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National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington state facts for kids

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This is a list of properties and historic districts in Washington that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. There are at least three listings in each of Washington's 39 counties.

The National Register of Historic Places recognizes buildings, structures, objects, sites, and districts of national, state, or local historic significance across the United States. Out of over 90,000 National Register sites nationwide, more than 1,500 are in Washington.


Current listings by county

The following are tallies of current listings by county.

Milwaukee Road Bridge, Beverly WA
Beverly Railroad Bridge, in Kittitas County
Tugboat Arthur Foss 04
Arthur Foss, in King County
Teapot Dome Service Station
Teapot Dome Service Station, in Yakima County
RALongHS
R. A. Long High School, in Cowlitz County
Wenatchee, WA - Wells House 02
The Wells House, in Chelan County
County # of Listings
1 Adams 8
2 Asotin 9
3 Benton 15
4 Chelan 46
5 Clallam 49
6 Clark 44
7 Columbia 20
8 Cowlitz 32
9 Douglas 14
10 Ferry 12
11 Franklin 13
12 Garfield 3
13 Grant 10
14 Grays Harbor 21
15 Island 9
16 Jefferson 75
17.1 King: Seattle 194
17.2 King: Other 87
17.3 King County: Total 281
18 Kitsap 19
19 Kittitas 25
20 Klickitat 11
21 Lewis 34
22 Lincoln 11
23 Mason 17
24 Okanogan 15
25 Pacific 18
26 Pend Oreille 8
27 Pierce 194
28 San Juan 18
29 Skagit 28
30 Skamania 5
31 Snohomish 47
32 Spokane 145
33 Stevens 25
34 Thurston 64
35 Wahkiakum 5
36 Walla Walla 32
37 Whatcom 73
38 Whitman 34
39 Yakima 69
(duplicates): (20)
Total: 1,538
NRHP Washington Map
Grays River Covered Bridge
Grays River Covered Bridge, in Wahkiakum County
Snoqualmie Falls in June 2008
Snoqualmie Falls, in King County
First Congregational Spokane
First Congregational Church, in Spokane County
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