Snohomish · Since 1982
Five floors, two hundred dealers, and the Northwest’s largest antique reference bookstore — in a 1928 armory in old-town Snohomish.
The first antique mall in Snohomish — and still its anchor, forty years on.
What you'll find
Two hundred independent dealers across five floors, each pricing their own booth — so the inventory is deep, uneven, and never the same twice. A few of the things you’ll turn up:
Cobalt, ruby, jade and amber pressed glass, plus art glass and art pottery glowing under the case lights.
Flow Blue, Hall, Spode, Franciscan, Fenton and Heisey — full sets and lone survivors on the shelves.
Floral cups and gold-rimmed saucers lined along the painted shelves, one maker beside the next.
Long locked cases of estate jewelry and figurines, with parlor furniture and artwork around them.
Collectors Bookstore
10,000+reference & value-guide titles
Upstairs, past the handwritten sign on the staircase, sits the serious half of Star Center: more than ten thousand reference books and price guides, the largest such collection anywhere in the Northwest.
Collectors sit at community research tables to look up makers, marks, and values, and the whole inventory is searchable online — so you can arrive already knowing what the thing in your hand is worth.
The treasure hunt
Pink walls, pendant lamps, honey-wood cases, and a wide staircase to the floors above — the treasure hunt is the whole point.
Star Center fills a five-level building put up in 1928 as an American Legion armory, designed by the Seattle architect William J. Jones. Its cream stucco facade, tall arched windows, and marquee are a landmark of downtown Snohomish.
In 1982 it became the first antique mall in town and helped spark the district that earned Snohomish its name as the Antique Capital of the Northwest. The armory’s scale is the reason Star Center can hold two hundred dealers and a reference library at once.
From the reviews
What a treasure trove of collectibles to be found here!! The staff were all very friendly as well!
Great selection of items… it’s fun finding new items.
FUN antique store in Snohomish. Lovable employees, unique merchandise, and lots of rows of cool stuff.
Before you come
Five floors of retail space housing over 200 independent dealer booths — plan on taking your time.
Open every day, 10am to 5pm.
829 Second Street, Snohomish, WA 98290 — 30 miles north of Seattle, and 5 minutes east of Everett off Highway 2.
Yes — the Collectors Reference Bookstore holds over 10,000 antique reference and value-guide titles, the largest such collection in the Northwest.
Snohomish, WA