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

Skamania County Washington (Historic Districts) has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Bonneville Dam Historic District, Condit Hydroelectric Power Plant and North Bonneville Archeological District.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Anglo-American,Settlers, Cascade Indians, American and Military dating back to 1000.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Skamania County places including U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Northwestern Electric Co.. Prominent architectural styles found in Skamania Country are .

Bonneville Dam Historic District (added 1986 - - #86000727)

Also known as Powerhouse,Navigation Lock and Administrative Site;See Also:

Columbia River between Bradford and Cascade Islands off I-80 in Multnomah County, Oregon to WA 14 in Skamania County, WA, N. Bonneville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Engineering, Transportation, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Industry

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Recreation And Culture, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Auditorium, Energy Facility, Government Office, Public Works, Water-Related

Current Function:

Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Recreation And Culture, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Auditorium, Energy Facility, Government Office, Public Works, Water-Related

Condit Hydroelectric Power Plant (added 1990 - - #88002740)

White Salmon River , Underwood

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Et al., Northwestern Electric Co.

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Industry

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Energy Facility

Current Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Current Sub-function:

Energy Facility

North Bonneville Archeological District (added 1987 - - #87000498)

Address Restricted , North Bonneville

Jon Roanhaus, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Commerce, Military, Transportation, Engineering, Industry, Historic - Aboriginal, Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Anglo-American,Settlers, Cascade Indians, American,Military

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Defense, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Camp, Fortification, Military Facility, Village Site

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Underwater