History · Yakima · established 1847
41 landmarks tell Yakima’s story
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On the National Register
41 historic places in Yakima
The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
places listed
41
National Historic Landmarks
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none yet
historic buildings protected
76
each building in a district counts
first listed
1973
Capitol Theatre
in Washington
#5
by listings
BuildingsDistricts
Architectural styles listings
Queen Anne9
Colonial Revival7
Craftsman6
English Revival2
American Foursquare/Classic Box2
Vernacular2
Capitol TheatreClassical · Built 1920
Carbonneau MansionBuilt 1910
Donald HouseBuilding
U. S. Post Office and CourthouseBuilt 1912
Lund BuildingCommercial · Built 1899
A. E. Larson BuildingArt Deco · Built 1931
H. M. Gilbert HouseQueen Anne · Built 1898
Old North Yakima Historic DistrictRenaissance Revival
All 41 listings
A. E. Howard HouseBuilding · listed 1987Carmichael-Loudon HouseBuilding · listed 1987Charles Wilcox HouseBuilding · listed 1987Dr. Edmond West HouseBuilding · listed 1987Edward B. Moore HouseBuilding · listed 1987Francis Mineau HouseBuilding · listed 1987Harrison Dills HouseBuilding · listed 1987James Knuppenburg HouseBuilding · listed 1987James Sharp HouseBuilding · listed 1987John J. Miller HouseBuilding · listed 1987Powell HouseBuilding · listed 1987Reuben Sweet HouseBuilding · listed 1987Rupert Card HouseBuilding · listed 1987William Lindsey HouseBuilding · listed 1987William Watt HouseBuilding · listed 1987Winfield Perrin HouseBuilding · listed 1987James Greene HouseBuilding · listed 1987Union Pacific Freight BuildingBuilding · listed 1988RosedellBuilding · listed 1990E. William Brackett HouseBuilding · listed 1990William N. Irish HouseBuilding · listed 1992Daniel Goodman HouseBuilding · listed 1992Yakima Valley Transportation CompanyDistrict · listed 1992Young Women's Christian Association BuildingBuilding · listed 1993Masonic TempleBuilding · listed 1996Fred and Elizabeth Young HouseBuilding · listed 2011First Baptist ChurchBuilding · listed 2016Alexander Miller HouseBuilding · listed 1987Brooker-Taylor HouseBuilding · listed 1987H. W. Potter HouseBuilding · listed 1987James Richey HouseBuilding · listed 1987Larson-Hellieson HouseBuilding · listed 1987Fruit and Produce Row Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2024
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.
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From the National Register of Historic Places (41) and Wikidata for famous people. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.