Historic Districts
Washington - Grays Harbor County
Grays Harbor County Washington has 23 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of National significance and 6 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Chow Chow Bridge, Hoquiam Olympic Stadium, SIERRA (motor ship), Chehalis River Bridge and Grays Harbor Light Station.

Several famous people are associated with these Grays Harbor County historic places including Henry McCleary and Charles W. Hodgdon.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Grays Harbor County places including G.F. Matthews, George H. Hitchings, WPA, Frank Milward, Strauss bascule Bridge Co., Erickson, C.S., builder, Arthur Loveless, Huntington & Torbitt, F.D. Sheffield and C.W. Leick. Prominent architectural styles found in Grays Harbor Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Classical Revival and Colonial Revival.

Carnegie Library (added 1982 - - #82004216)
Also known as Haquiam Timberland Library
621 K St. , Hoquiam
Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Claude & Stark
Architectural Style:
Prairie School
Area of Significance:
Education, Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
Library
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
Library
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Chehalis River Bridge (added 2002 - - #02000243)
Also known as Bridge Number 101/115
WA 101 over Chehalis , Aberdeen
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
MacRae Brother, Manson Construction and Engineering
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
Chow Chow Bridge (added 1988 - - #82004218)
Spans Quinault River , Taholah
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Milward,Frank
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
Cooney, Neil, Mansion (added 1983 - - #83003324)
Also known as Spruce Cottage
802 E. 5th St. , Cosmopolis
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Rhodes,Edwin
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
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Finch Building (added 2000 - - #83004230)
Heron and H Sts. , Aberdeen
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Ferro Concrete Construction Co., Gould,A. Warren
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Professional
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Grays Harbor Light Station (added 1977 - - #77001333)
Also known as Westport Lighthouse, Grays Harbor Lighthouse
1020 W. Ocean Ave. , Westport
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Erickson, C.S., builder, Leick,C.W.
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Architecture, Military
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Water-Related
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Museum, Water-Related
More Information:
Hodgdon, Judge Charles W., House (added 2005 - - #05000365)
717 Bluff , Hoquiam
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Gilbert, C.F.
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman
Historic Person:
Hodgdon, Charles W.
Significant Year:
1907
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Law
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Hoquiam Olympic Stadium (added 2006 - - #06000731)
2811 Cherry St. , Hoquiam
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
WPA
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Politics/Government, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Sport Facility
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Sport Facility
More Information:
Hoquiam River Bridge (added 1982 - - #82004217)
N of SR 12 , Hoquiam
Martin H., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Co., Strauss bascule Bridge Co.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
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Hoquiam's Castle (added 1973 - - #73001868)
Also known as Robert Lytle Mansion
515 Chenault Ave. , Hoquiam
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Kestner Homestead (added 2007 - - #07000741)
Also known as Kestner Homestead Site, Kestner-Higley Homestead
Quinalt River Valley, .5 mi. N of Quinalt River Ranger Station, along west side of Kestner Creek, Quinalt sub-distr , Port Angeles
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
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Lake Quinault Lodge (added 1998 - - #98000846)
Also known as CR-18-80a
South Shore Rd. , Lake Quinault
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Reamer, Robert Chambers
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Outdoor Recreation
Current Function:
Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Hotel, Outdoor Recreation
More Information:
Lytle, Joseph, Home (added 1990 - - #90001073)
509 Chenault , Hoquiam
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
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:
Masonic Temple--Hoquiam (added 2007 - - #07000934)
510 8th St. , Hoquiam
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Sutton & Whitney, et.al.
Architectural Style:
Beaux Arts
Area of Significance:
Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Social
Historic Sub-function:
Meeting Hall
Current Function:
Social
Current Sub-function:
Meeting Hall
More Information:
McCleary Hotel, Old (added 1996 - - #96000842)
Also known as Hotel McCleary
42 Summit Rd. , McCleary
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person, Event
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman
Historic Person:
McCleary,Henry
Area of Significance:
Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Multiple Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Hotel
More Information:
McTaggert, Lachlin, House (added 1985 - - #85001942)
2240 L St. , Hoquiam
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
McTaggert,Lachlin
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
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:
Mickelson, Ole, Cabin (added 1993 - - #92001291)
Lot 46, S shore Lake Quinault, between Willaby Cr. and Falls Cr. , Quinault
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Mickelson,Ole
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Polson, F. Arnold, House and Polson, Alex, Grounds (added 1979 - - #79002533)
Also known as Polson Park and Museum
1611 Riverside Ave. , Hoquiam
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Brunstad,Ben, Loveless,Arthur
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
SIERRA (motor ship) (added 1978 - - #78002745)
1401 Sargent Blvd. , Aberdeen
Ipoellet, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Water-Related
Current Function:
Work In Progress
More Information:
Seventh Street Theater (added 1987 - - #87001334)
313 Seventh St. , Hoquiam
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Huntington & Torbitt, Griffin,Edwin St. John
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Renaissance
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Theater
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture, Work In Progress
Current Sub-function:
Theater
More Information:
US Post Office--Hoquiam Main (added 1991 - - #91000645)
620 Eighth St. , Hoquiam
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wetmore,James A.
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival, Art Deco
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--Montesano Main (added 1991 - - #91000649)
211 Pioneer Ave. N. , Montesano
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Simon,Louis A.
Architectural Style:
Other, Moderne
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:
Wishkah River Bridge (added 1990 - - #82004215)
W. Wishkah Rd. , Greenwood
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Sheffield,F.D.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
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