagne flutes and wine glasses

  • Full kitchen with stove, oven, dishwasher, full-size refrigerator, and freezer

  • Air conditioning and heating

  • High-speed Wi-Fi

  • Accessible entrance and restrooms

Additional rental options may include white table linens, coffee service equipment, easel stands, and projector/projection screen.

For more information or to schedule a tour, contact us at waltz@snohomishhistoricalsociety.org. We can’t wait to help you create memories at the Waltz!

  • Venue Interior

  • Waltz From Above

  • Waltz Historic Details

  • Front Entrance

  • Waltz Kitchen

  • Waltz Interior

  • Waltz Restroom

  • Waltz Gazebo

  • Waltz Historic Details

History of the Waltz Building

The Waltz Building was constructed in 1936 as a Works Progress Administration improvement project on the grounds of Snohomish High School. Dedicated by the school district that May, it served for several decades as the school’s music room. Band, orchestra, choir, and glee clubs all rehearsed within its walls. The local Tribune noted that, once “ceiled with Celotex,” the building was virtually soundproof.

The two small offices at the front of the building are original: one was used by the band director and the other for instrument storage. Over time, the school partitioned portions of the main room into additional offices.

In 1983, the Snohomish Historical Society purchased the building from the school district for $118. With the support of a generous grant from longtime residents and Society members Bob and Mary Waltz, the building was moved five blocks south to its present home at 116 Avenue B. The three-day move carried the entire building through town on the back of a truck.

During the renovation, later interior partitions were removed and the spacious main room was restored to its original appearance. The building reopened as a rental venue in November 1984 and was named in honor of the Waltz family, owners of the Seattle-Snohomish Mill Company, which once stood directly south of town across the river. The Waltz Building has served the Snohomish community ever since.