The Bothell City Council approved listing the W.A. Anderson School building to the Bothell Register of Historic Places during its meeting on Tuesday, May 21.

The school and associated buildings are owned by Portland, Ore. based McMenamins, which plans to transform the historic Anderson School building into a 70 room hotel with eateries, a pub, movie theater and live music entertainment venue by August 2014.

McMenamins submitted a nomination form in January 2013 to the city’s Landmark Preservation Board for the building’s inclusion on the Register. Inclusion on the Register will require McMenamins to employ, at a minimum, the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation.

“Protecting the Anderson School building was a high priority for Bothell citizens as the city began its downtown revitalization program,” said Bothell Mayor Mark Lamb. “I am greatly appreciative to McMenamins for their commitment to preserving this building and its history for our community and look forward to its opening next year.”

The art deco style school building, designed by Seattle architect Earl W. Morrison, was constructed in 1931 for use as a junior high. In 1941, an addition was constructed by the Works Project Administration, matching the original architectural design and providing six more classrooms. In 1959, three ancillary building were constructed at the rear of the site, including a gym, home economics space and multi-purpose addition.

Most McMenamins’ facilities are historic buildings that have been refurbished and converted into a chain of brewpubs, microbreweries, hotels and theaters. Most are located in Oregon.

When the doors open in August 2014, McMenamins will be connected to the rest of Bothell’s growing downtown, which is undergoing major revitalization. It is part of a multi-year planning effort to redevelop the downtown, which will include residential, retail and office development, along with a new city hall campus and expanded park system.