Port Townsend Historic District

Port Townsend Historic District

Barthrop House, now the Quimper Inn
Location Roughly bounded by Scott, Blaine, Walker, and Taft Sts., and the Waterfront, Port Townsend, Washington
Area 200 acres (0.81 km2)[1]
Built 1858
Architect Unknown
Architectural style Mid 19th Century Revival, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
NRHP Reference # 76001883
Significant dates
Added to NRHP May 17, 1976[2]
Designated NHLD May 5, 1977[3]

The Port Townsend Historic District is an area within Port Townsend, Washington listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a historic district. It was listed on the National Register in 1976,[2] and further was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1977.[1][3] It includes three separately listed Registered Historic Places: the Capt. Enoch S. Fowler House, the Rothschild House, and St. Paul's Episcopal Church.

Because of the speed at which the economy of Port Townsend fell in the 1890s and the non-existence of any industry or economy to replace it, very few of the Victorian buildings were torn down or built over. They were, in essence, preserved as time capsules for the next 100 years when the value of keeping them intact was appreciated and fostered.

References

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  1. 1 2 Carolyn Pitts (1977-02-18), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Port Townsend Historic District (PDF), National Park Service, retrieved 2009-06-21 and Accompanying 37 photos, from 1965 and 1975 (12.3 MB)
  2. 1 2 National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  3. 1 2 "Port Townsend". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-06-25.
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