Our 2025 Pop Up Museum centered around three aspects of Fall City history – the Hops Craze, the Brick School, and office life in the early 1900s.

Fall City is home to King County's last remaining hops shed. It was built in 1888 by George Davis Rutherford, near a landing on the Snoqualmie River a short distance upstream from Fall City for easy access to the river for shipping by steamboat. When the hops-growing boom collapsed in the early 1900s, a shortened portion of the building was sold to Jack Bush and moved to its current location in 1904. The building underwent extensive restoration in the 1990s, and continues to serve as a reminder to this part of Snoqualmie Valley's history. Learn more about the Hops Craze and the Hops Shed HERE

Visitors to the Pop Up Museum also enjoyed artifacts and photos from the Brick School. The cornerstone was laid on July 24, 1915 after the consolidation of Fall City District 20, Fall City District 48 (Patterson Creek) and Redmond District 128 required a larger and more modern building. From kerosene lamps to electric lights and from outhouses to flush toilets in one giant leap! The new school was much larger and more fully equipped, allowing the faculty to offer a more extensive curriculum. Manual training, home economics, sciences and commercial subjects were added. By the time World War II was in full swing, it was becoming increasingly difficult to give students the best education, due to rising costs and dwindling student population. The voters approved the consolidation of Cedar Falls, North Bend, Snoqualmie and Fall City School Districts into Snoqualmie Valley School District 410. The final days of school in 1944 were pretty tough for those looking forward to attending high school in Fall City. That year the last Senior class graduated from Fall City High School. Find more photos and information about the Brick School, including the gymnasium that is still in use, HERE

Have you ever used a manual typewriter? At the Pop Up Museum, everyone was welcome to try their hand at typing! Visitors could also try the rotary dial phone, and sit at a pull-down writing desk. Visitors also enjoyed various demonstrations of weaving and other artistic crafts! And the curious of all ages enjoyed exploring the items on our "What Is This?" table.

Our appreciation to all who were able to visit our museum, and celebrate it's opening at the March 25 Gala! We also wish to thank the Fall City Library staff for their continued collaboration and support.