On the morning of May 24, 1938, a serious fire burned several small businesses to the ground, including the Thorp Hotel, and a mercantile along with the clubhouse on the second floor above it which was home to the Thorp Odd Fellows and Rebekahs lodges.The Ellensburg Capital (Ellensburg, Washington), "Blaze at Thorp destroys two buildings," 1938-05-27, pp. 1.
On the morning of May 24, 1938, a serious fire burned several ,small businesses to the ground, including the Thorp Hotel, and a mercantile along with the clubhouse on the second floor above it which was home to the Thorp Odd Fellows an.d Rebekahs lodges.The Ellensburg Capital (Ellensburg, Washington), "Blaze at Thorp destroys two buildings," 1938-05-27 pp. 1