National Historic Landmark · Port Gamble, Washington

Port Gamble Historic District

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

National Historic LandmarkListed 1966
Port Gamble Historic District
Photos via Wikimedia Commons

The record

Property typeHistoric district
AddressNW end of Kitsap Peninsula near entrance to Hood Canal, Puget Sound, Port Gamble, WA
CountyKitsap County
ListedNov 13, 1966
Listed forIndustry
Level of significanceNational
Reference number66000746
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark

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

Visiting

AddressNW end of Kitsap Peninsula near entrance to Hood Canal, Puget Sound, Port Gamble, WA
Coordinates47.8542° N, 122.5839° W · Directions ↗
A district listing covers the streets, not the doors. Walk it freely; the buildings inside are as private as they ever were.

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 Port Gamble Historic District listed on the National Register?

Nov 13, 1966. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

Where is Port Gamble Historic District?

NW end of Kitsap Peninsula near entrance to Hood Canal, Puget Sound, Port Gamble, Kitsap County, Washington.

Source: National Park Service

Where is the nomination form for Port Gamble Historic District?

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 66000746. 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.