The Muse Whiskey & Coffee Now Open at Port of Everett's Fully Restored Historic Weyerhaeuser Building

The new establishment doubles as a waterfront events venue and museum

An iconic piece of Everett history was brought back to life this week as the historic Weyerhaeuser Building at Port of Everett’s Waterfront Place celebrated its official grand reopening as The Muse Whiskey & Coffee – a coffee house by day, and a speakeasy-inspired whiskey bar by night.

The Port and its partner NGMA Group, owner of the new establishment, held a ribbon-cutting on July 12 to commemorate the occasion, which brings the building back into community use in its centennial year. 

A program included sentiments from Port and City leadership, the NGMA Group and Historic Everett, followed by self-guided tours of the fully restored space.

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“This is an exciting milestone and, in my view, the perfect next phase of life for a building tied to our mill town roots here at the waterfront,” Port Commission President Glen Bachman said. “This ornate structure has stirred up much curiosity and affection over the years, and now Jack and Jin’s team at NGMA Group have curated an excellent food and drink menu for people of all ages to come and experience the history of this restored showpiece. I think you’ll be wowed. No detail was overlooked.”

The Port and NGMA Group kicked off restoration last year with goals to restore the structure to its former 1920s glory while maintaining state historic standards. 

“Over a year ago, my wife, Jin Ma, and I saw this bare-bones building and immediately knew what we wanted,” said Jack Ng, owner of The Muse Whiskey & Coffee. “We had visited Scotland and stayed at a bed-and-breakfast that had excellent service, delicious drinks and a design that felt vintage with a modern twist. From that day on, we had a dream of opening a restaurant in this building with that same look and feel. Our dream has come true.”

The menu features espresso and sweet treats by day and gourmet bites, craft cocktails and assorted liquors — in­cluding a long list of whiskeys — by night.

The building is open Sunday-Thursday from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Fri­day-Saturday from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. The coffee bar's hours are 7 a.m.-4 p.m.; the full-service whiskey bar is open by reservation and walk-in as space allows from 4-10 p.m. Click here to make a reservation.

“The transformation that we’re seeing here on our waterfront is all due to the fantastic investment of the Port of Everett, in this community and in our economy,” City of Everett Mayor Cassie Franklin said. “As mayor, it is my duty to support a high quality of life for our residents and visitors alike, and restaurants like this are exactly what our community needs to enjoy.”

The 100-year-old building listed on the National Register of Historic Places now also serves as a waterfront events venue for local boating clubs and special events, and doubles as a museum.

To complement the space, the Port has launched a virtual history experience with a new website showcasing the vibrant history of Everett’s once-booming timber industry and the Weyerhaeuser Building through stories of influential people, architecture, headline-making tales and more.

Guests can locate plaques with nuggets of history and access QR codes to learn more, or you can visit online anytime at www.weyerhaeusermusehistory.com. 

“What a wonderful tribute to Everett history we have here today and what a great example of historic preservation,” said Jack O’Donnell of Historic Everett. “I want to thank the Port Commissioners past and present for saving this building, and I’d like to thank the very capable Port staff for shepherding this project to fruition. Any one of them could tell you more about the history of this building now than I could, with the research that they’ve done.”

For more information, contact Catherine Soper, Port of Everett Communications & Marketing Director, at catherines@portofeverett.com.

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About the Weyerhaeuser Building 
The historic Weyerhaeuser Building’s ornate Gothic-style structure was erected in 1923 at the Weyerhaeuser Company’s first Everett lumber and shingle mill. Architect Carl Gould was commissioned to design the 6,000-square-foot, one-and-a-half-story building to showcase the company’s local wood products such as fir, cedar and hemlock. The Weyerhaeuser Company was Everett’s largest employer for decades. It’s now iconic building resided at two of its largest plants before finding its way to the Port of Everett’s waterfront. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. After Weyerhaeuser’s use, the building was home to the Everett Chamber of Commerce for many years. But the “local beauty” has been sitting vacant for decades since then. Today, the Weyerhaeuser Building serves as a reminder and tribute to Everett’s mill town roots and the once prevalent lumber and shingle industry on its waterfront. Learn more at www.weyerhaeusermusehistory.com.

About The Muse Whiskey & Coffee
The Muse Whiskey and Coffee, owned by Jack Ng and Jin Ma of the NGMA Group, is a coffee house by day and a speakeasy-style whiskey bar by night. The new restaurant is located at the Port of Everett’s Waterfront Place in the historic Weyerhaeuser Building, which was the Everett mills headquarters for the Weyerhaeuser Company. The NGMA Group also owns China City – with locations in Mill Creek, Oak Harbor and Freeland – and Fisherman Jack’s coming soon to the Port’s “restaurant row” at Waterfront Place. For more information, visit www.thewhiskeymuse.com.