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Location of Benton County in Washington
This list presents the full set of buildings, structures, objects, sites, or districts designated on the
National Register of Historic Places in
Benton County, Washington , and offers brief descriptive information about each of them. The National Register recognizes places of national, state, or local historic significance across the
United States .
[1] Out of over 90,000 National Register sites nationwide,
[2]
Washington is home to approximately 1,500,
[3] and 15 of those are found partially or wholly in Benton County.
This
National Park Service list is complete through
NPS recent listings posted April 12, 2024.
[4]
Current listings
[5]
Name on the Register
Image
Date listed
[6]
Location
City or town
Description
1
Benton County Courthouse
Benton County Courthouse
December 12, 1976 (
#76001869 )
620 Market Street
46°12′13″N 119°46′14″W / 46.20349°N 119.77063°W / 46.20349; -119.77063 (Benton County Courthouse )
Prosser
2
J. W. Carey House
J. W. Carey House
December 7, 1989 (
#89002096 )
105 West Byron Road, about 1.2 miles (1.9 km) west of Prosser
46°11′52″N 119°47′30″W / 46.19785°N 119.79168°W / 46.19785; -119.79168 (J. W. Carey House )
Prosser
3
Glade Creek Site
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October 21, 1977 (
#77001330 )
Address restricted
[7]
Prosser
4
Gold Coast Historic District
Gold Coast Historic District
March 7, 2005 (
#04000315 )
Roughly bounded by Willis Street to the north, Davison Avenue and Hunt Avenue to the east, Davison Avenue to the south, and George Washington Way to the west
46°17′52″N 119°16′17″W / 46.29777°N 119.27152°W / 46.29777; -119.27152 (Gold Coast Historic District )
Richland
5
Hanford B Reactor
Hanford B Reactor
April 3, 1992 (
#92000245 )
About 5.3 miles (8.5 km) northeast of junction of
State Route 24 and
State Route 240 on the
Hanford Site
46°37′49″N 119°38′51″W / 46.63032°N 119.64738°W / 46.63032; -119.64738 (Hanford B Reactor )
Richland
Designated a
National Historic Landmark August 19, 2008
6
Hanford Island Archeological Site
Hanford Island Archeological Site
August 28, 1976 (
#76001870 )
Address restricted
[7]
Richland
7
Hanford North Archeological District
Hanford North Archeological District
August 28, 1976 (
#76001871 )
Address restricted
[7]
Richland
8
Locke Island Archeological District
Locke Island Archeological District
August 28, 1976 (
#76001872 )
Address restricted
[7]
Richland
9
Rattlesnake Springs Sites
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May 4, 1976 (
#76001873 )
Address restricted
[7]
Richland
10
Ryegrass Archeological District
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January 31, 1976 (
#76001874 )
Address restricted
[7]
Richland
11
Snively Canyon Archeological District
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August 28, 1976 (
#76001875 )
Address restricted
[7]
Richland
12
Telegraph Island Petroglyphs
Telegraph Island Petroglyphs
March 10, 1975 (
#75001840 )
Address restricted
[7]
Paterson
13
Tri-Cities Archaeological District
Tri-Cities Archaeological District
October 29, 1984 (
#84000468 )
Address restricted
[7]
Kennewick
14
U.S. Post Office – Prosser Main
U.S. Post Office – Prosser Main
August 7, 1991 (
#91000653 )
1103 Meade Avenue
46°12′15″N 119°46′14″W / 46.2042°N 119.77043°W / 46.2042; -119.77043 (U.S. Post Office – Prosser Main )
Prosser
15
Wooded Island Archeological District
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July 19, 1976 (
#76001876 )
Address restricted
[7]
Richland
Former listings
See also
References
^ Andrus, Patrick W.; Shrimpton, Rebecca H.; et al. (2002),
How to Apply the National Register Criteria for Evaluation , National Register Bulletin,
National Park Service ,
U.S. Department of the Interior , retrieved June 20, 2014 .
^
National Park Service ,
National Register of Historic Places Program: Research , retrieved January 28, 2015 .
^
Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation ,
Washington Information System for Architectural and Archaeological Records Data (WISAARD) , retrieved February 14, 2015 .
^ National Park Service,
United States Department of the Interior ,
"National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions" , retrieved April 12, 2024.
^
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b Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined
here , differentiate
National Historic Landmarks and
historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the
National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
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j Federal and state laws and practices restrict general public access to information regarding the specific location of this resource. In some cases, this is to protect
archeological sites from vandalism, while in other cases it is restricted at the request of the owner. See: Knoerl, John; Miller, Diane; Shrimpton, Rebecca H. (1990),
Guidelines for Restricting Information about Historic and Prehistoric Resources , National Register Bulletin,
National Park Service ,
U.S. Department of the Interior ,
OCLC
20706997 .
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