Capt. Enoch S. Fowler House

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Capt. Enoch S. Fowler House
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LocationCorner of Polk and Washington Sts., Port Townsend, Washington
Coordinates 48°6′50″N122°45′35″W / 48.11389°N 122.75972°W / 48.11389; -122.75972 Coordinates: 48°6′50″N122°45′35″W / 48.11389°N 122.75972°W / 48.11389; -122.75972
Built1865
NRHP reference # 70000635
Added to NRHPSeptember 29, 1970 [1]

The Capt. Enoch S. Fowler House is a house in Port Townsend, Washington. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. [1] It is included in Port Townsend Historic District which was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1977. [2] [3]

Port Townsend, Washington City in Washington, United States

Port Townsend is a city on the Quimper Peninsula in Jefferson County, Washington, United States. The population was 9,113 at the 2010 United States Census and an estimated 9,704 in 2018. It is the county seat and only incorporated city of Jefferson County. In addition to its natural scenery at the northeast tip of the Olympic Peninsula, the city is known for the many Victorian buildings remaining from its late 19th-century heyday, numerous annual cultural events, and as a maritime center for independent boatbuilders and related industries and crafts. The Port Townsend Historic District is a U.S. National Historic Landmark District. It is also significantly drier than the surrounding region due to being in the Rainshadow of the Olympic Mountains, receiving only 19" of rain per year.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. 2008-04-15.
  2. "Port Townsend". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2008-04-14. Retrieved 2008-06-25.
  3. Carolyn Pitts (1977-02-18). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Port Townsend Historic District" (pdf). National Park Service.Cite journal requires |journal= (help) and Accompanying 37 photos, from 1965 and 1975 (includes a 1975 photo of the Capt. Enoch S. Fowler House)  (32 KB)