National Register of Historic Places listings in Benton County, Washington facts for kids

Location of Benton County in Washington

This list presents the full set of buildings, structures, objects, sites, or districts designated on the National Register of Historic Places in Benton County, Washington, and offers brief descriptive information about each of them. The National Register recognizes places of national, state, or local historic significance across the United States. Out of over 90,000 National Register sites nationwide, Washington is home to approximately 1,500, and 15 of those are found partially or wholly in Benton County.

This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted March 31, 2017.

Current listings

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Location	City or town	Description
1	Benton County Courthouse		December 12, 1976 (#76001869)	Dudley Ave. and Market St. 46°12′12″N 119°46′10″W	Prosser
2	J. W. Carey House		December 7, 1989 (#89002096)	Byron Rd., W of Prosser 46°11′45″N 119°48′05″W	Prosser
3	Glade Creek Site		October 21, 1977 (#77001330)	Address restricted	Prosser
4	Gold Coast Historic District		March 7, 2005 (#04000315)	Roughly bounded by Willis St., Davison Ave., Hunt Ave., Davison Ave., and George Washington Way 46°17′53″N 119°16′12″W	Richland
5	Hanford B Reactor		April 3, 1992 (#92000245)	Near jct. of WA 24 and WA 240, Hanford Site 46°37′50″N 119°38′46″W	Richland	Designated a National Historic Landmark August 19, 2008
6	Hanford Island Archeological Site		August 28, 1976 (#76001870)	Address restricted	Richland
7	Hanford North Archeological District		August 28, 1976 (#76001871)	Address restricted	Richland
8	Locke Island Archeological District		August 28, 1976 (#76001872)	Address restricted	Richland
9	Rattlesnake Springs Sites		May 4, 1976 (#76001873)	Address restricted	Richland
10	Ryegrass Archeological District		January 31, 1976 (#76001874)	Address restricted	Richland
11	Snively Canyon Archeological District		August 28, 1976 (#76001875)	Address restricted	Richland
12	Telegraph Island Petroglyphs		March 10, 1975 (#75001840)	Address restricted	Paterson
13	Tri-Cities Archaeological District		October 29, 1984 (#84000468)	Address restricted	Kennewick
14	U.S. Post Office – Prosser Main		August 7, 1991 (#91000653)	1103 Meade Ave. 46°12′15″N 119°46′09″W	Prosser
15	Wooded Island Archeological District		July 19, 1976 (#76001876)	Address restricted	Richland

Former listings

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Date removed	Location	City or town	Summary
1	Prosser Steel Bridge		July 16, 1982 (#82004195)	July 16, 1990	Spans Yakima River	Prosser

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington state
• Listings in neighboring counties: Franklin, Grant, Klickitat, Morrow, Umatilla, Walla Walla, Yakima
• List of National Historic Landmarks in Washington (state)
• Historic preservation
• History of Washington (state)
• Index of Washington-related articles

External links

• Washington Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation, Historic Register program
• National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places site