Wenatchee Valley College and Wells House Wenatchee Valley College and Wells House At the time that Wells House was donated to the school district, the college resided in the basement of the old Wenatchee High School located on King Street. The deeded property included the five-acre grounds in front of the house that are now referred to as the Wells House Lawn. 
In the early years of the college, the house served as classroom and office space. Dean Helen Van Tassell had her office in the turret on the main floor just off the living room. In later years, the upper floors were used as a girls' dormitory.
Following the construction of Wenatchee Valley College's Wells Hall, located just to the west of Wells House, classes and offices were moved out of the house, which remained in continual use for college activities until the late 1960s, when it became too expensive to maintain.
Fearing the structure would be torn down rather than preserved, a group of historically minded community members formed the Save the Wells House Committee (later the Wells House Committee). The committee includes formerWeHoGis (Wells House Girls) who had lived in the house when part of it served as a dorm in the 1950s. The Wells House Committee worked with the Wenatchee Valley College Board of Trustees to take on the responsibility of the house and, in 1973, the house was placed on the National Register of Historic Sites.
From the late 1970s to 2004, the North Central Washington Council of Camp Fire offices were 
located on the second floor. Receptions, weddings and other social events are still held on the first floor and the front lawn. 
In October 2009, the Wells House Committee
members (pictured), Wenatchee Valley College,
and the Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural
Center hosted a celebration of the 100th Anniversary
of Wells House.
Photographs on this page courtesy of Wenatchee Valley College.
