Port Townsend Historic District
Roughly bounded by Scott, Blaine, Walker, and Taft Sts., and the Waterfront, Port Townsend, Washington
Description
Once a customs station on Puget Sound, the town flourished in the 1880s, but collapsed in the 1889 land speculation debacle. The district contains many fine late 19th-century commercial and residential structures. -- National Historic Landmark statement of significance, May 5, 1977
National Register information
Note: The following information comes from the NRHP database and has not been verified.
- Status
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on May 17, 1976
- Reference number
- 76001883
- Architectural styles
- Mid 19th Century Revival; Late 19th and 20th Century Revival; Victorian
- Areas of significance
- Commerce; Transportation; Exploration/Settlement; Politics/Government; Architecture; Social History
- Level of significance
- National
- Evaluation criteria
- A - Event; C - Design/Construction
- Property type
- District
- Historic functions
- Department store; Hotel; Single dwelling; Restaurant; Specialty store; Warehouse; Financial institution; Business
- Current function
- Single dwelling
- Periods of significance
- 1875-1899; 1850-1874
- Significant years
- 1858; 1890
- Number of properties
- Contributing buildings: 760