This list presents the full set of buildings, structures, objects, sites, or districts designated on the National Register of Historic Places in Walla Walla 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 34 of those are found partially or wholly in Walla Walla County.
Built in 1889 by real-estate and insurance agent Max Baumeister, the building is an example of Late Victorian commercial architecture with Italianate detailing. It has housed a variety of retail shops and professional offices over the years.[7][8]
Built in the Victorian Italianate style in 1883 by William Perry Bruce, a founding settler of Waitsburg. Now the Bruce Memorial Museum, run by the Waitsburg Historical Society.[11]
A prime example of Late Victorian Queen Anne architecture, the house was built by Norman Francis Butler in 1882 for his wife.[12] Currently a private residence.[13]
Built in the Victorian Italianate style, in 1899 James E. Dacres opened a first-class hotel in Walla Walla, which operated until 1963.[9][14] Currently houses the CrossRoads Steakhouse.[15]
Designed by the Walla Walla architectural firm of Osterman and Siebert and built in 1921, it remained a high school until 1941. Now houses Dixie Elementary School.[16]
Designed by Henry Osterman, the plant was originally built in 1890 to produce coal gas. It was later converted to generate electricity. Now home to the Power House Theater.[17][18]
Fort Walla Walla was built on its present site in 1859, and housed troops until its closure in 1910. Fifteen buildings built between 1858 and 1906 remain standing on the property.[19] Today the site contains a 208-acre city park, the Fort Walla Walla Museum, and the Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial VA Medical Center.[20][21]
Designed by E.R. Smith and built by the Walla Walla County engineering department in 1929, the bridge spans the Touchet River.[24] Replaced by a new bridge in 2007.
The oldest residence in Walla Walla, the brick Italianate Victorian style house was built by William Kirkman in 1880, and was home to three generations of his descendants. Today it serves as the Kirkman House Museum and Textile Center.[25][26]
Local businessman George Ludwigs commissioned William Meyer in 1904 to design the house for the Luwigs family. The house, an example of Craftsman and Shingle Style architecture, is currently a private residence.[30]
^ abNumbers 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.
^ abKatherine Weingart (June 2003). "Historic Homes Trail Guide"(PDF). Walla Walla Valley Chamber of Commerce. Archived from the original(PDF) on 23 December 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
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