Washington - Yakima County - Historic Districts
Yakima County Washington (Historic Districts) has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Fort Simcoe State Park and Yakima Valley Transportation Company, Old North Yakima Historic District.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Yakima County places including Louis Scholl, Major Robert Seldon Garnett and A. F. Switzer. Prominent architectural styles found in Yakima Country are Gothic Revival, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals and Late Victorian.

Fort Simcoe State Park (added 1974 - - #74001994)
Also known as Fort Simcoe
SW of Yakima on WA 220 , Yakima
Martin H., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Scholl,Louis, Garnett,Major Robert Seldon
Architectural Style:
Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Military, Architecture
Cultural Affiliation:
American
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Defense
Historic Sub-function:
Military Facility
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
Old North Yakima Historic District (added 1986 - - #86000960)
Also known as See Also:Greystone Building
Roughly bounded by E. A St., S. First St., E. Yakima Ave., and the Northern Pacific RR tracks , Yakima
Senapa, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Switzer,A. F.
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian, Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Commerce, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Business, City Hall, Department Store, Hotel, Rail-Related, Restaurant
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Department Store, Multiple Dwelling, Rail-Related, Restaurant
Yakima Valley Transportation Company (added 1992 - - #84004012)
Also known as Yakima Valley Electric Interurban Railroad
Third Ave. and Pine St. , Yakima
Morven, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Transportation, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Rail-Related
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