Q: On Alder Ridge Drive, about a block east of Broadway in North Bend, there are two stone walls. I would like to know why they are there, what were they constructed for and when?

A: The two stone walls mark the entrance to the Alder Ridge subdivision, said North Bend City Planner David Voss.

“They are simply ornamental monument-type walls for the entrance of the subdivision,” Voss said, describing them as a type of sales tool. “(They are a) typical thing that subdivision developers will do to make their place look special.”

He said the infrastructure for the subdivision was built in 1994 and believes the walls were built at about the same time. The structures are less than 50 feet long and are 5- to 6-feet at their highest, Voss said. One is located on the east side of the Church of Christ, 2761 Broadway, in North Bend, the other is across the street at the intersection of Alder Ridge Drive and Everett Avenue.

“It’s like a fence, just standing there at the entrance of the subdivision,” Voss said.

Norm Russell, a preacher at the Church of Christ, said the owner of the subdivision property, Scott Lewis, asked for permission to place one of the walls on church land in the 1990s.

“He’s the one who put those walls up. I was here when he did it,” Russell said. “We enjoy them. Kids climb all over them, we have pictures taken there. They are multi-use for us,” Russell said.

Attempts to reach Lewis were unsuccessful.

— Jessica Musicar, Staff Writer