List of National Historic Landmarks in Washington (state)

This is a complete List of National Historic Landmarks in Washington. The United States National Historic Landmark program is operated under the auspices of the National Park Service, and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar resources nationwide according to a list of criteria of national significance. The state of Washington is home to 24 of these landmarks, extensively highlighting the state's maritime heritage (with eight individual boats) and contributions to the national park movement (including three sites within Mount Rainier National Park, which is also listed), while recognizing a range of other aspects of its historic legacy.

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National Historic LandmarkNational Historic Landmark DistrictNational Historic Site, National Historical Park, National Memorial, or National MonumentDelisted Landmark

Current NHLs in Washington

The table below lists the 24 Washington sites (including one that spans the Washington-Oregon state line) that are currently designated as National Historic Landmarks, along with descriptions and other details.

Historic areas in the United States National Park System National Historic Sites, National Historic Parks, National Memorials, and certain other areas listed in the National Park system are more highly protected than other historic sites, and are often not also named National Historic Landmarks. There are five of these in Washington (six are listed, but San Juan National Historic Park is already listed here as "American and English Camps"), which the National Park Service lists together with the National Historic Landmarks in the state.These are listed on p.116 of "National Historic Landmarks Survey: List of National Historic Landmarks by State", covering the six directly administered areas.

Numbers represent an ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate the National Historic Reserve, National Historic Sites, and other types of NPS designations. Landmark name ImageDate establishedLocationCity or Town Summary Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve Whidbey Island Island County, Washington The only National Historic Reserve, this park consists of a mixture of public and private lands, including the Central Whidbey Island Historic District, which is listed on the National Register. Fort Vancouver National Historic Site Vancouver, Washington andOregon City, Oregon This site consists of the location of Fort Vancouver in Washington, and the house of John McLoughlin in Oregon City, Oregon. All the buildings at the fort burned in 1866, but were all rebuilt in their original places in 1966. Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park Skagway, Alaska andSeattle, Washington This park, with units in Washington and Alaska, is part of the Klondike Gold Rush International Historical Park, along with British Columbia's Chilkoot Trail National Historic Site. Nez Perce National Historical Park Sites in Idaho, MontanaOregon and Washington Of the 38 sites in this park that commemorates the history of the Nez Perce people, two are in Washington: the Burial Site of Chief Joseph the Younger and Nez Perce Campsites at Nespelem. Whitman Mission National Historic Site Walla Walla Walla Walla This was the site of a mission founded by Oregon Trail emigrants. In 1847, members of the Cayuse tribe killed thirteen of the settlers, prompting the US to annex the land as the Oregon Territory, and begin the Cayuse War.

Former NHL in Washington In addition, there is one current National Historic Landmark that was once in Washington but was relocated to another state.

Landmark name ImageDate ofdesignationDate ofmove Locality County Description USCGC Fir September 2002 Seattle (formerly) King (formerly) This lighthouse tender was the last working vessel in the fleet of the United States Lighthouse Service, the ancestors of today's Coast Guard buoy tenders. Built in 1939 and decommissioned in 1991, it is the last surviving ship of its type, and was largely unmodified at the time of its nomination. Fir was once expected to be a museum ship in Staten Island, New York, but was moved to California. In 2010 it was reported to be moored in San Francisco.

List of National Historic Landmarks in Washington (state)

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