List of Registered Historic Places in Pierce County, Washington
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List of entries on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...

 in Pierce County, Washington
Pierce County, Washington
right|thumb|[[Tacoma, Washington|Tacoma]] - Seat of Pierce CountyPierce County is the second most populous county in the U.S. state of Washington. Formed out of Thurston County on December 22, 1852, by the legislature of Oregon Territory...


See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington


Pierce County exclusive of Tacoma

Landmark name Image Date listed Location City or Town Summary
1 Alderton School 9512 Orting Hwy., E.
47°10′12.13"N 122°13′43.03"W
Alderton
Alderton, Washington
Alderton is a census-designated place in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 2,893 at the 2010 census. The community is located in the Puyallup River Valley between the cities of Sumner and Orting....

Rural Public Schools of Washington State MPS
2 Anderson Island School Eckenstam-Johnson Rd.
47°9′32.48"N 122°42′13.8"W
Anderson Island Built in 1904, this is the oldest one-room schoolhouse in Pierce County.
Rural Public Schools of Washington State MPS
3 Arletta School 3507 Ray Nash Drive NW
47°17′23.09"N 122°39′44.07"W
Gig Harbor
Gig Harbor, Washington
Gig Harbor is the name of both a bay on Puget Sound and a city on its shore in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 7,126 at the 2010 census....

This former school was built by the Works Progress Administration
Works Progress Administration
The Works Progress Administration was the largest and most ambitious New Deal agency, employing millions of unskilled workers to carry out public works projects, including the construction of public buildings and roads, and operated large arts, drama, media, and literacy projects...

 in 1938, and is now used as a community center.
Rural Public Schools of Washington State MPS
4 Ashford Mansion
Ashford Mansion
The Ashford Mansion, also known as the Ashford House is a turn of the 20th century residence located in Ashford, Washington. The house was built in 1903, in the Colonial Revival style by Cora Ashford, for whom the town of Ashford is also named...

Off I-5
46°45′36.37"N 122°1′25.67"W
Ashford
Ashford, Washington
Ashford is a census-designated place in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 217 as of the 2010 census. Located just a few miles west of the main entrance to Mount Rainier National Park, it features numerous shops and accommodations for visitors...

Built by Walter and Cora Ashford in a Colonial-Revival style.
5 William Bisson House Washington and Emery Streets
47°8′23.39"N 122°5′49.85"W
South Prairie
South Prairie, Washington
South Prairie is a town in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 434 at the 2010 census.-History:South Prairie was platted in 1888 by Frank Bisson. It was named because of its location, south of Connell's and Porter's prairies...

6 Boatman-Ainsworth House 6000 112th St., SW
47.15580°N 122.51753°W
Lakewood
Lakewood, Washington
Lakewood is a city in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 58,163 at the 2010 census.-History:Lakewood was officially incorporated on February 28, 1996. Historical names include Lakewood Center and Lakes District...

The oldest surviving home in Lakewood.
7 Camp Muir
Camp Muir
Camp Muir, named for the naturalist John Muir, is a high-altitude refuge for climbers on Mount Rainier in Mount Rainier National Park The shelters comprising the camp are situated at a 10,080 foot elevation between the Muir Snowfield and the Cowlitz Glacier on Mt. Rainier. Camp Muir is the...

Paradise
Paradise, Washington
Paradise is the name of an area at approximately on the south slope of Mount Rainier in Mount Rainier National Park in Washington, United States. The area lies on the border of Pierce and Lewis counties and includes the Paradise Valley and the Paradise Glacier which is the source of the Paradise...


46°50′07"N 121°43′58"W
Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park is a United States National Park located in southeast Pierce County and northeast Lewis County in Washington state. It was one of the US's earliest National Parks, having been established on March 2, 1899 as the fifth national park in the United States. The park contains...

Also known as Cloud Camp, is on the southeast slope of the mountain, at 10062 feet (3,067 m). Named for John Muir
John Muir
John Muir was a Scottish-born American naturalist, author, and early advocate of preservation of wilderness in the United States. His letters, essays, and books telling of his adventures in nature, especially in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California, have been read by millions...

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8 Charles W. Orton House 7473 Riverside Rd., E
47.18966°N 122.21882°W
Sumner
Sumner, Washington
Sumner is a city in northern Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 9,451 at the 2010 census. Nearby cities include Puyallup to the west, Auburn to the north, and Enumclaw to the east.-History:...

9 Chinook Pass Entrance Arch
Chinook Pass Entrance Arch
The Chinook Pass Entrance Arch marks the east entrance to Mount Rainier National Park. The rectangular log entry arch is one of several placed at the entrances to the park. It was designed in 1933 by the National Park Service Branch of Plans and Designs, and was built in 1936 by the Civilian...

Chinook Pass
46°52′20.39"N 121°30′52.08"W
Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park is a United States National Park located in southeast Pierce County and northeast Lewis County in Washington state. It was one of the US's earliest National Parks, having been established on March 2, 1899 as the fifth national park in the United States. The park contains...

10 Christ Episcopal Church 210 Fifth St. SW.
47°11′27.11"N 122°17′52.62"W
Puyallup
Puyallup, Washington
Puyallup, Washington is a city in Pierce County, Washington about five miles east of Tacoma. The population was 37,022 at the 2010 Census. Named after the Puyallup Tribe of Native Americans, Puyallup means "the generous people."-History:...

Built in 1927 to replace a smaller church.
11 Christine Falls Bridge
Christine Falls Bridge
The Christine Falls Bridge is a reinforced concrete arch bridge in Mount Rainier National Park, spanning Van Trump Creek. The bridge was built in 1927-1928 by contractor J.D. Tobin of Portland, Oregon, who built the Narada Falls Bridge at the same time. The arch has a three-centered profile and...

Paradise
Paradise, Washington
Paradise is the name of an area at approximately on the south slope of Mount Rainier in Mount Rainier National Park in Washington, United States. The area lies on the border of Pierce and Lewis counties and includes the Paradise Valley and the Paradise Glacier which is the source of the Paradise...


46°46′51"N 121°46′47"W
Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park is a United States National Park located in southeast Pierce County and northeast Lewis County in Washington state. It was one of the US's earliest National Parks, having been established on March 2, 1899 as the fifth national park in the United States. The park contains...

12 Coke Ovens SE of Wilkeson at RR tracks
47°6′8.54"N 122°2′20.54"W
Wilkeson
Wilkeson, Washington
Wilkeson is a town in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 477 at the 2010 census.-History:Wilkeson was officially incorporated on July 24, 1909 and boasts the oldest operating in Washington state....

These 12 feet (4 m) tall ovens began being built in 1885 for cooking coal into coke
Coke (fuel)
Coke is the solid carbonaceous material derived from destructive distillation of low-ash, low-sulfur bituminous coal. Cokes from coal are grey, hard, and porous. While coke can be formed naturally, the commonly used form is man-made.- History :...

. Of the original 160 ovens, 40 still remain.
13 Custer School 7700 Steilacoom Blvd. SW
47°10′52.14"N 122°32′16.61"W
Lakewood
Lakewood, Washington
Lakewood is a city in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 58,163 at the 2010 census.-History:Lakewood was officially incorporated on February 28, 1996. Historical names include Lakewood Center and Lakes District...

Also known as the "Little Red Schoolhouse"
Rural Public Schools of Washington State MPS
14 David Dadisman House 1814 A St., Key Peninsula N
47°16′27.6"N 122°45′33.29"W
Home
Home, Washington
Home is an CDP in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The 2010 Census placed the population at 1,377. The community lies on the Key Peninsula and borders the waters of Carr Inlet, an extension of the Puget Sound...

15 Davidson House 1802 Commercial Street
47°10′26.7"N 122°35′47.28"W
Steilacoom
Steilacoom, Washington
Steilacoom is a town in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 5,985 at the 2010 census. Steilacoom is on the coast of Puget Sound, on a branch not visible on the map to the right...

Also known as the Philip Keach House.
16 Dieringer School 1808 E. Valley Hwy.
47°14′27.66"N 122°13′32.66"W
Sumner
Sumner, Washington
Sumner is a city in northern Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 9,451 at the 2010 census. Nearby cities include Puyallup to the west, Auburn to the north, and Enumclaw to the east.-History:...

This Georgian Revival
Georgian architecture
Georgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking countries to the set of architectural styles current between 1720 and 1840. It is eponymous for the first four British monarchs of the House of Hanover—George I of Great Britain, George II of Great Britain, George III of the United...

 style building served as a school until 1992, when it turned into a corporate office.
Rural Public Schools of Washington State MPS
17 DuPont Village Historic District Roughly bounded by Santa Cruz, Brandywine, DuPont, and Penniman Dupont
DuPont, Washington
DuPont is a city in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 8,199 at the 2010 census.-History:The Nisqually tribe arrived in the area at least 5700 years ago, subsisting on shellfish from the beaches and salmon from Sequalitchew Creek...

18 Edith Creek Chlorination House
Edith Creek Chlorination House
The Edith Creek Chlorination House is a historic structure in Mount Rainier National Park, built by the National Park Service in 1930. The rustic structure was built as part of the water supply system to the Paradise area. The low concrete building with stone veneer cladding was built to withstand...

Paradise
Paradise, Washington
Paradise is the name of an area at approximately on the south slope of Mount Rainier in Mount Rainier National Park in Washington, United States. The area lies on the border of Pierce and Lewis counties and includes the Paradise Valley and the Paradise Glacier which is the source of the Paradise...


46°47′38.23"N 121°43′53.92"W
Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park is a United States National Park located in southeast Pierce County and northeast Lewis County in Washington state. It was one of the US's earliest National Parks, having been established on March 2, 1899 as the fifth national park in the United States. The park contains...

19 Elbe Evangelical Lutheran Church
Elbe Evangelical Lutheran Church
The Elbe Evangelical Lutheran Church is a small church in Elbe, Washington. The land and lumber to build the church were donated by German immigrants Henry and Clara Lutken. The main building of the church is 24 feet by 18 feet, but the steeple rises 55 feet, and is topped with an iron cross...

I-5
46°45′52.49"N 122°11′39.44"W
Elbe
Elbe, Washington
Elbe is a census-designated place in Pierce County, Washington, Washington, United States. The population was 29 at the 2010 census.The Elbe Evangelical Lutheran Church, a tiny white church built by the German immigrants who established the community, was listed on the National Register of...

The land and lumber to build the church were donated by German immigrants Henry and Clara Lutken. The main building of the church is 24 feet (7.3 m) by 18 feet (5.5 m), but the steeple rises 55 feet (16.8 m), and is topped with an iron cross.
20 Emma Smith DeVoe House 308 E. 133rd Street
47.13638°N 122.42796°W
Parkland
Parkland, Washington
Parkland is a census-designated place in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 24,053 at the 2000 census and grew to 35,803 as of the 2010 census...

21 Ezra Meeker Mansion 321 Pioneer Ave., E.
47°11′29.03"N 122°17′22.89"W
Puyallup
Puyallup, Washington
Puyallup, Washington is a city in Pierce County, Washington about five miles east of Tacoma. The population was 37,022 at the 2010 Census. Named after the Puyallup Tribe of Native Americans, Puyallup means "the generous people."-History:...

Built in 1875, this 17-room house was the home of Oregon Trail
Oregon Trail
The Oregon Trail is a historic east-west wagon route that connected the Missouri River to valleys in Oregon and locations in between.After 1840 steam-powered riverboats and steamboats traversing up and down the Ohio, Mississippi and Missouri rivers sped settlement and development in the flat...

 migrant Ezra Meeker
Ezra Meeker
Ezra Meeker was an early pioneer who traveled the Oregon Trail by ox cart as a young man. Beginning in his 70s, he worked tirelessly to memorialize the trail, repeatedly retracing the trip of his youth...

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22 Fairfax Bridge
Fairfax Bridge (Washington)
The Fairfax Bridge is a steel-lattice three-hinged arch bridge spanning the Carbon River on State Route 165 in Pierce County, Washington. Previous to the construction of the bridge in 1921, the only route south to the area around Fairfax was by train...

Spans Carbon River, S of Wilkeson
47°02′31"N 122°02′28"W
Melmont
Melmont, Washington
Melmont is a ghost town in Pierce County, Washington, USA. The town was founded in 1900 when the Northwest Improvement Company, a subsidiary of Northern Pacific Railway, started the Melmont coal mine...

This bridge's deck sits 250 feet (76 m) above the Carbon River
Carbon River
The Carbon River is a river in the U.S. state of Washington. It flows about 30 miles from its source, the Carbon Glacier on Mount Rainier, to join the Puyallup River at Orting....

, which made it the tallest structure in Washington at the time it was built.
Historic Bridges and Tunnels in Washington TR
23 Fort Nisqually Site
Fort Nisqually
Fort Nisqually was an important fur trading and farming post of the Hudson's Bay Company in the Puget Sound area of what is now DuPont, Washington and was part of the Hudson's Bay Company's Columbia Department. Today it is a living history museum located in Tacoma, Washington, USA, within the...

Northwest of Dupont off I-5
47°6′32.61"N 122°39′45.34"W
Dupont
DuPont, Washington
DuPont is a city in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 8,199 at the 2010 census.-History:The Nisqually tribe arrived in the area at least 5700 years ago, subsisting on shellfish from the beaches and salmon from Sequalitchew Creek...

The first European trading post on Puget Sound
Puget Sound
Puget Sound is a sound in the U.S. state of Washington. It is a complex estuarine system of interconnected marine waterways and basins, with one major and one minor connection to the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the Pacific Ocean — Admiralty Inlet being the major connection and...

, established in 1833, the Granary and Factor's house were moved to Point Defiance Park in the 1930s.
24 Fort Steilacoom
Fort Steilacoom
For the adjacent park, see Fort Steilacoom ParkFort Steilacoom was founded by the U.S. Army in 1849 near Lake Steilacoom. It was among the first military fortifications built by the U.S. north of the Columbia River in what was to become Washington...

NE of Steilacoom
47°10′48"N 122°33′58"W
Steilacoom
Steilacoom, Washington
Steilacoom is a town in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 5,985 at the 2010 census. Steilacoom is on the coast of Puget Sound, on a branch not visible on the map to the right...

Only operating as a fort from 1849 to 1868, the fort was then turned into the Western State Hospital
Western State Hospital (Washington State)
Western State Hospital is a psychiatric hospital located at 9601 Steilacoom Boulevard SW in Lakewood, Washington, which is a suburb of Tacoma. Administered by the Washington Department of Social and Health Services , it is the largest mental facility west of the Mississippi River, with 806 beds,...

. Today four officer's quarters built around 1858 remain from the original fort.
25 Fox Island School
Fox Island School
The Fox Island School is a former public school in Fox Island, Washington.On 15. July 1987 the National Register of Historic Places listed the building under the reference number 87001167 as a historic building.-Building:...

Gway Drive and Ninth Street
47°15′14.98"N 122°37′13.11"W
Fox Island
Fox Island, Washington
Fox Island is a census-designated place in Pierce County, Washington, United States, on an island of the same name in Puget Sound. It is located approximately five miles from Gig Harbor. The island was named Fox by Charles Wilkes during the United States Exploring Expedition, to honor J.L. Fox, an...

This former school was built in 1934 by the Works Progress Administration
Works Progress Administration
The Works Progress Administration was the largest and most ambitious New Deal agency, employing millions of unskilled workers to carry out public works projects, including the construction of public buildings and roads, and operated large arts, drama, media, and literacy projects...

, and has served as a community center since 1961, when the island began busing its students to nearby Gig Harbor.
Rural Public Schools of Washington State MPS
26 Glencove Hotel
Glencove Hotel
The Glencove Hotel is a former hotel in Glencove, Washington. It was built in 1897 by Hans Nicholas and Agnes Petersen. The hotel contained six guest rooms and three floors, but was converted to a private residence in 1930...

West of Gig Harbor off SR 302.
47°20′48.79"N 122°43′49.16"W
Gig Harbor
Gig Harbor, Washington
Gig Harbor is the name of both a bay on Puget Sound and a city on its shore in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 7,126 at the 2010 census....

Built in 1897, the building still serves as a hotel.
27 Gobbler's Knob Fire Lookout
Gobbler's Knob Fire Lookout
The Gobbler's Knob Fire Lookout is a fire lookout in the extreme western region of Mount Rainier National Park at an elevation of . One of four fire lookouts remaining in the park, the lookout is used for visitor services during summer weekends...

Nisqually Entrance
46°47′39.46"N 121°54′48.15"W
Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park is a United States National Park located in southeast Pierce County and northeast Lewis County in Washington state. It was one of the US's earliest National Parks, having been established on March 2, 1899 as the fifth national park in the United States. The park contains...

28 John Galbraith House image pending 140 Oak St., E.
46°51′51.18"N 122°15′48.18"W
Eatonville
Eatonville, Washington
Eatonville is a town in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 2,758 at the 2010 census.-History:For centuries, Indian people roamed the rivers and streams of the Eatonville area. Indian Henry was one of those who, in 1889, guided the town's founder, Thomas C. Van Eaton, from...

Also known as Mill House and Eatonville Lumber Company House.
29 Herbert Williams House 1711 Elm Street
47°12′39.42"N 122°13′51.35"W
Sumner
Sumner, Washington
Sumner is a city in northern Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 9,451 at the 2010 census. Nearby cities include Puyallup to the west, Auburn to the north, and Enumclaw to the east.-History:...

Also known as Perfield House.
30 Peter L. and Emma Hershey Homestead 33514 Mount Tahoma Canyon Rd.
46°45′40"N 121°59′24"W
Ashford
Ashford, Washington
Ashford is a census-designated place in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 217 as of the 2010 census. Located just a few miles west of the main entrance to Mount Rainier National Park, it features numerous shops and accommodations for visitors...

A cabin built in 1888 in the Upper Nisqually Valley.
31 Holy Trinity Orthodox Church 433 Long Street
47°6′26.86"N 122°2′41.8"W
Wilkeson
Wilkeson, Washington
Wilkeson is a town in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 477 at the 2010 census.-History:Wilkeson was officially incorporated on July 24, 1909 and boasts the oldest operating in Washington state....

Built in 1913, this church features a Russian-style onion dome
Onion dome
An onion dome is a dome whose shape resembles the onion, after which they are named. Such domes are often larger in diameter than the drum upon which they are set, and their height usually exceeds their width...

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32 Home School image pending 6th and C Streets
47°16′29.58"N 122°45′50.89"W
Home
Home, Washington
Home is an CDP in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The 2010 Census placed the population at 1,377. The community lies on the Key Peninsula and borders the waters of Carr Inlet, an extension of the Puget Sound...

33 Huckleberry Creek Patrol Cabin
Huckleberry Creek Patrol Cabin
The Huckleberry Creek Patrol Cabin is located in the northern portion of Mount Rainier National Park. It was built around 1934 to house rangers on patrol within the park. The log cabin's design resembles the "Standard Plan for Patrol Cabins" prepared by the Western Division of the National Park...

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46°59′41.43"N 121°37′3.38"W
Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park is a United States National Park located in southeast Pierce County and northeast Lewis County in Washington state. It was one of the US's earliest National Parks, having been established on March 2, 1899 as the fifth national park in the United States. The park contains...

34 Indian Bar Trail Shelter
Indian Bar Trail Shelter
The Indian Bar Trail Shelter in Mount Rainier National Park is a rustic shelter on the Wonderland Trail, built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1940. The shelter features stone walls and a log roof structure, to a design by the National Park Service Branch of Plans and Design, under the...

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Paradise, Washington
Paradise is the name of an area at approximately on the south slope of Mount Rainier in Mount Rainier National Park in Washington, United States. The area lies on the border of Pierce and Lewis counties and includes the Paradise Valley and the Paradise Glacier which is the source of the Paradise...


46°49′32.95"N 121°38′18.94"W
Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park is a United States National Park located in southeast Pierce County and northeast Lewis County in Washington state. It was one of the US's earliest National Parks, having been established on March 2, 1899 as the fifth national park in the United States. The park contains...

35 Indian Henry's Patrol Cabin
Indian Henry's Patrol Cabin
Indian Henry's Patrol Cabin is an early National Park Service patrol cabin in Mount Rainier National Park. The cabin was built in 1915-1916 at an elevation of in an area of the park known as "Indian Henry's Hunting Ground," which had been used in the 19th century by the Cowlitz and Nisqually tribes...

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Longmire, Washington
Longmire, which is effectively encompassed by the Longmire Historic District, is a visitor services center in Mount Rainier National Park, located east of the Nisqually Entrance. The area is in the Nisqually River valley at an elevation of...


46°47′39.09"N 121°50′20.23"W
Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park is a United States National Park located in southeast Pierce County and northeast Lewis County in Washington state. It was one of the US's earliest National Parks, having been established on March 2, 1899 as the fifth national park in the United States. The park contains...

The structure was stabilized in 1978 with 300 lb (136.1 kg). footings.
36 Ipsut Creek Patrol Cabin
Ipsut Creek Patrol Cabin
The Ipsut Creek Patrol Cabin was built by the United States National Park Service in 1933 in Mount Rainier National Park to house backcountry rangers. The log cabin resembles other cabins at Huckleberry Creek, Lake James and Three Lakes, all built to standard plans from the Park Service Branch of...

Carbon River Entrance
46°58′40.37"N 121°49′54.1"W
Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park is a United States National Park located in southeast Pierce County and northeast Lewis County in Washington state. It was one of the US's earliest National Parks, having been established on March 2, 1899 as the fifth national park in the United States. The park contains...

37 J. H. Lotz House 1004 2nd Ave., NW
47°11′33.61"N 122°18′21.76"W
Puyallup
Puyallup, Washington
Puyallup, Washington is a city in Pierce County, Washington about five miles east of Tacoma. The population was 37,022 at the 2010 Census. Named after the Puyallup Tribe of Native Americans, Puyallup means "the generous people."-History:...

38 Lake George Patrol Cabin
Lake George Patrol Cabin
The Lake George Patrol Cabin was built in 1934 by the National Park Service in Mount Rainier National Park as a backcountry patrol station and hiker's shelter. The single-story wood-frame building measures about by . Initially intended as a horse barn, it was converted for ranger accommodation,...

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Longmire, Washington
Longmire, which is effectively encompassed by the Longmire Historic District, is a visitor services center in Mount Rainier National Park, located east of the Nisqually Entrance. The area is in the Nisqually River valley at an elevation of...


46°47′36.14"N 121°54′6.71"W
Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park is a United States National Park located in southeast Pierce County and northeast Lewis County in Washington state. It was one of the US's earliest National Parks, having been established on March 2, 1899 as the fifth national park in the United States. The park contains...

39 Longbranch School Gymnasium image pending Gig Harbor-Longbranch Road
47°13′05"N 122°45′34"W
Lakebay
Lakebay, Washington
Lakebay is an unincorporated community in Pierce County, Washington, United States. Lakebay is located at the head of Mayo Cove on the east side of the Key Peninsula, south of Home. Lakebay has a post office with ZIP code 98349....

Rural Public Schools of Washington State MPS
40 Longmire Buildings
Longmire Buildings
The Longmire Buildings in Mount Rainier National Park comprise the park's former administrative headquarters, and are among the most prominent examples of the National Park Service Rustic style in the national park system. They comprise the Longmire Community Building of 1927, the Administration...

Longmire
Longmire, Washington
Longmire, which is effectively encompassed by the Longmire Historic District, is a visitor services center in Mount Rainier National Park, located east of the Nisqually Entrance. The area is in the Nisqually River valley at an elevation of...


46°45′06"N 121°48′42"W
Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park is a United States National Park located in southeast Pierce County and northeast Lewis County in Washington state. It was one of the US's earliest National Parks, having been established on March 2, 1899 as the fifth national park in the United States. The park contains...

41 Longmire Campground Comfort Station No. L-302
Longmire Campground Comfort Stations
The Longmire Campground Comfort Stations were built in the early and mid-1930s in Mount Rainier National Park to provide toilet facilities to automobile tourists camping in the park at Longmire. Essentially the same in design, the facilities were designed by the National Park Service Branch of...

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Longmire, Washington
Longmire, which is effectively encompassed by the Longmire Historic District, is a visitor services center in Mount Rainier National Park, located east of the Nisqually Entrance. The area is in the Nisqually River valley at an elevation of...


46°44′46.69"N 121°48′41.19"W
Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park is a United States National Park located in southeast Pierce County and northeast Lewis County in Washington state. It was one of the US's earliest National Parks, having been established on March 2, 1899 as the fifth national park in the United States. The park contains...

42 Longmire Campground Comfort Station No. L-303
Longmire Campground Comfort Stations
The Longmire Campground Comfort Stations were built in the early and mid-1930s in Mount Rainier National Park to provide toilet facilities to automobile tourists camping in the park at Longmire. Essentially the same in design, the facilities were designed by the National Park Service Branch of...

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Longmire, Washington
Longmire, which is effectively encompassed by the Longmire Historic District, is a visitor services center in Mount Rainier National Park, located east of the Nisqually Entrance. The area is in the Nisqually River valley at an elevation of...


46°44′41.5"N 121°48′40.84"W
Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park is a United States National Park located in southeast Pierce County and northeast Lewis County in Washington state. It was one of the US's earliest National Parks, having been established on March 2, 1899 as the fifth national park in the United States. The park contains...

43 Longmire Campground Comfort Station No. L-304
Longmire Campground Comfort Stations
The Longmire Campground Comfort Stations were built in the early and mid-1930s in Mount Rainier National Park to provide toilet facilities to automobile tourists camping in the park at Longmire. Essentially the same in design, the facilities were designed by the National Park Service Branch of...

image pending Longmire
Longmire, Washington
Longmire, which is effectively encompassed by the Longmire Historic District, is a visitor services center in Mount Rainier National Park, located east of the Nisqually Entrance. The area is in the Nisqually River valley at an elevation of...


46°44′35.7"N 121°48′43.79"W
Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park is a United States National Park located in southeast Pierce County and northeast Lewis County in Washington state. It was one of the US's earliest National Parks, having been established on March 2, 1899 as the fifth national park in the United States. The park contains...

44 Longmire Historic District Longmire
Longmire, Washington
Longmire, which is effectively encompassed by the Longmire Historic District, is a visitor services center in Mount Rainier National Park, located east of the Nisqually Entrance. The area is in the Nisqually River valley at an elevation of...


46°44′59"N 121°48′45"W
Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park is a United States National Park located in southeast Pierce County and northeast Lewis County in Washington state. It was one of the US's earliest National Parks, having been established on March 2, 1899 as the fifth national park in the United States. The park contains...

45 Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park is a United States National Park located in southeast Pierce County and northeast Lewis County in Washington state. It was one of the US's earliest National Parks, having been established on March 2, 1899 as the fifth national park in the United States. The park contains...

Longmire
Longmire, Washington
Longmire, which is effectively encompassed by the Longmire Historic District, is a visitor services center in Mount Rainier National Park, located east of the Nisqually Entrance. The area is in the Nisqually River valley at an elevation of...


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Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park is a United States National Park located in southeast Pierce County and northeast Lewis County in Washington state. It was one of the US's earliest National Parks, having been established on March 2, 1899 as the fifth national park in the United States. The park contains...

The park is a National Historic Landmark District, which includes 165 contributing structures and buildings.
46 McMillin Bridge
McMillin Bridge
The McMillin Bridge is a concrete half-through truss bridge crossing the Puyallup River, in Pierce County, Washington, built in 1934. The bridge is signed as part of State Route 162. The main span of the bridge is long, which was the longest beam span or concrete truss in the US when it was built...

Spans Puyallup River on State Route 162
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McMillin Also known as the Puyallup River Bridge, the bridge was thought to be the longest concrete truss in the country.
Historic Bridges and Tunnels in Washington MPS
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McMillin This building served as the McMillin School from 1926 to 1963, and now serves as the McMillin Grange.
Rural Public Schools of Washington State MPS
48 Midway School image pending 5115 Thirty-eighth Ave. NW
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Gig Harbor
Gig Harbor, Washington
Gig Harbor is the name of both a bay on Puget Sound and a city on its shore in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 7,126 at the 2010 census....

This one-room building functioned as a schoolhouse from when it was built in 1893 until 1941.
Rural Public Schools of Washington State MPS
49 Mt. Fremont Fire Lookout
Mt. Fremont Fire Lookout
The Mount Fremont Fire Lookout is a fire lookout in the northern region of Mount Rainier National Park at an elevation above , the highest in the park. One of four fire lookouts remaining in the park, the lookout is used for visitor services during summer weekends...

Sunrise
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Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park is a United States National Park located in southeast Pierce County and northeast Lewis County in Washington state. It was one of the US's earliest National Parks, having been established on March 2, 1899 as the fifth national park in the United States. The park contains...

50 Mowich Lake Patrol Cabin
Mowich Lake Patrol Cabin
The Mowich Lake Patrol Cabin is one of the oldest backcountry ranger stations in Mount Rainier National Park. Built in 1922, it is located in the western portion of the park. It was used by rangers on boundary patrol, and is located on the Wonderland Trail. The log cabin encloses a by area, with...

Carbon River Entrance
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Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park is a United States National Park located in southeast Pierce County and northeast Lewis County in Washington state. It was one of the US's earliest National Parks, having been established on March 2, 1899 as the fifth national park in the United States. The park contains...

51 Narada Falls Bridge
Narada Falls Bridge
The Narada Falls Bridge is a reinforced concrete arch bridge in Mount Rainier National Park, spanning the Paradise River above Narada Falls. The bridge was built in 1927-1928 by contractor J.D. Tobin of Portland, Oregon, who built the Christine Falls Bridge at the same time. The arch spans . The...

Paradise
Paradise, Washington
Paradise is the name of an area at approximately on the south slope of Mount Rainier in Mount Rainier National Park in Washington, United States. The area lies on the border of Pierce and Lewis counties and includes the Paradise Valley and the Paradise Glacier which is the source of the Paradise...


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Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park is a United States National Park located in southeast Pierce County and northeast Lewis County in Washington state. It was one of the US's earliest National Parks, having been established on March 2, 1899 as the fifth national park in the United States. The park contains...

52 Narada Falls Comfort Station
Narada Falls Comfort Station
The Narada Falls Comfort Station was built in Mount Rainier National Park by the National Park Service and the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1941-42. The public toilet building is close to Narada Falls in the south central portion of the park...

Paradise
Paradise, Washington
Paradise is the name of an area at approximately on the south slope of Mount Rainier in Mount Rainier National Park in Washington, United States. The area lies on the border of Pierce and Lewis counties and includes the Paradise Valley and the Paradise Glacier which is the source of the Paradise...


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Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park is a United States National Park located in southeast Pierce County and northeast Lewis County in Washington state. It was one of the US's earliest National Parks, having been established on March 2, 1899 as the fifth national park in the United States. The park contains...

53 Nathaniel Orr House and Orchard 1807 Rainier Street
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Steilacoom
Steilacoom, Washington
Steilacoom is a town in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 5,985 at the 2010 census. Steilacoom is on the coast of Puget Sound, on a branch not visible on the map to the right...

Also known as Orrmount, when this home was built in 1857, the first included a wagon shop, which was subsequently moved next door.
54 Nisqually Entrance Historic District
Nisqually Entrance Historic District
The Nisqually Entrance Historic District comprises the first public entrance to Mount Rainier National Park. The district incorporates the log entrance arch typical of all Mount Rainier entrances, a log frame ranger station and checking station, a comfort station and miscellaneous service...

Nisqually Entrance
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Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park is a United States National Park located in southeast Pierce County and northeast Lewis County in Washington state. It was one of the US's earliest National Parks, having been established on March 2, 1899 as the fifth national park in the United States. The park contains...

55 North Mowich Trail Shelter
North Mowich Trail Shelter
The North Mowich Trail Shelter is one of a series of shelters designed to provide simple shelter to hikers on the Wonderland Trail in Mount Rainier National Park. The North Mowich shelter was built in 1934 by Civilian Conservation Corps workers., The log structure, open to the front, measures by...

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Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park is a United States National Park located in southeast Pierce County and northeast Lewis County in Washington state. It was one of the US's earliest National Parks, having been established on March 2, 1899 as the fifth national park in the United States. The park contains...

56 Old Main Park Avenue, S. and Garfield Street
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Parkland
Parkland, Washington
Parkland is a census-designated place in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 24,053 at the 2000 census and grew to 35,803 as of the 2010 census...

Now known as Harstad Hall
57 Paradise Historic District
Paradise Historic District
The Paradise Historic District comprises the historic portion of Paradise developed area of Mount Rainier National Park. The subalpine district surrounds its primary structure, the Paradise Inn, a rustic-style hotel built in 1917 to accommodate visitors to the park. The Paradise Inn is a National...

Paradise
Paradise, Washington
Paradise is the name of an area at approximately on the south slope of Mount Rainier in Mount Rainier National Park in Washington, United States. The area lies on the border of Pierce and Lewis counties and includes the Paradise Valley and the Paradise Glacier which is the source of the Paradise...


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Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park is a United States National Park located in southeast Pierce County and northeast Lewis County in Washington state. It was one of the US's earliest National Parks, having been established on March 2, 1899 as the fifth national park in the United States. The park contains...

58 Paradise Inn
Paradise Inn (Washington)
Paradise Inn is a historic hotel built in 1916 at 5,400 feet on the south slope of Mount Rainier in Mount Rainier National Park in Washington, United States. The inn is named after Paradise, the area on the mountain it is located. The Henry M. Jackson Visitor Center and the 1920 Paradise...

Paradise
Paradise, Washington
Paradise is the name of an area at approximately on the south slope of Mount Rainier in Mount Rainier National Park in Washington, United States. The area lies on the border of Pierce and Lewis counties and includes the Paradise Valley and the Paradise Glacier which is the source of the Paradise...


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Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park is a United States National Park located in southeast Pierce County and northeast Lewis County in Washington state. It was one of the US's earliest National Parks, having been established on March 2, 1899 as the fifth national park in the United States. The park contains...

Opened in 1917, and built in the National Park Service Rustic
National Park Service Rustic
National Park Service rustic, also colloquially known as Parkitecture, is a style of architecture that arose in the United States National Park System to create buildings that harmonized with their natural environment. Since its founding, the National Park Service consistently has sought to provide...

 style of architecture, the Inn was closed in 2005 to undergo major remodeling to conform to safety standards, and scheduled to reopen in 2008.
59 Parkland Lutheran Children's Home 12123 A Street
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Parkland
Parkland, Washington
Parkland is a census-designated place in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 24,053 at the 2000 census and grew to 35,803 as of the 2010 census...

60 Purdy Bridge
Purdy Bridge
The Purdy Bridge is a continuous hollow-box girder bridge that spans over Henderson Bay, connecting Purdy, Washington, USA with the Purdy Sand Spit Park. It was built on September 29, 1937, and at the time was the longest continuous box girder bridge in the US, at a cost of $62,000 from a design...

Spans Henderson Bay
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Purdy
Purdy, Washington
Purdy is a small unincorporated community north of the city of Gig Harbor, on the northern boundary of Pierce County, Washington. It is located on the shores of Burley Lagoon and Henderson Bay of the Carr Inlet...

Historic Bridges and Tunnels in Washington TR
61 Red Shield Inn Main Street
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Fort Lewis Now housing the Fort Lewis Military Museum, the 150-room building was originally built in 1919 by the Salvation Army
Salvation Army
The Salvation Army is a Protestant Christian church known for its thrift stores and charity work. It is an international movement that currently works in over a hundred countries....

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62 Rhodesleigh
Rhodesleigh
Rhodesleigh, also known as the Rhodes Mansion, is a historic residence in Lakewood, Washington. Architects involved in its design included Ambrose J. Russell and Frederick Heath....

10815 Greendale Dr., SW
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Lakewood
Lakewood, Washington
Lakewood is a city in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 58,163 at the 2010 census.-History:Lakewood was officially incorporated on February 28, 1996. Historical names include Lakewood Center and Lakes District...

Built in 1922
63 Ryan House
Ryan House
The Ryan House is a historic home in Sumner, Washington, USA. Originally a one-room cabin built by Fred Seaman, George Ryan, who became Sumner's first mayor in 1891, bought the property in 1872. Ryan added on to the house in 1875 and 1885. Ryan's family donated the property to be used as the Sumner...

1228 Main Street
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Sumner
Sumner, Washington
Sumner is a city in northern Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 9,451 at the 2010 census. Nearby cities include Puyallup to the west, Auburn to the north, and Enumclaw to the east.-History:...

Originally a one-room cabin built in the 1860s, Sumner's first mayor added on to the house in 1875 and 1885. The building housed the Sumner Public Library from 1926 to 1979, and now houses the Sumner Historical Society.
64 Sequalitchew Archeological Site Address restricted. Dupont
DuPont, Washington
DuPont is a city in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 8,199 at the 2010 census.-History:The Nisqually tribe arrived in the area at least 5700 years ago, subsisting on shellfish from the beaches and salmon from Sequalitchew Creek...

65 Shriner Peak Fire Lookout
Shriner Peak Fire Lookout
The Shriner Peak Fire Lookout is a fire lookout tower in Mount Rainier National Park. Built in 1932 to a standard design by the National Park Service Branch of Plans and Designs, the wood-frame lookout features a ground-floor storage room and an upper-level lookout and living space with windows on...

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Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park is a United States National Park located in southeast Pierce County and northeast Lewis County in Washington state. It was one of the US's earliest National Parks, having been established on March 2, 1899 as the fifth national park in the United States. The park contains...

66 Sidney Williams House 15003 E. Elm Street
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Sumner
Sumner, Washington
Sumner is a city in northern Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 9,451 at the 2010 census. Nearby cities include Puyallup to the west, Auburn to the north, and Enumclaw to the east.-History:...

Also known as the Moser House.
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State Route 410 (Washington)
State Route 410 is a long state highway that traverses Pierce, King, and Yakima counties in the U.S. state of Washington. It begins at an interchange with SR 167 in Sumner and travels southeast across the Cascade Range to a junction with U.S. Route 12 in Naches...

 on eastern border of Mt. Rainier National Park
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Crystal Mountain Also known as Silver Creek Work Center.
68 Andrew and Bertha Skansie Net Shed and House 3207 Harborview Dr.
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Gig Harbor
Gig Harbor, Washington
Gig Harbor is the name of both a bay on Puget Sound and a city on its shore in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 7,126 at the 2010 census....

Owned by the City of Gig Harbor.
69 Peter Smith Farm-Donation Land Claim 12504 Spanaway Loop Road
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Parkland
Parkland, Washington
Parkland is a census-designated place in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 24,053 at the 2000 census and grew to 35,803 as of the 2010 census...

Also known as Lakeview Dairy and Schibig Farm.
70 Ward T. Smith and Bjug Harstad House 12204 S. A Street
47.14617°N 122.43170°W
Parkland
Parkland, Washington
Parkland is a census-designated place in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 24,053 at the 2000 census and grew to 35,803 as of the 2010 census...

71 South Puyallup River Bridge
South Puyallup River Bridge
The South Puyallup River Bridge was built in 1930-31 in Mount Rainier National Park as part of the West Side Road project, planned to link the park's Nisqually and Carbon River entrances. The stone-faced reinforced concrete bridge was designed by the National Park Service and the Bureau of Public...

Nisqually Entrance
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Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park is a United States National Park located in southeast Pierce County and northeast Lewis County in Washington state. It was one of the US's earliest National Parks, having been established on March 2, 1899 as the fifth national park in the United States. The park contains...

Built in 1931.
72 St. Andrews Creek Bridge
St. Andrews Creek Bridge
TheSt. Andrews Creek Bridge was built in 1930-31 as part of the West Side Road in Mount Rainier National Park. The bridge spans and is almost wide, carrying a two-lane road on a stone-faced concrete bridge...

Nisqually Entrance
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Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park is a United States National Park located in southeast Pierce County and northeast Lewis County in Washington state. It was one of the US's earliest National Parks, having been established on March 2, 1899 as the fifth national park in the United States. The park contains...

Built in 1931.
73 St. Andrews Patrol Cabin
St. Andrews Patrol Cabin
The St. Andrews Patrol Cabin was built by the National Park Service in 1922 as part of a network of stations near the boundaries of Mount Rainier National Park for rangers on patrol. The one-room log structure stands on the Wonderland Trail that circumnavigates Mount Rainier. The exterior of the...

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Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park is a United States National Park located in southeast Pierce County and northeast Lewis County in Washington state. It was one of the US's earliest National Parks, having been established on March 2, 1899 as the fifth national park in the United States. The park contains...

74 Steilacoom Catholic Church
Steilacoom Catholic Church
The Steilacoom Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic church in Steilacoom, Washington, USA. It was originally built in 1855 near Fort Steilacoom, but was moved to its present location in 1864...

1810 Nisqually Street
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Steilacoom
Steilacoom, Washington
Steilacoom is a town in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 5,985 at the 2010 census. Steilacoom is on the coast of Puget Sound, on a branch not visible on the map to the right...

Also known as the Church of the Immaculate Conception, this church was originally built in 1855 near Fort Steilacoom, but was moved to its present location in Steilacoom in 1864. It was the first Catholic church built in Washington.
75 Steilacoom Historic District Between Nisqually Street and Puget Sound
Puget Sound
Puget Sound is a sound in the U.S. state of Washington. It is a complex estuarine system of interconnected marine waterways and basins, with one major and one minor connection to the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the Pacific Ocean — Admiralty Inlet being the major connection and...

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Steilacoom
Steilacoom, Washington
Steilacoom is a town in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 5,985 at the 2010 census. Steilacoom is on the coast of Puget Sound, on a branch not visible on the map to the right...

Steilacoom was the first incorporated community in Washington in 1853. The Historic District consists of 1500 acres (6.1 km²) and 38 buildings.
76 Summerland Trail Shelter
Summerland Trail Shelter
The Summerland Trail Shelter in Mount Rainier National Park is a rustic shelter on the Wonderland Trail, built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1934. The shelter features stone walls and a log roof structure, in a saltbox shape, to a design by the National Park Service Branch of Plans and...

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Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park is a United States National Park located in southeast Pierce County and northeast Lewis County in Washington state. It was one of the US's earliest National Parks, having been established on March 2, 1899 as the fifth national park in the United States. The park contains...

77 Sunrise Comfort Station
Sunrise Comfort Station
The Sunrise Comfort Station is an example of the National Park Service Rustic style, located in the Sunrise Historic District of Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA. Built in 1932, the building was designed by Thomas Chalmers Vint of the National Park Service in association with landscape...

Sunrise
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Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park is a United States National Park located in southeast Pierce County and northeast Lewis County in Washington state. It was one of the US's earliest National Parks, having been established on March 2, 1899 as the fifth national park in the United States. The park contains...

78 Sunrise Historic District
Sunrise Historic District
The Sunrise Historic District, also known as the community of Sunrise, Washington, is located on a ridge overlooking the northeast side of Mount Rainer in Mount Rainier National Park. The district comprises seven individual structures designed in accordance with the principals of the National Park...

Sunrise
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Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park is a United States National Park located in southeast Pierce County and northeast Lewis County in Washington state. It was one of the US's earliest National Parks, having been established on March 2, 1899 as the fifth national park in the United States. The park contains...

79 Sunset Park Patrol Cabin
Sunset Park Patrol Cabin
The Sunset Park Patrol Cabin was built in 1922 to shelter park rangers and hikers on the Wonderland Trail in Mount Rainier National Park. The cabin, at Golden Lakes, is a log structure about by with a low porch across the front. The interior is finished with varnished logs and a wood floor. It...

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Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park is a United States National Park located in southeast Pierce County and northeast Lewis County in Washington state. It was one of the US's earliest National Parks, having been established on March 2, 1899 as the fifth national park in the United States. The park contains...

80 Sunset Park Trail Shelter
Sunset Park Trail Shelter
The Sunset Park Trail Shelter was built in 1931 at Golden Lakes in the Sunset Park portion of Mount Rainier National Park. The rustic log structure provides shelter for hikers on the Wonderland Trail that encircles Mount Rainier. The Sunset Park shelter is built in a saltbox shape, with a porch...

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Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park is a United States National Park located in southeast Pierce County and northeast Lewis County in Washington state. It was one of the US's earliest National Parks, having been established on March 2, 1899 as the fifth national park in the United States. The park contains...

81 Suntop Lookout
Suntop Lookout
Suntop Lookout is located on Suntop Mountain in Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest in central Washington, USA. The fire lookout is at an elevation of about overlooking the valleys of the White River and Huckleberry Creek just to the north of Mount Rainier National Park. Built to standard U.S...

White River Ranger District on Suntop Mountain.
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Enumclaw
Enumclaw, Washington
Enumclaw is a city in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 10,669 at the 2010 census.The Enumclaw Plateau, on which the city resides, was formed by a volcanic mudflow from Mount Rainier approximately 5,700 years ago....

Built in 1933, this fire lookout was also used in the Army Aircraft Warning Service during World War II.
82 Tahoma Vista Comfort Station
Tahoma Vista Comfort Station
The Tahoma Vista Comfort Station was designed by the National Park Service Branch of Plans and Designs in the National Park Service Rustic style and built in Mount Rainier National Park by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1931...

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46°47′42.86"N 121°52′50.63"W
Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park is a United States National Park located in southeast Pierce County and northeast Lewis County in Washington state. It was one of the US's earliest National Parks, having been established on March 2, 1899 as the fifth national park in the United States. The park contains...

83 Thornewood
Thornewood
Thornewood is an estate in Lakewood, Washington. The estate consists of three buildings, including Thornewood Castle, which was built from the brick of a dismantled 15th century house imported from England. The Castle was used as a set for the Stephen King film Rose Red.The buildings were listed...

8601 and 8307 N. Thorne Lane, SW and 4 Thornewood Lane, SW Lakewood
Lakewood, Washington
Lakewood is a city in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 58,163 at the 2010 census.-History:Lakewood was officially incorporated on February 28, 1996. Historical names include Lakewood Center and Lakes District...

Consists of three buildings, including Thornewood Castle, which was built from the brick of a dismantled 15th century house imported from England. The Castle was used as a set for the Stephen King
Stephen King
Stephen Edwin King is an American author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction and fantasy fiction. His books have sold more than 350 million copies and have been adapted into a number of feature films, television movies and comic books...

 film Rose Red
Rose Red (film)
Rose Red is a television miniseries scripted by horror novelist Stephen King. The series was premiered in the United States on ABC on January 27, 2002. The story involves a cavernous Seattle mansion called Rose Red, which is investigated by parapsychologist Dr. Joyce Reardon and a team of...

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84 Tipsoo Lake Comfort Station
Tipsoo Lake Comfort Station
The Tipsoo Lake Comfort Station was designed by the National Park Service Branch of Plans and Designs in the National Park Service Rustic style and built in Mount Rainier National Park by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1934. The design was supervised by Park Service Chief Architect Thomas...

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Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park is a United States National Park located in southeast Pierce County and northeast Lewis County in Washington state. It was one of the US's earliest National Parks, having been established on March 2, 1899 as the fifth national park in the United States. The park contains...

85 Tolmie Peak Fire Lookout
Tolmie Peak Fire Lookout
The Tolmie Peak Fire Lookout is one of four fire lookout stations built in Mount Rainier National Park by the National Park Service between 1932 and 1934. The two-story structure houses a lookout station on the upper level and storage at ground level. The design was prepared under the supervision...

Mowich Lake Entrance
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Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park is a United States National Park located in southeast Pierce County and northeast Lewis County in Washington state. It was one of the US's earliest National Parks, having been established on March 2, 1899 as the fifth national park in the United States. The park contains...

86 Walker Cut Stone Company image pending East of Wilkeson Wilkeson
Wilkeson, Washington
Wilkeson is a town in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 477 at the 2010 census.-History:Wilkeson was officially incorporated on July 24, 1909 and boasts the oldest operating in Washington state....

District consists of 400 acres (1.6 km²), two buildings, five structures, and eight objects.
87 White River Bridge
White River Bridge
The White River Bridge was built in 1929 in Mount Rainier National Park as part of the Yakima Park Road project. The new road was planned to open up access to the northeastern portion of the park. The bridge, spanning the White River was built by contractor John D...

White River Entrance
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Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park is a United States National Park located in southeast Pierce County and northeast Lewis County in Washington state. It was one of the US's earliest National Parks, having been established on March 2, 1899 as the fifth national park in the United States. The park contains...

88 White River Entrance
White River Entrance
The White River Entrance to Mount Rainier National Park is a complex of buildings built between 1929 and 1931 to accommodate visitors arriving on the Yakima Park Highway, in the northeastern portion of the park. Like most of the structures in Mount Rainier, the buildings are designed in the...

White River Entrance Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park is a United States National Park located in southeast Pierce County and northeast Lewis County in Washington state. It was one of the US's earliest National Parks, having been established on March 2, 1899 as the fifth national park in the United States. The park contains...

District consists of 49 acres (20 ha) and three buildings.
89 White River Mess Hall and Dormitory
White River Mess Hall and Dormitory
The White River Mess Hall and Dormitory is the only remaining Civilian Conservation Corps camp structure remaining in Mount Rainier National Park. The wood-framed building was built in 1933, and comprises 2185 square feet, originally containing a kitchen dining room, living room, two bathrooms, a...

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Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park is a United States National Park located in southeast Pierce County and northeast Lewis County in Washington state. It was one of the US's earliest National Parks, having been established on March 2, 1899 as the fifth national park in the United States. The park contains...

90 White River Patrol Cabin
White River Patrol Cabin
The White River Patrol Cabin was built in 1927 by the National Park Service at the White River Campground in Mount Rainier National Park, as the White River Campground Ranger Station. The rustic cabin functioned as a patrol cabin because of its location on the Wonderland Trail. Construction is post...

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Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park is a United States National Park located in southeast Pierce County and northeast Lewis County in Washington state. It was one of the US's earliest National Parks, having been established on March 2, 1899 as the fifth national park in the United States. The park contains...

91 Wilkeson Arch State Route 165, Church St. and Brierhill Blvd.
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Wilkeson
Wilkeson, Washington
Wilkeson is a town in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 477 at the 2010 census.-History:Wilkeson was officially incorporated on July 24, 1909 and boasts the oldest operating in Washington state....

Built in 1925 by the town booster club, the arch was damaged in the 2001 Nisqually earthquake.
92 Wilkeson School Off State Route 165
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Wilkeson
Wilkeson, Washington
Wilkeson is a town in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 477 at the 2010 census.-History:Wilkeson was officially incorporated on July 24, 1909 and boasts the oldest operating in Washington state....

Also known as Wilkeson Elementary School, it is the oldest used elementary school in Washington.
93 Winnifred Street Bridge
Winnifred Street Bridge
The Winnifred Street Bridge is a concrete box girder bridge in Ruston, Washington. It was built in 1941 by S. R. Gray. The bridge has a deck, and sits above railroad tracks in a ravine....

Winnifred St. over the Burlington Northern RR tracks.
47°17′51.91"N 122°30′43.44"W
Ruston
Ruston, Washington
Ruston is a town in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 749 at the 2010 census.Although it is nearly indistinguishable from the adjacent city of Tacoma, the predominantly residential area still retains its status as a separate municipality long after it ceased to be a...

Originally built in 1941, it was rebuilt in 2003.
Bridges of Washington State MPS
94 Wollochet-Point Fosdick School image pending 3409 E. Bay Drive
47°16′7.64"N 122°34′59"W
Gig Harbor
Gig Harbor, Washington
Gig Harbor is the name of both a bay on Puget Sound and a city on its shore in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 7,126 at the 2010 census....

Now serves as a private residence.
Rural Public Schools of Washington State MPS
95 Woodbrook Hunt Club 6122 150th St. SW
47°7′11.29"N 122°31′17.3"W
Lakewood
Lakewood, Washington
Lakewood is a city in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 58,163 at the 2010 census.-History:Lakewood was officially incorporated on February 28, 1996. Historical names include Lakewood Center and Lakes District...

Established in 1924.
96 Woolrey-Koehler Hop Kiln image pending 176th Street, E. (Leach Rd.)
47°5′52.83"N 122°13′21.64"W
Orting
Orting, Washington
Orting is a city in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population as of the 2010 census is 6,746, according to the City of Orting.- History :...

Also known as the Koehler Hop Kiln.
97 Yakima Park Stockade Group
Yakima Park Stockade Group
Yakima Park Stockade Group, also known as North and South Blockhouses, Museum, and Stockade at Sunrise, is a building complex consisting of four log buildings in Mount Rainier National Park that is architecturally significant on its own. The first of the blockhouses and the stockade were built in...

Sunrise (Yakima Park)
46°54′49.31"N 121°38′32.45"W
Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park is a United States National Park located in southeast Pierce County and northeast Lewis County in Washington state. It was one of the US's earliest National Parks, having been established on March 2, 1899 as the fifth national park in the United States. The park contains...

Founded c. 1935, the district consists of 35 acres (14 ha), three buildings, one structure, and one object.

Tacoma

Landmark name Image Date listed Location City or Town Summary
1 Adjutant General's Residence image pending Camp Murray
47°7′31.64"N 122°33′45.44"W
Camp Murray Also known as Building 118, now houses the Washington National Guard Museum.
2 Albers Brothers Mill 1821 Dock Street
47°14′44.33"N 122°25′58.32"W
  Built in 1904, with additions in 1912, this building served as a mill until 1944. Now houses apartments.
3 American Lake Veterans Hospital 9600 Veterans Dr. SW
47°8′4.22"N 122°34′39.73"W
 
4 Annobee Apartments 319-323 North I Street
47°15′41"N 122°27′13.61"W
  This Italianate style
Italianate architecture
The Italianate style of architecture was a distinct 19th-century phase in the history of Classical architecture. In the Italianate style, the models and architectural vocabulary of 16th-century Italian Renaissance architecture, which had served as inspiration for both Palladianism and...

 building was built in 1925.
5 Auditorium Dance Hall 1308-1310 Fawcett Avenue
47.250474°N 122.442555°W
Also known as the Crescent Ballroom, the auditorium was built in 1922, and held concerts ranging from Rudolph Valentino
Rudolph Valentino
Rudolph Valentino was an Italian actor, and early pop icon. A sex symbol of the 1920s, Valentino was known as the "Latin Lover". He starred in several well-known silent films including The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, The Sheik, Blood and Sand, The Eagle and Son of the Sheik...

 in 1923, to Nirvana
Nirvana (band)
Nirvana was an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington in 1987...

 in 1990.
6 Balfour Dock Building 705 Dock Street
47°15′28.55"N 122°28′13.46"W
The building was built in 1900, and is home to the Working Waterfront Maritime Museum.
7 Blue Mouse Theatre 2611 N. Proctor St.
47°16′17.86"N 122°29′19.43"W
8 Bowes Building 100 S. 9th Street
47°15′20.05"N 122°26′14.59"W
Built in 1919.
9 Browns Point Lighthouse & Keeper's Cottage
Browns Point Lighthouse
The Browns Point Lighthouse is located in Browns Point, Washington near Tacoma in Pierce County, Washington.The original lighthouse station was designed by Carl Leick and established in 1887...

201 Tulalip, NE.
47°18′21.54"N 122°26′32.66"W
  Built in 1933
10 Building at 1602 South G Street 1602 S. G St.
47°14′50.68"N 122°26′37.73"W
  Built in 1890, this building was originally built as the Hillside Grocery.
11 Building at 712-716 Sixth Avenue 712-716 6th Ave.
47°15′26.68"N 122°26′45.44"W
Built in 1925, the building originally housed three separate business, the Hob Nob Restaurant now occupies the entire building.
12 Cabin No. 97 Northwest of Tacoma on Salmon Beach
47°17′36.94"N 122°31′44.04"W
Salmon Beach Also known as Walter Crooks Cabin.
13 Camp Six Point Defiance Park
47.30321°N 122.52726°W
Point Defiance Park
Point Defiance Park
Point Defiance Park in Tacoma, Washington is one of the largest urban parks in the United States. The park includes Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, the Rose Garden, Rhododendron Garden, the Camp 6 Logging Museum, beaches, trails, a boardwalk, a boathouse, a Washington State Ferries ferry dock for...

Also known as Western Washington Forest Industries Museum, the museum is designed to look like an actual logging camp.
14 City Waterway Bridge
Murray Morgan Bridge
The Murray Morgan Bridge, also known as the 11th Street bridge or City Waterway bridge, is a lift bridge in Tacoma, Washington. It was built in 1913 to replace an 1894 swing-span bridge. The bridge connects downtown with the tideflats, it spans the Thea Foss Waterway, originally known as the City...

11th Avenue, spans Thea Foss Waterway.
47°15′14.45"N 122°25′56.57"W
Built in 1911, it is also known as Murray Morgan Bridge.
Historic Bridges and Tunnels in Washington TR
15 C. O. Lynn, Co. Funeral Home 717 Tacoma Ave. S
47°15′28.83"N 122°26′41.66"W
  This Classical Revival
Neoclassical architecture
Neoclassical architecture was an architectural style produced by the neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century, manifested both in its details as a reaction against the Rococo style of naturalistic ornament, and in its architectural formulas as an outgrowth of some classicizing...

 building, built in 1918, served as a funeral home until 2004.
16 Conrad F. & Annie K. Beutel House 701 N. 10th
47.26773°N 122.46158°W
  Built in 1909.
17 East 34th Street Bridge
East 34th Street Bridge
The East 34th Street Bridge is a concrete open-spandrel bridge in Tacoma, Washington. The bridge was built in 1937 to replace a wood bridge that had previously spanned the gulch. The bridge is constructed of two rib arches, that are supported by support legs, with spandrel columns between the...

East 34th Street from Pacific Avenue to A Street47°14′18.4"N 122°25′54.79"W   Built in 1937.
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18 Engine House No. 4 220-224 E. 26th Street
47°14′18.68"N 122°25′45.27"W
  Built in 1911. No longer in service as a fire station, today it is used by the City of Tacoma's traffic signal division.
19 Engine House No. 8 4301 S. L St
47°13′6.44"N 122°26′51.66"W
  Built in 1909. This station was replaced in 2006 with a larger facility, and is now a private residence.
20 Engine House No. 9
Engine House No. 9 (Tacoma, Washington)
Engine House No. 9 in Tacoma, Washington is a fire station built in 1907. The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. Currently, the building houses a pub which brews its own beer....

611 N. Pine Street
47°15′22.91"N 122°28′19.69"W
  Built in 1907. This station was replaced in the 1960s with a larger facility, and is now a private fire service-themed bar and grill.
21 Engine House No. 11 3802 McKinley Avenue
47°13′23.11"N 122°25′11.16"W
  Built in 1909, this is still an active fire station.
22 Engine House No. 13 3825 N. Twenty-fifth Street
47°16′13.69"N 122°29′14.87"W
  Built in 1907, this is still an active fire station.
23 Fireboat No.1
Fireboat No. 1 (Tacoma, Wash.)
Fireboat No. 1 was built in 1929 for the Port of Tacoma by the Coastline Shipbuilding Company of Tacoma, Washington for US$148,000. She is 96 feet 6 inches long with a 21 foot , six-inch beam and a six-foot draft. Her seven water cannons have a capacity of 10,000 US gallons per minute . The...

Marine Park on Ruston Way
47°17′19.65"N 122°29′21.85"W
  Built in 1929, retired from active duty in 1985.
24 Fire Alarm Station 415 S. Tacoma Avenue
47°15′34.43"N 122°26′40.6"W
  Built in 1928, this facility is still as the fire alarm dispatch center today.
25 Fire Station No. 1 425 S. Tacoma Avenue
47°15′32.48"N 122°26′40.15"W
  Built in 1919, this building has not served as a fire station in decades, but is still owned by the fire department and used for storage purposes. It is adjacent to the Fire Alarm Station.
26 Fire Station No. 2 2701 S. Tacoma Avenue
47°14′10.75"N 122°26′20.55"W
  Built in 1907 and heavily remodeled in 1935, this is still an active fire station.
27 Fire Station No. 5 1453 S. 12th Street
47°15′2.54"N 122°27′19"W
Built in 1935, this is still an active fire station. It was renumbered as Fire Station No. 4 when the previous station 4 was closed.
28 Fire Station No. 10 7247 S. Park Avenue
47°11′25.88"N 122°26′24.67"W
  Built in 1928, this is still an active fire station..
29 Fire Station No. 14 4701 N. 41st Street
47°17′9.92"N 122°29′56.22"W
  Built in 1928, this is still an active fire station..
30 Fire Station No. 15 3510 E. 11th Street47°16′31.21"N 122°23′46.76"W   This Mediterranean style
Mediterranean Revival Style architecture
The Mediterranean Revival was an eclectic design style that was first introduced in the United States about the end of the nineteenth century, and became popular during the 1920s and 1930s...

 fire station was built in 1928, and is still an active fire station..
31 Fireboat Station 302 E. 11th Street
47°15′16.04"N 122°25′50.84"W
  Built in 1928 as part of a project that built three other stations, as well as the Fire Alarm Station. While the fireboats are still housed here, the station itself is no longer staffed.
32 Fort Nisqually Granary and Factor's House
Fort Nisqually
Fort Nisqually was an important fur trading and farming post of the Hudson's Bay Company in the Puget Sound area of what is now DuPont, Washington and was part of the Hudson's Bay Company's Columbia Department. Today it is a living history museum located in Tacoma, Washington, USA, within the...

Point Defiance Park
47.303476°N 122.532685°W
Point Defiance Park
Point Defiance Park
Point Defiance Park in Tacoma, Washington is one of the largest urban parks in the United States. The park includes Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, the Rose Garden, Rhododendron Garden, the Camp 6 Logging Museum, beaches, trails, a boardwalk, a boathouse, a Washington State Ferries ferry dock for...

Both buildings have been moved to Point Defiance Park, and a replica of the original Fort Nisqually as a living museum.
33 Frederick H. Murray House 402 N. Sheridan Avenue
47°15′32.05"N 122°27′24.88"W
Built in 1902, this Gothic style
Gothic Revival architecture
The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England...

 home became an alcoholism treatment center in the 1930s. It is now apartments.
34 Haddaway Hall 4301 N. Stevens
47°17′16.58"N 122°29′38.68"W
Originally built in 1922, for John Weyerhauser and his wife, the building now houses a Baptist seminary.
35 Henry A. and Birdella Rhodes House 701 North J Street
47.263743°N 122.459377°W
  This Queen Anne Style
Queen Anne Style architecture
The Queen Anne Style in Britain means either the English Baroque architectural style roughly of the reign of Queen Anne , or a revived form that was popular in the last quarter of the 19th century and the early decades of the 20th century...

 home was built in 1901.
36 Henry Drum House 9 St. Helens Street
47°15′49.33"N 122°26′41.4"W
  Built in 1888.
37 House at 1510 Tacoma Avenue South 1510 Tacoma Ave., S.
47°14′52.92"N 122°26′32.48"W
  This Queen Anne Style
Queen Anne Style architecture
The Queen Anne Style in Britain means either the English Baroque architectural style roughly of the reign of Queen Anne , or a revived form that was popular in the last quarter of the 19th century and the early decades of the 20th century...

 home was built in 1902. It has since been subdivided to accommodate two residences.
38 House at 1610 South G Street 1610 S. G St.
47°14′49.71"N 122°26′38.22"W
  Built in 1911, this house once served as the rectory
Rectory
A rectory is the residence, or former residence, of a rector, most often a Christian cleric, but in some cases an academic rector or other person with that title...

 for the Japanese Methodist Church on the same block.
39 House at 2314 South Ainsworth Avenue 2314 S. Ainsworth Ave.
47°14′20.74"N 122°27′17.52"W
  Built in 1926.
40 House at 2326 South L Street 2326 S. L St.
47°14′16.75"N 122°26′55.68"W
  Built in 1904.
41 House at 605 South G Street
605 S. G St.
47°15′28.29"N 122°26′44"W
A Stick Style home built in 1906, also called the James Agnew Residence.
42 House at 708-710 South 8th Street 708 S. 8th St.
47°15′19.26"N 122°26′52.66"W
Built in 1908, it is also known as the Buren/Holden Apartments
43 House at 802-804 South G Street 802-804 S. G St.
47°15′20.19"N 122°26′44.56"W
Built in 1890, it is also known as the Thomas Carroll Double House.
44 John F. Yuncker House 519 S. G Street
47°15′30.88"N 122°26′44.92"W
  Built in 1888.
45 MV KALAKALA (ferry)
Kalakala
The MV Kalakala was a ferry that operated on Puget Sound from 1935 until her retirement in 1967.Kalakala was notable for her unique streamlined superstructure, art deco styling, and luxurious amenities...

Hylebos Creek Waterway, 1801 Taylor Way
47.27514°N 122.38662°W
  Built in 1926, it is an Art Deco
Art Deco
Art deco , or deco, is an eclectic artistic and design style that began in Paris in the 1920s and flourished internationally throughout the 1930s, into the World War II era. The style influenced all areas of design, including architecture and interior design, industrial design, fashion and...

 styled ferry that served the Washington State Ferry System from 1935 to 1967.
46 Lord-Heuston House 2902 N. Cedar Street
47.27395°N 122.47623°W
  NRHP ID# 07001385
47 Manley-Thompson Ford Agency 1302-1306 S. Fawcett Avenue
47.250663°N 122.442581°W
  Built in 1918, in 1942 the building was merged with the next door Auditorium Dance Hall to form a single venue.
48 Masonic Temple Building-Temple Theater
Masonic Temple Building-Temple Theater
The Masonic Temple Building in Tacoma, Washington, also known as Temple Theater, Helig's Theater, and John Hamrick's Temple Theater, is located at 47th Street and Helens Avenue. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. Ambrose J. Russell is credited as the architect of the...

47 St. Helens Avenue
47°15′43.49"N 122°26′39.08"W
  Built in 1927, this Art Deco
Art Deco
Art deco , or deco, is an eclectic artistic and design style that began in Paris in the 1920s and flourished internationally throughout the 1930s, into the World War II era. The style influenced all areas of design, including architecture and interior design, industrial design, fashion and...

 building houses Washington's largest dancefloor.
49 McChord Field Historic District
McChord Field Historic District
McChord Field Historic District is a historic district located within the McChord Air Force Base in Pierce County, Washington. The base is located at the base of Puget Sound. The 31 contributing buildings and 3 contributing structures included in the district all date to the establishment of...

McChord Air Force Base
47°8′23.7"N 122°28′44.79"W
 
50 McIlvaine Apartments 920 S. 9th Street
47°15′11.65"N 122°27′26.99"W
  Built in 1909.
51 National Bank of Tacoma 1123 Pacific Ave
47.25313°N 122.43855°W
  Built in 1922, the building is now home to the Tacoma Art Museum.
52 Nihon Go Gakko
Nihon Go Gakko (Tacoma)
The , in what was then Tacoma, Washington's Japantown, was one of 24 Japanese language schools that existed in Washington prior to World War II.-History:The building was built in 1922 to replace a smaller building and accommodate a larger enrollment...

1715 S. Tacoma Ave.
47°14′52.26"N 122°26′29.63"W
Also known as the Japanese Language School, the building was built in 1922, and used to gather Japanese residents
Executive Order 9066
United States Executive Order 9066 was a United States presidential executive order signed and issued during World War II by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt on February 19, 1942 authorizing the Secretary of War to prescribe certain areas as military zones...

 during World War II, before sending them to internment camps
Japanese American internment
Japanese-American internment was the relocation and internment by the United States government in 1942 of approximately 110,000 Japanese Americans and Japanese who lived along the Pacific coast of the United States to camps called "War Relocation Camps," in the wake of Imperial Japan's attack on...

. The building was demolished in 2004 after standing vacant since the 1940s.
53 Nisqually Power Substation 2416 S. C Street47°14′20.42"N 122°26′10.46"W   Built in 1911.
54 North 21st Street Bridge Spans Buckley Gulch, N. Fife and Oakes
47°16′2.71"N 122°28′10.73"W
  Built in 1910.
Historic Bridges and Tunnels in Washington TR
55 North 23rd Street Bridge Spans Buckley Gulch, N. Fife and Oakes
47°16′40.3"N 122°28′13.68"W
  Built in 1909.
Historic Bridges and Tunnels in Washington TR
56 North Slope Historic District
North Slope, Tacoma, Washington
The North Slope is a neighborhood of the north end of Tacoma, Washington, located south of Yakima Hill.Although there is no truly defined boundary for the North Slope, and it often bleeds over into Yakima Hill under some definitions, the area typically is considered to border North I Street on the...

Area bounded by Division Ave., N. Grant Ave, N. Steele St., and N. I St.
47°15′41.18"N 122°27′45.04"W
Consists of 2280 acres (9.2 km²), 698 buildings, and 211 structures.
57 Northern Pacific Office Building Northeastern corner of 7th St. and Pacific Ave.
47°15′27.18"N 122°26′16.89"W
  Built in 1891, part of the building was demolished and turned into a park in 1920, when Northern Pacific's offices were transferred to Seattle.
58 Old City Hall 7th Avenue between Commerce and Pacific Avenue
47°15′26.87"N 122°26′18.8"W
This Renaissance style
Renaissance architecture
Renaissance architecture is the architecture of the period between the early 15th and early 17th centuries in different regions of Europe, demonstrating a conscious revival and development of certain elements of ancient Greek and Roman thought and material culture. Stylistically, Renaissance...

 building, designed by E.A. Hatherton, served as Tacoma's City Hall from 1893 to 1959.
59 Old City Hall Historic District Roughly bounded by St. Helens Ave., Court C, freeway spur, 7th and 9th Streets.
47°15′22.46"N 122°26′29.57"W
Consists of 165 acre (0.6677319 km²), 20 buildings, and one structure.
60 Pacific Brewing and Malting Company S. 25th St. between C St. and Jefferson Avenue
47°14′17.83"N 122°26′10.96"W
Founded in 1888, the brewery closed in 1916, after Washington passed laws prohibiting alcohol
Prohibition in the United States
Prohibition in the United States was a national ban on the sale, manufacture, and transportation of alcohol, in place from 1920 to 1933. The ban was mandated by the Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution, and the Volstead Act set down the rules for enforcing the ban, as well as defining which...

. The site consists of thirteen buildings.
61 Pacific National Bank Building 1302 Pacific Avenue
47°15′4.65"N 122°26′12.37"W
Built in 1891, the building by Burnham and Root was also known as the Luzon Building. Demolished September 2009.
62 Pantages Theatre 901 and 909 Broadway
47°15′18.79"N 122°26′22.21"W
Built in 1916, it is the oldest remaining of several theaters built for Alexander Pantages
Alexander Pantages
Alexander Pantages was an American vaudeville and early motion picture producer and impresario who created a large and powerful circuit of theatres across the western United States and Canada.-Early life:...

.
63 Perkins Building
Perkins Building
The Perkins Building is a historic building in Tacoma, Washington. The 8-story building housed the offices of the Tacoma Ledger/Daily News. It was the tallest reinforced concrete building in the Northwest and the first building on West Coast to have a basement parking garage...

1101 A Street
47°15′46.08"N 122°26′5.27"W
  Built in 1907.
64 Pythian Temple
Pythian Temple (Tacoma, Washington)
The Pythian Temple, built in 1906 for Commencement Lodge Number 7 of the Knights of Pythias, is an historic building located on Broadway in the Theater District of Tacoma, Washington...

924-926½ Broadway
47°15′17.49"N 122°26′22.7"W
  Built in 1906.
65 Rhodes Medical Arts Building 740 St. Helens Avenue
47°15′22.04"N 122°26′25.51"W
Built in 1930, this Art Deco
Art Deco
Art deco , or deco, is an eclectic artistic and design style that began in Paris in the 1920s and flourished internationally throughout the 1930s, into the World War II era. The style influenced all areas of design, including architecture and interior design, industrial design, fashion and...

 building now houses the Tacoma City Hall.
66 Rialto Theater
Rialto Theater (Tacoma, Washington)
The Rialto Theatre in Tacoma, Washington was designed by Roland Borhek. For more information regarding the Rialto Theater, visit the Broadway Center for the Performing Arts.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992....

310 9th Street
47°15′18.15"N 122°26′23.65"W
  Built in 1918, this is a Beaux-Arts style theater.
67 Sandberg-Schoenfeld Buildings 1411-1423 Pacific Avenue
47°14′57.23"N 122°28′35.41"W
  Built in 1907.
68 Schultz Apartments 1002 S. 12th Street
47°15′3.73"N 122°26′56.62"W
  Built in 1911.
69 Slavonian Hall 2306 N. 30th Street
47°16′28.25"N 122°28′0"W
  Built in 1901, as a fraternal lodge by the Slavonian Benevolent Society.
70 South J Street Historic District Area bounded by west side of S. J St. between S. Seventh and S. Eighth Streets
47°15′20.73"N 122°27′4.09"W
Includes less than 1 acres (4,046.9 m²), and eight buildings, seven of which are in the Queene Anne style
Queen Anne Style architecture
The Queen Anne Style in Britain means either the English Baroque architectural style roughly of the reign of Queen Anne , or a revived form that was popular in the last quarter of the 19th century and the early decades of the 20th century...

.
71 Sprague Building 1501-1505 Pacific Avenue
47°14′57.34"N 122°26′8.88"W
  Built in 1889.
72 St. Peter's Episcopal Church Starr between 29th and 30th Streets
47°16′27.54"N 122°27′44.78"W
Built in 1873, it is the oldest building in Tacoma.
73 St. Rita's Church 1402 S. Ainsworth
47.24763°N 122.45807°W
Built in 1924.
74 Stadium-Seminary Historic District
Stadium District, Tacoma, Washington
The Stadium District is a neighborhood of the north end of Tacoma, Washington, USA. It is named after Stadium High School, a historic landmark.The district is located between the affluent North Slope residential neighborhood and the Hilltop neighborhood...

Roughly bounded by 1st, I, and 10th Streets and shoreline.
47°16′2.45"N 122°27′18.02"W
Encompasses 2000 acres (8.1 km²) and 402 buildings.
75 Sunset Telephone & Telegraph Building 1101 Fawcett Avenue
47°15′10.72"N 122°26′28.01"W
  Built in 1901.
76 Tacoma Building 1015-1021 A Street
47°15′46.08"N 122°26′5.27"W
Also known as the Weyerhaeuser Headquarters Building.
77 Tacoma Ice Company's Cold Storage Plant 2602 S. Holgate St.
47°14′16"N 122°26′15"W
78 Tacoma Mausoleum
Tacoma Mausoleum
The Tacoma Mausoleum is a mausoleum in Tacoma, Washington. Built in 1910, the mausoleum was the first such structure to be built in the United States west of the Mississippi River. In 1918, the mausoleum was sued by David Rea and his wife, who claimed that the existence of a mausoleum near homes...

5302 S. Junett Street
47°12′33.04"N 122°28′27.56"W
  Built in 1910.
79 Tacoma Narrows Bridge Ruins
Tacoma Narrows Bridge (1940)
The 1940 Tacoma Narrows Bridge was the first incarnation of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, a suspension bridge in the U.S. state of Washington that spanned the Tacoma Narrows strait of Puget Sound between Tacoma and the Kitsap Peninsula. It opened to traffic on July 1, 1940, and dramatically collapsed...

State Route 16 over the Tacoma Narrows
47.26735°N 122.55043°W
Tacoma Narrows
Tacoma Narrows
The Tacoma Narrows , a strait, is part of Puget Sound in the U.S. state of Washington. A navigable maritime waterway between glacial landforms, the Narrows separates the Kitsap Peninsula from the city of Tacoma....

Built in 1940, but collapsed just four months later during a windstorm.
80 US Post Office-Tacoma Downtown Station-Federal Building 1102 S. A Street
47°15′10.96"N 122°26′10.4"W
  Built in 1910.
81 Union Depot-Warehouse Historic District Roughly bounded by railroad tracks, 15th, 23rd and Market Streets
47°14′53.41"N 122°26′16.16"W
Consists of 265 acres (1.1 km²) and 34 buildings.
82 Union Passenger Station 1713 Pacific Avenue
47°14′46.31"N 122°26′5.91"W
  The station was completed in 1911 from a design by Reed and Stem
Reed and Stem
Reed and Stem was an architecture firm based in St. Paul, Minnesota. It was a partnership between Charles A. Reed and Allen H. Stem . Formed in 1891, the successful partnership captured a wide range of commissions. One early work was Medical Hall on the campus of the University of Minnesota...

, the same architects that designed Grand Central Station in New York City.
83 Walker Apartment Hotel 405 6th Avenue
47°15′31.47"N 122°26′32.07"W
  Built in 1927.
84 Washington Building 1019 Pacific Ave.
47°15′13.08"N 122°26′17.67"W
Tacoma
Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma is a mid-sized urban port city and the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States. The city is on Washington's Puget Sound, southwest of Seattle, northeast of the state capital, Olympia, and northwest of Mount Rainier National Park. The population was 198,397, according to...

85 Washington School 3701 N. 26th Street47.27119°N 122.48663°W   Also known as Washington-Hoyt Elementary School.
86 William Ross Rust House
William Ross Rust House
The William Ross Rust House is a house in Tacoma, Washington built in 1905 for William Ross Rust, then President of the Tacoma Smelter and Refining Company. The house was designed by Ambrose J. Russell, who worked for Russell & Babcock with Everett Phipps Babcock, and was built by Charles Miller...

1001 N. I Street
47°15′59.33"N 122°27′40.78"W
  Built in 1905 for William Ross Rust, then President of the Tacoma Smelter and Refining Company.
87 Wright Park
Wright Park Arboretum
- See also :* List of botanical gardens in the United States* List of Registered Historic Places in Pierce County, Washington...

 and Seymour Conservatory
Division Ave. to 6th Ave., between S. G and I Street47.26027°N 122.44909°W   Established in 1886, the conservatory was added in 1907.
88 Y. M. C. A. Building 714 Market Street47°15′25.62"N 122°26′28.8"W   Built in 1908.

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