National Register of Historic Places listings in Benton County, Washington

Location of Benton County in Washington

This list presents the full set of buildings, structures, objects, sites, or districts designated on the National Register of Historic Places in Benton County, Washington, and offers brief descriptive information about each of them. The National Register recognizes places of national, state, or local historic significance across the United States. ^[1] Out of over 90,000 National Register sites nationwide, ^[2] Washington is home to approximately 1,500, ^[3] and 15 of those are found partially or wholly in Benton County.

      This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted August 18, 2023. ^[4]

Current listings

[5]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed [6]	Location	City or town	Description
1	Benton County Courthouse	Benton County Courthouse	December 12, 1976 (#76001869)	620 Market Street 46°12′13″N119°46′14″W / 46.20349°N 119.77063°W / 46.20349; -119.77063 (Benton County Courthouse)	Prosser
2	J. W. Carey House	J. W. Carey House	December 7, 1989 (#89002096)	105 West Byron Road, about 1.2 miles (1.9 km) west of Prosser 46°11′52″N119°47′30″W / 46.19785°N 119.79168°W / 46.19785; -119.79168 (J. W. Carey House)	Prosser
3	Glade Creek Site		October 21, 1977 (#77001330)	Address restricted [7]	Prosser
4	Gold Coast Historic District	Gold Coast Historic District More images	March 7, 2005 (#04000315)	Roughly bounded by Willis Street to the north, Davison Avenue and Hunt Avenue to the east, Davison Avenue to the south, and George Washington Way to the west 46°17′52″N119°16′17″W / 46.29777°N 119.27152°W / 46.29777; -119.27152 (Gold Coast Historic District)	Richland
5	Hanford B Reactor	Hanford B Reactor More images	April 3, 1992 (#92000245)	About 5.3 miles (8.5 km) northeast of junction of State Route 24 and State Route 240 on the Hanford Site 46°37′49″N119°38′51″W / 46.63032°N 119.64738°W / 46.63032; -119.64738 (Hanford B Reactor)	Richland	Designated a National Historic Landmark August 19, 2008
6	Hanford Island Archeological Site	Hanford Island Archeological Site	August 28, 1976 (#76001870)	Address restricted [7]	Richland
7	Hanford North Archeological District	Hanford North Archeological District	August 28, 1976 (#76001871)	Address restricted [7]	Richland
8	Locke Island Archeological District	Locke Island Archeological District More images	August 28, 1976 (#76001872)	Address restricted [7]	Richland
9	Rattlesnake Springs Sites		May 4, 1976 (#76001873)	Address restricted [7]	Richland
10	Ryegrass Archeological District		January 31, 1976 (#76001874)	Address restricted [7]	Richland
11	Snively Canyon Archeological District		August 28, 1976 (#76001875)	Address restricted [7]	Richland
12	Telegraph Island Petroglyphs	Telegraph Island Petroglyphs	March 10, 1975 (#75001840)	Address restricted [7]	Paterson
13	Tri-Cities Archaeological District	Tri-Cities Archaeological District More images	October 29, 1984 (#84000468)	Address restricted [7]	Kennewick
14	U.S. Post Office – Prosser Main	U.S. Post Office – Prosser Main	August 7, 1991 (#91000653)	1103 Meade Avenue 46°12′15″N119°46′14″W / 46.2042°N 119.77043°W / 46.2042; -119.77043 (U.S. Post Office – Prosser Main)	Prosser
15	Wooded Island Archeological District		July 19, 1976 (#76001876)	Address restricted [7]	Richland

Former listings

[5]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Date removed	Location	City or town	Description
1	Prosser Steel Bridge		July 16, 1982 (#82004195)	July 16, 1990	Across Yakima River, on Grant Avenue 46°12′49″N119°46′09″W / 46.21366°N 119.7692°W / 46.21366; -119.7692 (Prosser Steel Bridge)	Prosser	Replaced with a modern bridge in 1986.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington state
• Listings in neighboring counties: Franklin, Grant, Klickitat, Morrow, Umatilla, Walla Walla, Yakima
• List of National Historic Landmarks in Washington (state)
• Historic preservation
• History of Washington (state)
• Index of Washington (state)-related articles

References

1. Andrus, Patrick W.; Shrimpton, Rebecca H.; et al. (2002), How to Apply the National Register Criteria for Evaluation, National Register Bulletin, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior , retrieved June 20, 2014.
2. National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places Program: Research , retrieved January 28, 2015.
3. Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation, Washington Information System for Architectural and Archaeological Records Data (WISAARD) , retrieved February 14, 2015.
4. National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved August 18, 2023.
5. Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
6. The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
7. Federal and state laws and practices restrict general public access to information regarding the specific location of this resource. In some cases, this is to protect archeological sites from vandalism, while in other cases it is restricted at the request of the owner. See: Knoerl, John; Miller, Diane; Shrimpton, Rebecca H. (1990), Guidelines for Restricting Information about Historic and Prehistoric Resources, National Register Bulletin, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, OCLC   20706997 .

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• National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places site
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