PORT TOWNSEND — It could take $250,000 to $300,000 to remodel the interior of the old Point Hudson Hospital building, but Port of Port Townsend officials hope to move their administrative offices to the historical structure in the fall.
“Hopefully, we can have some cost estimates by Wednesday to the commissioners, and ask them for direction,” Larry Crockett, Port of Port Townsend executive director, said Thursday.
The so-called hospital building is one of the white Point Hudson structures built in 1933 as an immigration station for Asians entering Puget Sound.
The buildings were successively owned by the U.S. Coast Guard, Navy and Army before being acquired by the Port in 1956.
The Port resumed control of Point Hudson in 2002 when a 40-year contract with a private management company expired.
The hospital building was last used as a motel for 15 years under the management company.
The Port owns and operates Point Hudson’s marine-related commercial properties, the marina and recreational-vehicle park.
Marina upgrade
The marina is also scheduled to undergo a facilities upgrade involving reconfiguration of its boat slips after the Wooden Boat Festival ends in early September. The marina will be closed for the project.
Port commissioners on Wednesday are expected to discuss an assessment from contracted Port Townsend architect Richard Berg on the expected renovation work to the 8,400-square-foot hospital building used originally by the military.
The commissioners meet for a workshop at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday and a regular 1 p.m. meeting at the Point Hudson Marina Room.
The U-shaped structure is at the end of the row of white buildings facing the properties’ northern waterfront.