National Historic Landmark · Chinook, Washington

Chinook Point

Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.

National Historic LandmarkListed 1966
Chinook Point
Photos via Wikimedia Commons

The record

Property typeSite
Address5 mi. SE of Fort Columbia Historical State Park on U.S. 101, Chinook, WA
CountyPacific County
ListedOct 15, 1966
Listed forMilitary, Exploration and settlement
Level of significanceNational
Reference number66000747
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Address5 mi. SE of Fort Columbia Historical State Park on U.S. 101, Chinook, WA
Coordinates46.2514° N, 123.9220° W · Directions ↗
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

Explore

Map

Guidebooks to historic places and travel in Washington

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  • Walking Washington's History
    Judith M. Bentley, 2016
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  • Lonely Planet Washington, Oregon and the Pacific Northwest
    2020
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  • Motorcycle Touring Washington
    Christy Karras and Stephen Zusy, 2017
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Reference

Questions people ask

When was Chinook Point listed on the National Register?

Oct 15, 1966. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

Where is Chinook Point?

5 mi. SE of Fort Columbia Historical State Park on U.S. 101, Chinook, Pacific County, Washington.

Source: National Park Service

Where is the nomination form for Chinook Point?

The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.

Source: National Archives

Sources

Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000747. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.