Historic Districts
Washington - Pend Oreille County
Pend Oreille County Washington has 9 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Idaho and Wash. Northern RR Bridge and United States Border Station, Larson, Lewis P., House, Metaline Falls School and Pend Oreille Mines and Metals Building.

Several famous people are associated with these Pend Oreille County historic places including Lewis P. Larson and Dr. John T. Phillips.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Pend Oreille County places including Wetmore, James A., US Treasury, Idaho & Washington Northern RR Co., Louis A. Simon, A.J. Siggins, Cutter & Malmgren, Kirtland Kelsey Cutter, Gustav Albin Pehrson and Harold A. Sewell. Prominent architectural styles found in Pend Oreille Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Classical Revival and Colonial Revival.

Boundary Hydroelectric Project (added 2018 - - #100002394)
1198 Boundary Dam Access Road, Metaline
Artix Kreiger 2, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Engineering, Industry
Period of Significance:
1963-1967 AD
Idaho and Wash. Northern RR Bridge (added 1982 - - #82004270)
Spans Pend Oreille River, off WA 31 , Metaline Falls
Krib, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Idaho & Washington Northern RR Co.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Rail-Related
More Information:
Larson, Lewis P., House (added 1979 - - #79002549)
5th and Pend Oreille Blvd. , Metaline Falls
Jon Roanhaus, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Cutter,Kirtland Kelsey
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
Larson,Lewis P.
Significant Year:
1910
Area of Significance:
Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Metaline Falls School (added 1988 - - #88001518)
302 Park , Metaline Falls
Jon Roanhaus, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Cutter & Malmgren
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Education
More Information:
Pend Oreille County Courthouse (added 2013 - - #13000997)
625 W. 4th St., Newport
Kirkbailey, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Pend Oreille Mines and Metals Building (added 1997 - - #97001081)
Also known as Lewis Larson Apartments
103 S. Grandview St. , Metaline Falls
Jon Roanhaus, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Pehrson, Gustav Albin
Architectural Style:
Moderne
Area of Significance:
Health/Medicine, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
More Information:
Phillips, Dr. John and Viola, House and Office (added 2006 - - #05001501)
S. 337 Spokane Ave. , Newport
Ipoellet, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Siggins, A.J., Sewell, Harold A.
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman
Historic Person:
Phillips, Dr. John T.
Significant Year:
1914
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Health/Medicine
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Health Care
Historic Sub-function:
Clinic, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
United States Border Station (added 1997 - - #96001634)
Roughly bounded by WA 31 and the U.S.--Canadian border, Colville National Forest , Metaline Falls
Drfizzix, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Simon, Louis A., Wetmore, James A., US Treasury
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Customhouse, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Government
Current Sub-function:
Customhouse, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Washington Hotel (added 1979 - - #79002550)
5th and Washington St. , Metaline Falls
Conifers, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Larson,Lewis P.
Significant Year:
1914, 1910
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
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