914 Third Street
Cook on Clay (Garage / Embroidery / Real Estate)
1979: Building built
The structure served initially as a garage to work on trucks and heavy equipment.
According to Marcia Wiley, “When I moved into my home next door in 1989 it was a decrepit looking metal sided pole building that seemed to be out of business at that point. Folks around Langley referred to it as “the old metal machine shop on the edge of Langley”.
“In the early ‘90s, the property was purchased by a couple from CA who “remodeled” it for their Penn Sport custom embroidery business. The remodel consisted of sandwiching the old metal structure between a shingled exterior and studs/sheetrock interior. Their business was there about 5-8 years and they lived in the yellow house on the other side of the creek.”
Circa 1919, Gary Hanson had a RE/MAX real estate office in the building after Penn Sport.
2004. RE/MAX office (Courtesy Robert Waterman).
According to Marcia Wiley, "e;During Gary’s tenure, the front part of the building served as Gary’s office, and other parts were subdivided for various professional offices. A law office was on the east end and a warren of small offices on the back were used by a variety of therapists. The upstairs was unfinished and not used for anything more than a bit of storage."e;
2019: Building sold to Robbie Lobell
Robbie Lobell and Maryon Attwood converted the entire building into a lovely home and workshop for their “Cook on Clay” business that moved to Langley from Coupeville.
2021. Building undergoing remodel (Courtesy Robert Waterman)
2021. Cook on Clay (Courtesy Robert Waterman).
22021. East side (Courtesy Robert Waterman).
2021. Cook on Clay with fence (Courtesy Marcia Wiley).
2022: New kiln
A new kiln and enclosure were constructed on the east side of the building.
2022. New kiln and shed built (Cook on Clay website).
2023. New kiln (right) (Courtesy Debra Waterman).