Historic Districts
Vacant / Not In Use
Washington - Pierce County - Historic Districts
Pierce County Washington (Historic Districts) has 27 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 10 places of National significance and 10 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Fort Steilacoom, Longmire Historic District, Mount Rainier National Park, Nisqually--Sequalitchew Historic District and Paradise Historic District.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Nisqually dating back to 1825.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Pierce County places including Hudson's Bay Company, C.A. Darmer, E.I. DuPont deNemours Co., Vint, Thomas, et al., Lieut. A.V. Kautz, Russell & Babcock, Ernest A. Davidson, Washington Building Asso. of Tacoma, E.J. Breseman and George W. Stoddard-Huggard. Prominent architectural styles found in Pierce Country are Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Bungalow/Craftsman and Late Victorian.

American Lake Veterans Hospital (added 2009 - - #09000218)
Also known as Lake, Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System at American
9600 Veterans Dr.,SW. , Tacoma
Jon Roanhaus, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et al, Stoddard-Huggard, George W.
Architectural Style:
Mission/Spanish Revival, Art Deco
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Health/Medicine
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Defense, Domestic, Domestic, Domestic, Health Care, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Energy Facility, Hospital, Institutional Housing, Military Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure
Current Function:
Defense, Domestic, Domestic, Domestic, Health Care, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Energy Facility, Hospital, Institutional Housing, Military Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure
Browns Point Lighthouse and Keeper's Cottage (added 1989 - - #89000208)
201 Tulalip NE , Tacoma
Laurie Littlefield-Wells, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
US Army Corps of Engineers
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival, Moderne
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Maritime History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Federal, Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Water-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Water-Related
Buckley's Addition Historic District (added 2016 - - #16000882)
Tacoma, Tacoma
Jon Roanhaus, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Camp Muir (added 1991 - - #91000176)
Also known as Camp Muir Group
Mt. Rainier National Park , Paradise
Surachit, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Camp, Outdoor Recreation
Current Function:
Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Camp, Outdoor Recreation
Camp Six (added 1973 - - #73001885)
Also known as Western Washington Forest Industries Museum
Point Defiance Park , Tacoma
Murderbike~commonswiki, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Industry, Invention
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Extractive Facility
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
College Park Historic District (added 2017 - - #100001723)
Roughly bounded by North Union Avenue, North Pine, North 21st, North Alder, North 8th and North 18th Streets, Tacoma
Jon Roanhaus, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1890-1960 AD
DuPont Village Historic District (added 1987 - - #87001542)
Roughly bounded by Santa Cruz, Brandywine, DuPont, and Penniman , DuPont
Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Fort Steilacoom (added 1977 - - #77001350)
Also known as Western Washington State Hospital
NE of Steilacoom , Steilacoom
Murderbike~commonswiki, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Kautz,Lieut. A.V.
Architectural Style:
Other, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Military, Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Defense
Historic Sub-function:
Animal Facility, Military Facility, Storage
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Health Care
Current Sub-function:
Animal Facility, Hospital, Storage
Longmire Historic District (added 1991 - - #91000173)
Also known as See Also:Longmire Buildings
Mt. Rainier National Park , Longmire
Murderbike~commonswiki, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Exploration/Settlement, Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic, Government, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Government Office, Hotel, Institutional Housing, Outdoor Recreation
Current Function:
Domestic, Government, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Government Office, Hotel, Institutional Housing, Outdoor Recreation
McChord Field Historic District (added 2008 - - #08001026)
Also known as McChord Airforce Base
McChord AFB , Tacoma
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Architectural Style:
Tudor Revival, Art Deco
Area of Significance:
Military, Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Defense, Domestic, Health Care, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Air Facility, Energy Facility, Hospital, Institutional Housing, Military Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure
Current Function:
Defense, Domestic, Health Care, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Air Facility, Energy Facility, Hospital, Institutional Housing, Military Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure
Mount Rainier National Park (added 1997 - - #97000344)
Tahoma Woods--Star Rt. , Ashford
Kyykaarme, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Vint, Thomas, et al.
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Other
Area of Significance:
Landscape Architecture, Transportation, Community Planning And Development, Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Institutional Housing, Multiple Dwelling, Outdoor Recreation, Park, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Hotel, Institutional Housing, Multiple Dwelling, Outdoor Recreation, Park, Single Dwelling
Nisqually Entrance Historic District (added 1991 - - #91000172)
Mt. Rainier National Park , Nisqually Entrance
Werewombat, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Government Office, Institutional Housing
Current Function:
Domestic, Government
Current Sub-function:
Government Office, Institutional Housing
Nisqually--Sequalitchew Historic District (added 2000 - - #00000235)
Also known as Port Nisqually, Fort Nisqually
Address Restricted , Dupont
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Historic Significance:
Event, Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Military, Industry, Prehistoric, Exploration/Settlement, Agriculture, Religion
Cultural Affiliation:
Nisqually
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Defense, Funerary, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Business, Fortification, Graves/Burials, Manufacturing Facility, Religious Structure, Warehouse
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Business, Warehouse
North Slope Historic District (added 2003 - - #03000160)
Area bounded by Division Ave., N. Grant Ave, N. Steele St., and N I St. , Tacoma
Murderbike~commonswiki, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
multiple
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Business, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Old City Hall Historic District (added 1977 - - #77001352)
Also known as See Also:Old City Hall;Northern Pacific Office Building
Roughly bounded by St. Helens Ave., Court C, freeway spur, 7th and 9th Sts. , Tacoma
Murderbike~commonswiki, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Darmer,C.A.
Architectural Style:
Other, Italianate, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Economics, Politics/Government, Architecture, Transportation, Commerce, Communications
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Hotel, Professional, Rail-Related, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Pacific Avenue Historic District (added 1990 - - #83003351)
1302-1356 Pacific Ave. , Tacoma
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business, Department Store, Financial Institution, Specialty Store
Paradise Historic District (added 1991 - - #91000174)
Also known as See Also:Paradise Inn
Mt. Rainier National Park , Paradise
Acroterion, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic, Government, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Government Office, Hotel, Institutional Housing, Outdoor Recreation
Current Function:
Domestic, Government, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Government Office, Hotel, Institutional Housing, Outdoor Recreation
South J Street Historic District (added 1986 - - #86001020)
W Side of S. J St. between S. Seventh and S. Eighth Sts. , Tacoma
Marku1988, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Washington Building Asso. of Tacoma, Proctor & Dennis
Architectural Style:
Other, Queen Anne
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
Stadium-Seminary Historic District (added 1977 - - #77001353)
Roughly bounded by 1st, I, 10th Sts., and shoreline , Tacoma
File Upload Bot (Magnus Manske), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Russell & Babcock
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Queen Anne, Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Steilacoom Historic District (added 1975 - - #75001865)
Also known as See Also:Davidson House;Orr, Nathaniel, House and Orchard
Between Nisqually St. and Puget Sound , Steilacoom
Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Breseman,E.J.
Architectural Style:
Other, Greek Revival, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Sunrise Historic District (added 1991 - - #91000175)
Also known as See Also:Yakima Park Stockade Group
Mt. Rainier National Park , Sunrise
Acroterion, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic, Government, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Government Office, Hotel, Institutional Housing, Outdoor Recreation
Current Function:
Domestic, Government, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Government Office, Hotel, Institutional Housing, Outdoor Recreation
Union Depot-Warehouse Historic District (added 1980 - - #80004009)
Also known as See Also:Union Depot
Roughly bounded by RR tracks, 15th, 23rd and Market Sts. , Tacoma
Murderbike~commonswiki, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Darmer,C.A.
Architectural Style:
Other, Romanesque, Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Transportation, Community Planning And Development, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Rail-Related, Warehouse
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Rail-Related, Warehouse
Walker Cut Stone Company (added 1978 - - #78002770)
Also known as Wilkeson Cut Stone Company
E of Wilkeson , Wilkeson
Jon Roanhaus, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Extractive Facility
Current Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Extractive Facility
Wedge Historic District (added 2016 - - #16000856)
Tacoma, Tacoma
Jon Roanhaus, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods), Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1890-1931 AD
White River Entrance (added 1991 - - #91000177)
Also known as White River Entrance Historic District
Mt. Rainier National Park , White River Entrance
Murderbike~commonswiki, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Politics/Government, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Camp, Institutional Housing, Outdoor Recreation
Current Function:
Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Camp, Institutional Housing, Outdoor Recreation
Wright Park and Seymour Conservatory (added 1976 - - #76001904)
Division Ave. to 6th Ave., between S. G and I Sts. , Tacoma
Murderbike~commonswiki, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Schwageral,E.O.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Forest, Park
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Forest, Park
Yakima Park Stockade Group (added 1987 - - #87001337)
Also known as North and South Blockhouses,Museum,and Stockade at Sunrise
Sunrise (Yakima Park) , Mount Rainier National Park
Finavon, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Davidson,Ernest A.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Museum, Park
Current Function:
Government, Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum, Park
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