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

Skamania County Washington has 7 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 4 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Bonneville Dam Historic District, Condit Hydroelectric Power Plant, Conrad Lundy Jr. Bridge, North Bonneville Archeological District and Region Six Personnel Training Station.

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

Several famous people are associated with these Skamania County historic places including Edward Underwood and Louis Thun.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Skamania County places including U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, C.M. Corkum Company, Northwestern Electric Co., CCC, Louis Thun and Edward Underwood. Prominent architectural styles found in Skamania Country are Other.

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

Mattes, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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

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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

Conrad Lundy Jr. Bridge (added 2002 - - #02000326)

Also known as Bridge Number 207, Wind River Bridge

Wind River Rd. over Wind River Canyon , Carson

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

C.M. Corkum Company

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Transportation

Period of Significance:

1950-1974

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Road-Related

Government Mineral Springs Guard Station (added 2017 - - #100001939)

end of Forest Service Road 3065 off of Wind River Highway, Mount Adams Ranger District

Tyler ser Noche, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Conservation, Entertainment/Recreation

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

Address Restricted , North Bonneville

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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

Region Six Personnel Training Station (added 2007 - - #07000895)

Also known as Ranger Training School, Hodgson-Lindberg Training Center

Wind River Work Center, 1262 Hemlock Rd. , Gifford Pinchot National Forest

Ipoellet, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

CCC

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Conservation, Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Domestic, Education, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Government Office, Institutional Housing, School

Current Function:

Domestic, Government

Current Sub-function:

Government Office, Institutional Housing

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Underwood, Edward and Isabelle, Farm--Five Oaks Farm (added 2008 - - #07001387)

Also known as Thun, Louis and Emily, Farm

851 Orchard Ln. , Underwood

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Historic Significance:

Event, Person

Historic Person:

Underwood, Edward, Thun, Louis

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility

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