Historic Districts
Washington - Okanogan County
Okanogan County Washington has 16 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 4 places of National significance and 6 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Chief Joseph Memorial, Early Winters Ranger Station Work Center, Fort Okanogan, Sites of, Lost Lake Guard Station and Bonaparte Mountain Cabin.

Several famous people are associated with these Okanogan County historic places including Chief Joseph, Hiram F. Smith and Guy Waring.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Okanogan County places including USDA Forest Svce. Architecture Group, Civilian Conservation Corps, George H. Keith, D. D. Davenport, Washington Department of Highways and Louis A. Simon. Prominent architectural styles found in Okanogan Country are Colonial Revival and Mission/Spanish Revival.

Bonaparte Mountain Cabin (added 1981 - - #81000588)
E of Tonasket in Okanogan National Forest , Tonasket
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Conservation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Fire Station, Village Site
Current Function:
Government, Vacant/Not In Use
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Chief Joseph Memorial (added 1974 - - #74001970)
Also known as Nez Perce Cemetery
Near jct. of WA 10A and Cache Creek Rd. , Nespelem
Jon Roanhaus, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Chief Joseph
Significant Year:
1904
Area of Significance:
Native American, Military
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Monument/Marker
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Monument/Marker
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Columbia River Bridge at Bridgeport (added 1995 - - #95000632)
Also known as WSDOT 17/401
WA 17 over the Columbia R. , Bridgeport
Martin H., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Owner:
State
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Early Winters Ranger Station Work Center (added 1986 - - #86000841)
Okanogan National Forest , Winthrop
Murderbike~commonswiki, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Civilian Conservation Corps, USDA Forest Svce. Architecture Group
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Conservation, Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Government Office, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Warehouse
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Government Office, Museum, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Warehouse
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Enloe Dam and Powerplant (added 1978 - - #78002764)
Also known as Similkameen Dam,Oroville Power Project
4 mi. (6.4 km) W of Oroville , Oroville
Martin H., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Area of Significance:
Engineering
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Energy Facility, Water Works
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Fort Okanogan Interpretive Center (added 2018 - - #100002814)
14379 United States (US) Route 17, Brewster
Jon Roanhaus, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1960-1964 AD
Fort Okanogan, Sites of (added 1973 - - #73001883)
N of Bridgeport between the Columbia and Okanogan Rivers , Bridgeport
Jon Roanhaus, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Defense
Current Function:
Landscape
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Grand Coulee Bridge (added 1982 - - #82004267)
Spans Columbia River , Grand Coulee
Krib, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Washington Department of Highways
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Pedestrian Related, Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Pedestrian Related, Road-Related
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Lost Lake Guard Station (added 1986 - - #86000814)
Okanogan National Forest , Tonasket
Jon Roanhaus, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Civilian Conservation Corps, USDA Forest Svce. Architecture Group
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Conservation, Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Okanogan County Courthouse (added 1995 - - #95000805)
149 N. Third Ave. , Okanogan
Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Davenport, D. D., Keith, George H.
Architectural Style:
Mission/Spanish Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
More Information:
Okanogan Project: Conconully Resevoir Dam (added 1974 - - #74001969)
S of Conconully , Conconully
Bouldernavigator, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Water Works
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Water Works
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Parson Smith Tree (added 1972 - - #72001279)
40 mi. N of Winthrop on the Canadian border in Okanogan National Forest , Winthrop
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Social History
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Monument/Marker
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Monument/Marker
More Information:
Smith, Hiram F., Orchard (added 1975 - - #75001863)
Also known as Thorndike Orchard;Okanogan Smith Orchard
2 mi. N of Oroville on Osoyoos Lake , Oroville
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Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Smith,Hiram F.
Significant Year:
1894, 1858
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Invention, Exploration/Settlement, Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields
More Information:
US Post Office--Okanogan Main (added 1991 - - #91000650)
212 Second Ave. N. , Okanogan
Senapa, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Simon,Louis A.
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Post Office
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Post Office
More Information:
US Post Office--Omak Main (added 1991 - - #91000651)
104 S. Main St. , Omak
Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Simon,Louis A.
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Post Office
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Post Office
More Information:
Waring, Guy, Cabin (added 1982 - - #82004268)
Also known as The Castle;Shafer Museum
285 Castle Ave. , Winthrop
KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Waring,Guy
Significant Year:
1896
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
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