Paradise Inn
Built 1916 by Rainier National Park Company. Added to the National Register in 1987, and a National Historic Landmark.
The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | Paradise, Mount Rainier National Park, WA |
| County | Pierce County |
| Listed | May 28, 1987 |
| Listed for | Entertainment and recreation, Architecture |
| Level of significance | National |
| Reference number | 87001336 |
| Built | 1916 · more from the 1910s |
| Architect | Rainier National Park Company |
| Style | National Park Service rustic |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places contributing property |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | Paradise, Mount Rainier National Park, WA |
| Coordinates | 46.7868° N, 121.7339° W · Directions ↗ |
Explore
Map
Nearby in Pierce County
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Public land around it
| Mount Rainier Wilderness ↗Wilderness, National Park Service | Inside the boundary228,480 acres |
| Tatoosh Wilderness ↗Wilderness, U.S. Forest Service | About 4 miles away15,776 acres |
Wilderness Atlas publishes a centroid and an acreage for each unit, not a boundary line. Distance here is measured to a circle of the same area drawn around that centroid, so treat it as roughly right rather than surveyed.
Local history books for Pierce County
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Guidebooks to historic places and travel in Washington
Titles come from Open Library's catalog, matched by subject heading or by title.
Reference
Questions people ask
When was Paradise Inn listed on the National Register?
May 28, 1987. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
When was Paradise Inn built?
1916, designed by Rainier National Park Company, in the National Park Service rustic style.
Source: Wikidata
Where is Paradise Inn?
Paradise, Mount Rainier National Park, Pierce County, Washington.
Source: National Park Service
Where is the nomination form for Paradise Inn?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Is there a wildfire near Paradise Inn right now?
3 active incidents within 50 miles as of 2026-10-17, nearest Garda Falls, 9 miles away.
Source: Map
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 87001336. 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.