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Longview

More of the dated building in Longview went up in the 1920s than in any other decade. Neoclassical is the style recorded most often on these buildings. 2 of the listings are historic districts rather than single buildings.

The earliest listing here is Longview Bridge, added Jul 16, 1982.

Map

Coordinates come from the National Park Service National Register spatial data, or from Wikidata where the spatial data has no point. A point marks the record location and does not mean the place is open to visitors. Data refreshed November 02, 2026.

23
Listings
2
Historic districts
1982
First listing

Oldest on the register

First listedLongview Bridge · Jul 16, 1982
Oldest construction dateBig Four Furniture Building · built 1924

Listing dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties. Construction years come from Wikidata, matched on reference number, and are on record for 15 of the 23 listings here. Data refreshed November 02, 2026.

Building · Cowlitz County
First Christian Church
BuildingListed 1985
Building · Cowlitz County
Long, Robert Alexander, High School
BuildingListed 1985
Structure · Cowlitz County
Longview Bridge
StructureListed 1982
Building · Cowlitz County
Longview Community Church
BuildingListed 1985

Historic districts

Styles that appear most

Gothic Revival 4Neoclassical 4Art Deco 3Tudor Revival 2Colonial Revival 1Moderne 1

Style labels come from Wikidata and are on record for 13 of the 23 listings here. The count is the number of listings carrying each label. Data refreshed November 02, 2026.

Every listing

Berwind–Purcell House▾2010
Address
808 Lone Oak Rd, Longview
Listed
Jul 6, 2010
Listed for
Architecture
Significance
Local
Also known as
Purcell, Wayne & Joyce, House
Reference
10000416
Built
1938
Style
Neoclassical architecture
Contributing
2 buildings
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Directions ↗
Berwind–Purcell House
Big Four Furniture Building▾1985
Address
1329 Commerce Ave., Longview
Listed
Dec 5, 1985
Listed for
Architecture
Significance
Local
Reference
85003013
Built
1924
Style
Art Deco architecture
Contributing
1 building
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Directions ↗
Big Four Furniture Building
Columbia Theater▾1985
Address
1225 Vandercook Way, Longview
Listed
Dec 5, 1985
Listed for
Community planning, Commerce, Entertainment and recreation, Architecture, Social history
Significance
Local
Reference
85003014
Contributing
1 building
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Directions ↗
Columbia Theater
First Christian Church▾1985
Address
2000 E. Kessler Blvd., Longview
Listed
Dec 5, 1985
Listed for
Community planning, Exploration and settlement, Architecture, Religion
Significance
Local
Reference
85003015
Style
Gothic Revival
Contributing
1 building
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
First Christian Church
Lake Sacajawea Park▾1985
Address
Bounded by Nichols and Kessler Blvds., Longview
Listed
Dec 5, 1985
Listed for
Community planning, Landscape architecture
Significance
State
Reference
85003011
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗
Long, Robert Alexander, High School▾1985
Address
2903 Nichols Blvd., Longview
Listed
Dec 5, 1985
Listed for
Community planning, Landscape architecture, Education, Architecture, Social history
Significance
Local
Reference
85003010
Built
1927
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Long, Robert Alexander, High School
Longview Bridge▾1982
Address
Spans Columbia river, Longview
Listed
Jul 16, 1982
Listed for
Engineering, Transportation
Significance
State
Reference
82004208
Built
1930
Contributing
1 structure
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Longview Bridge
Longview Civic Center Historic District▾1985
Address
Bounded by Maple St., Sixteenth Ave., Hemlock St., and Eighteenth Ave., Longview
Listed
Dec 5, 1985
Listed for
Community planning, Landscape architecture, Commerce, Architecture
Significance
State
Also known as
See Also:US Post Office--Longview Main
Reference
85003012
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗
Longview Community Church▾1985
Address
2323 Washington Way, Longview
Listed
Dec 5, 1985
Listed for
Community planning, Architecture, Religion
Significance
Local
Reference
85003016
Style
Gothic Revival
Contributing
1 building
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Longview Community Church
Longview Community Church–Saint Helen's Addition▾1985
Address
416 Twentieth Ave., Longview
Listed
Dec 5, 1985
Listed for
Community planning, Architecture, Religion
Significance
Local
Also known as
Foursquare Gospel Church
Reference
85003017
Built
1929
Contributing
1 building
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Longview Community Church–Saint Helen's Addition
Longview Community Store▾1985
Address
421 Twentieth Ave., Longview
Listed
Dec 5, 1985
Listed for
Community planning, Commerce, Architecture
Significance
Local
Also known as
Twentieth Avenue Grocery
Reference
85003027
Built
1926
Style
Tudor Revival architecture
Contributing
1 building
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Directions ↗
Longview Community Store
Longview Women's Clubhouse▾1985
Address
835 Twenty-first Ave., Longview
Listed
Dec 5, 1985
Listed for
Architecture, Social history
Significance
Local
Reference
85003018
Contributing
1 building
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Longview Women's Clubhouse
Mills Building▾1985
Address
1239 Commerce Ave., Longview
Listed
Dec 5, 1985
Listed for
Community planning, Architecture
Significance
Local
Also known as
Tobiason's
Reference
85003019
Built
1926
Style
Gothic Revival
Contributing
1 building
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Directions ↗
Mills Building
Nutty Narrows Bridge▾2014
Address
Olympic Way between 18th Ave. & Maple St., Longview
Listed
Aug 18, 2014
Listed for
Entertainment and recreation
Significance
Local
Reference
14000500
Built
1963
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Nutty Narrows Bridge
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Building▾1985
Address
1304 Vandercook Way, Longview
Listed
Dec 5, 1985
Listed for
Community planning, Commerce, Architecture
Significance
Local
Reference
85003020
Built
1928
Style
Art Deco architecture
Contributing
1 building
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Directions ↗
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Building
Pounder Building▾1985
Address
1208 Commerce Ave., Longview
Listed
Dec 5, 1985
Listed for
Community planning, Commerce, Architecture
Significance
Local
Reference
85003021
Style
Gothic Revival, Tudor Revival architecture
Contributing
1 building
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Directions ↗
Pounder Building
Schumann Building▾1985
Address
1233 Commerce Ave., Longview
Listed
Dec 5, 1985
Listed for
Community planning, Commerce, Architecture
Significance
Local
Reference
85003022
Built
1926
Contributing
1 building
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Directions ↗
Schumann Building
Sevier and Weed Building▾1985
Address
1266 Twelfth Ave., Longview
Listed
Dec 5, 1985
Listed for
Community planning, Commerce, Architecture
Significance
Local
Also known as
Sevier Apartments
Reference
85003023
Built
1925
Style
Neoclassical architecture
Contributing
1 building
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Directions ↗
Sevier and Weed Building
J. D. Tennant House▾1984
Address
420 Rutherglen Rd., Longview
Listed
Apr 12, 1984
Listed for
Industry, Architecture
Significance
Local
Also known as
Rutherglen
Reference
84003461
Built
1926
Style
Colonial Revival architecture
Contributing
2 buildings
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Directions ↗
Tennant, J. D., House
Tyni Building▾1985
Address
1166 Commerce Ave., Longview
Listed
Dec 5, 1985
Listed for
Community planning, Commerce, Architecture
Significance
Local
Reference
85003024
Built
1925
Style
Neoclassical architecture
Contributing
1 building
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Directions ↗
Tyni Building
US Post Office–Longview Main▾1991
Address
1603 Larch St., Longview
Listed
May 30, 1991
Listed for
Community planning, Politics and government, Architecture
Significance
State
Also known as
See Also:Longview Civic Center Historic District
Reference
91000647
Built
1934
Style
Art Deco architecture, Moderne architecture
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Directions ↗
US Post Office–Longview Main
Washington Gas and Electric Building▾1985
Address
1346 Fourteenth Ave., Longview
Listed
Dec 5, 1985
Listed for
Community planning, Commerce, Architecture
Significance
Local
Also known as
General Mortgage Building
Reference
85003025
Style
Neoclassical architecture
Contributing
1 building
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Directions ↗
Washington Gas and Electric Building
Willard Building▾1985
Address
1403 Twelfth Ave., Longview
Listed
Dec 5, 1985
Listed for
Community planning, Commerce, Health and medicine, Architecture
Significance
Local
Reference
85003026
Built
1924
Contributing
1 building
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Directions ↗
Willard Building

Every listing here also appears on its county page for Cowlitz County.

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Local history books for Longview

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Guidebooks to historic places and travel in Washington

  • Walking Washington's History
    Judith M. Bentley, 2016
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    2020
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  • Motorcycle Touring Washington
    Christy Karras and Stephen Zusy, 2017
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