1775, April 19 First shots of the American War of Independence are fired at Lexington, Massachusetts.

WASHINGTON - King County - Historic Districts

Ballard Avenue Historic District ** (added 1976 - King County - #76001885) Also known as Ballard Avenue Ballard Ave. from NW Market to NW Dock Sts., Seattle (100 acres, 45 buildings) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown Architectural Style: Italianate, Other, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals Area of Significance: Architecture, Transportation, Politics/Government, Industry, Commerce Period of Significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924 Owner: Private , Local Gov't Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic Historic Sub-function: Hotel, Specialty Store Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use Current Sub-function: Hotel, Multiple Dwelling, Restaurant, Specialty Store Camp North Bend (added 1993 - King County - #93000372) Also known as Camp Waskowitz 45509 SE. 150th St., North Bend (95 acres, 10 buildings, 2 objects) Historic Significance: Event Area of Significance: Conservation Period of Significance: 1925-1949 Owner: Local Gov't Historic Function: Domestic, Government Historic Sub-function: Camp, Institutional Housing, Public Works Current Function: Domestic Current Sub-function: Camp Cedar River Watershed Cultural Landscape (added 2000 - King County - #00001443) 1990 Cedar Falls Rd. SE, North Bend (160450 acres, 10 structures) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering, Information Potential Architect, builder, or engineer: City of Seattle Engineering Dept. Architectural Style: Other, Moderne Area of Significance: Architecture, Exploration/Settlement, Community Planning And Development, Transportation, Prehistoric, Asian, Historic - Aboriginal, Conservation, Industry Period of Significance: 499-0 BC, 499-0 AD, 1000-500 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1749-1500 AD, 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949, 1950-1974 Owner: Local Gov't Historic Function: Domestic, Funerary, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Other, Transportation Historic Sub-function: Camp, Cemetery, Extractive Facility, Fire Station, Pedestrian Related, Processing Site, Single Dwelling Current Function: Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction Current Sub-function: Energy Facility, Extractive Facility, Public Works, Water Works Chittenden Locks and Lake Washington Ship Canal *** (added 1978 - King County - #78002751) Also known as Chittenden (Hiram M.) Locks and Related Features of the Lake Salmon Bay, Seattle (1079 acres, 10 buildings, 4 structures) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Multiple Architectural Style: Other, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals Area of Significance: Architecture, Engineering, Politics/Government, Landscape Architecture, Commerce Period of Significance: 1900-1924 Owner: State , Federal Historic Function: Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction Historic Sub-function: Government Office, Public Works, Water Works Current Function: Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Vacant/Not In Use Current Sub-function: Government Office, Public Works, Water Works Columbia City Historic District ** (added 1980 - King County - #80004000) Also known as See Also:Carnegie Libraries of Washington TR Roughly bounded by S. Hudson and S. Alaska Sts., 35th and Rainier Aves., Seattle (200 acres, 32 buildings) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Architect, builder, or engineer: Schack; huntington; Sommerville, McCauley; Narramore; Henderson; Architectural Style: Colonial Revival, Other, Mission/Spanish Revival Area of Significance: Social History, Community Planning And Development, Transportation, Architecture, Commerce Period of Significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Owner: Private , Local Gov't Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Landscape, Religion, Social Historic Sub-function: Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Park, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Landscape, Religion, Social Current Sub-function: Library, Multiple Dwelling, Park, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store Covenant Beach Bible Camp (added 2005 - King County - #05000313) Also known as Des Moines Beach Park Cliff Ave. and 220th St., Des Moines (180 acres, 8 buildings, 1 object) Historic Significance: Event Area of Significance: Entertainment/Recreation Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Owner: Local Gov't Historic Function: Recreation And Culture Historic Sub-function: Outdoor Recreation Current Function: Recreation And Culture Current Sub-function: Outdoor Recreation Fort Lawton ** (added 1978 - King County - #78002752) On Magnolia Bluff, Seattle (250 acres, 24 buildings) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown Architectural Style: Colonial Revival Area of Significance: Architecture, Military Period of Significance: 1900-1924 Owner: Federal Historic Function: Defense Historic Sub-function: Military Facility Current Function: Recreation And Culture Current Sub-function: Outdoor Recreation Gas Works Park *** (added 2002 - King County - #02000862) Also known as Seattle Lighting Co. 2000 N. Northlake Way, Seattle (205 acres, 3 buildings, 5 structures, 2 objects) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Haag, Richard, Jefferies-Norton Corp Architectural Style: Other Area of Significance: Landscape Architecture, Industry Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1925-1949, 1950-1974, 1975-2000 Owner: Local Gov't Historic Function: Industry/Processing/Extraction Historic Sub-function: Energy Facility Current Function: Landscape Current Sub-function: Park Harvard-Belmont District (added 1982 - King County - #82004237) Also known as See Also:Hill, Samuel, House;Cornish School Bellevue Pl., Broadway, Boylston and Harvard Aves., Seattle (340 acres, 67 buildings) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Multiple Architectural Style: Tudor Revival, Late Victorian, Colonial Revival Area of Significance: Architecture, Social History Period of Significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Owner: Private , Local Gov't Historic Function: Domestic Historic Sub-function: Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic Current Sub-function: Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling North Bend Ranger Station (added 1991 - King County - #91000157) 42404 SE. North Bend Way, North Bend (79 acres, 9 buildings, 1 structure) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Architect, builder, or engineer: Multiple Architectural Style: Other Area of Significance: Architecture, Conservation, Politics/Government Period of Significance: 1925-1949 Owner: Federal Historic Function: Government Historic Sub-function: Government Office Current Function: Government Current Sub-function: Government Office Pike Place Public Market Historic District (added 1970 - King County - #70000644) Also known as Pike Place Public Market;See Also:Alaska Trade Building;Butt Roughly bounded by 1st and Western Aves. and Virginia and Pike Sts., Seattle (70 acres, 25 buildings) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Goodwin,Frank Architectural Style: No Style Listed Area of Significance: Agriculture, Architecture, Social History, Commerce Period of Significance: 1900-1924 Owner: Private , Local Gov't Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic Historic Sub-function: Hotel, Specialty Store Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic Current Sub-function: Hotel, Specialty Store Pioneer Building, Pergola, and Totem Pole *** (added 1977 - King County - #77001340) 5th Ave. and Yesler Way, Seattle (0 acres, 1 building, 2 structures, 2 objects) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Wehn,James, Fisher,Elmer Architectural Style: Romanesque Area of Significance: Architecture, Social History Period of Significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924 Owner: Private , Local Gov't Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Landscape, Recreation And Culture Historic Sub-function: Business, Financial Institution, Park, Street Furniture/Object, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art) Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Landscape, Recreation And Culture Current Sub-function: Park, Street Furniture/Object, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art) Pioneer Square--Skid Road Historic District (Boundary Increase) *** (added 1988 - King County - #88000739) Also known as See also:Pioneer Square--Skid Road Historic District;Triangl 500 blk. of First Ave., S, Seattle (33 acres, 9 buildings) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Multiple Architectural Style: Chicago, Other Area of Significance: Architecture, Transportation, Industry, Commerce Period of Significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924 Owner: Private , Local Gov't Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic Historic Sub-function: Business, Hotel, Warehouse Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic Current Sub-function: Business, Hotel, Restaurant, Warehouse Pioneer Square-Skid Road District (added 1970 - King County - #70000086) Also known as See Also:Pioneer Square-Skid Road District (Boundary Increas Roughly bounded by Elliott Bay, King, 3rd, Columbia, and Cherry Sts., Seattle (640 acres, 95 buildings, 3 structures) Historic Significance: Event Area of Significance: Social History, Industry, Community Planning And Development, Commerce Period of Significance: 1850-1874, 1875-1899 Owner: Private , Local Gov't Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic Historic Sub-function: Business, Hotel Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Landscape Current Sub-function: Business, Hotel, Park Pioneer Square-Skid Road District (Boundary Increase) (added 1978 - King County - #78000341) Also known as See also:Pioneer Square-Skid Road District Roughly bounded by the Viaduct, King St., 6th and 5th Aves., James and Columbia Sts., Seattle (880 acres, 43 buildings) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Multiple Architectural Style: Italianate, Other, Romanesque Area of Significance: Architecture, Engineering, Transportation, Politics/Government, Community Planning And Development, Industry, Commerce, Landscape Architecture Period of Significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924 Owner: Private , Local Gov't Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government Historic Sub-function: Business, Government Office, Hotel, Multiple Dwelling Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government Current Sub-function: Business, Government Office, Hotel, Multiple Dwelling Point Robinson Light Station ** (added 2004 - King County - #04000359) Also known as Robinson Point Light Station NE end of Maury Island in Puget Sount, Vashon Island (129 acres, 6 buildings) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: U.S. Lighthouse Service, 13th Dist., U.S. Lighthouse Board Architectural Style: Classical Revival, Colonial Revival Area of Significance: Architecture, Maritime History, Transportation Period of Significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949, 1950-1974 Owner: Federal Historic Function: Transportation Historic Sub-function: Water-Related Current Function: Transportation Current Sub-function: Water-Related Reard--Freed Farmstead (added 2001 - King County - #01001289) Also known as King County Inventory Site No. 0520 1807 212th Ave. SE, Sammamish (232 acres, 3 buildings, 2 structures, 1 object) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Architectural Style: Other Area of Significance: Exploration/Settlement, Agriculture, Architecture Period of Significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Owner: Private Historic Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic Historic Sub-function: Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Single Dwelling Current Function: Vacant/Not In Use Seattle Chinatown Historic District ** (added 1986 - King County - #86003153) Also known as International District Roughly bounded by Main, Jackson, I-5, Waller, and Fifth, Seattle (230 acres, 42 buildings, 1 structure) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Et al., Thompson & Thompson Architectural Style: Beaux Arts Area of Significance: Architecture, Social History, Asian, Commerce Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Owner: Private , Federal Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic Historic Sub-function: Business, Hotel, Specialty Store Current Function: Domestic Current Sub-function: Hotel Seattle Municipal Light and Power Plant (added 1997 - King County - #97001077) Also known as Cedar Falls Historic District 20030 Cedar Falls Rd. SE, North Bend (880 acres, 11 buildings, 5 structures, 2 objects) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Person, Event, Information Potential Architect, builder, or engineer: City of Seattle Engineering Dept. Architectural Style: Other Historic Person: multiple Significant Year: 1914, 1921, 1904 Area of Significance: Engineering, Politics/Government, Community Planning And Development Cultural Affiliation: Euro-American Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Owner: Local Gov't Historic Function: Domestic, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction Historic Sub-function: Energy Facility, Government Office, Institutional Housing, Public Works Current Function: Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape Current Sub-function: Conservation Area, Energy Facility, Government Office, Public Works Selleck Historic District (added 1989 - King County - #89000214) SE 252nd, Selleck (180 acres, 19 buildings) Historic Significance: Event Area of Significance: Industry Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Owner: Private Historic Function: Domestic, Education, Social Historic Sub-function: Meeting Hall, School, Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use Current Sub-function: Single Dwelling Skykomish Historic Commercial District (added 2000 - King County - #00000974) Railroad Ave., from 3rd St. to W of N 6th St., and part of Old Cascade Hwy., Skykomish (100 acres, 13 buildings, 1 structure) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Architectural Style: Bungalow/Craftsman, Moderne Area of Significance: Education, Commerce, Architecture, Politics/Government, Social History, Transportation Period of Significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949, 1950-1974 Owner: Private , Local Gov't , State Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Social, Transportation Historic Sub-function: City Hall, Clubhouse, Department Store, Hotel, Rail-Related, Restaurant, School Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Social, Transportation Current Sub-function: City Hall, Clubhouse, Department Store, Hotel, Rail-Related, Restaurant, School Snoqualmie Falls Hydroelectric Power Plant Historic District *** (added 1992 - King County - #92001324) Also known as See Also:Snoqualmie Falls Cavity Generating Station WA 202, .5 mi. N of Snoqualmie, Snoqualmie (250 acres, 5 buildings, 8 structures) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Stone & Webster, Baker,Charles Architectural Style: Other, Bungalow/Craftsman Area of Significance: Industry, Engineering Period of Significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924 Owner: Private , State Historic Function: Industry/Processing/Extraction Historic Sub-function: Energy Facility Current Function: Industry/Processing/Extraction Current Sub-function: Energy Facility Stevens Pass Historic District *** (added 1976 - King County - #76001884) W of Berne on U.S. 2, Berne (130000 acres, 1 structure) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Great Northern Railway Area of Significance: Communications, Social History, Engineering, Transportation, Commerce Period of Significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924 Owner: Private Historic Function: Transportation Historic Sub-function: Rail-Related Current Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Transportation Storey, Ellsworth, Cottages Historic District ** (added 1976 - King County - #76001891) 1706--1816 S. Lake Washington Blvd. and 1725--1729 S. 36th Ave., Seattle (15 acres, 11 buildings) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Storey,Ellsworth Prime Architectural Style: Other, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements Area of Significance: Architecture, Landscape Architecture Period of Significance: 1900-1924 Owner: Private , Local Gov't Historic Function: Domestic Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic Current Sub-function: Single Dwelling Volunteer Park *** (added 1976 - King County - #76001894) Also known as Volunteer Park and Water System Historic District Between E. Prospect and E. Galer Sts., and Federal and E. 15th Aves., Seattle (484 acres, 1 building, 4 structures) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Bebb & Gould, Olmsted Brothers Architectural Style: Moderne Area of Significance: Architecture, Engineering, Community Planning And Development, Landscape Architecture Period of Significance: 1900-1924 Owner: Local Gov't Historic Function: Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape, Recreation And Culture Historic Sub-function: Museum, Park, Water Works, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art) Current Function: Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape, Recreation And Culture Current Sub-function: Museum, Park, Water Works, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)

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