National Register of Historic Places - Washington (WA), Yakima County

Yakima County Washington (Historic Districts) has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Fort Simcoe State Park and Yakima Valley Transportation Company, Old North Yakima Historic District.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Yakima County places including Louis Scholl, Major Robert Seldon Garnett and A. F. Switzer. Prominent architectural styles found in Yakima Country are Gothic Revival, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals and Late Victorian.

Fort Simcoe State Park (added 1974 - - #74001994)

Also known as Fort Simcoe

SW of Yakima on WA 220 , Yakima

Martin H., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Scholl,Louis, Garnett,Major Robert Seldon

Architectural Style:

Gothic Revival

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Military, Architecture

Cultural Affiliation:

American

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Defense

Historic Sub-function:

Military Facility

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Park

Old North Yakima Historic District (added 1986 - - #86000960)

Also known as See Also:Greystone Building

Roughly bounded by E. A St., S. First St., E. Yakima Ave., and the Northern Pacific RR tracks , Yakima

Senapa, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Et al., Switzer,A. F.

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian, Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture, Commerce, Transportation

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Business, City Hall, Department Store, Hotel, Rail-Related, Restaurant

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Department Store, Multiple Dwelling, Rail-Related, Restaurant

Yakima Valley Transportation Company (added 1992 - - #84004012)

Also known as Yakima Valley Electric Interurban Railroad

Third Ave. and Pine St. , Yakima

Morven, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Transportation, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Rail-Related