The Gladish School site surrounded by Main, State, Olsen, and Church Streets in downtown Pullman, was the location of the first schoolhouse in Pullman, built in 1881. Several buildings have been constructed on the site over the years. In 1891, a Victorian Gothic high school, Lindoln School, was erected, and in 1902, the original building was torn down.

In 1929, the older Tudor-Gothic portion of Gladish was built. An addition to this building was erected in 1934 to replace Lincoln School, which was destroyed by fire in 1933. Other additions were added in 1940, 1951, and 1954, with the auditorium being the most recent.

The current Gladish Community and Cultural Center, purchased in 1997 by the Friends of Gladish from the Pullman school district is an approximately 105,000 sq. ft., three-story, brick building with a daylight basement. The historic older additions are beautifully detailed with Tudor terra cotta ornamentation. The floors of the halls and main stairways are terrazzo in good condition. Many large windows on the east side of the building have stunning views of Pullman and WSU, with Moscow mountain in the background. Older fixtures and styling give the building considerable character, and it is the intention of the Friends of Gladish to preserve this much as possible.

The top picture shows the 1929 Tudor-Gothic portion of Gladish attached to the 1892 building visible at the top left of the bottom picture.