The Green Mountain fire lookout in the Glacier Peak Wilderness of Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest is on the National Register of Historic Places. But its very existence is seen by some as a violation of the Wilderness Act. The legal tussle over the structure’s fate begs clarification. There are more than 80,000 such properties nationwide and dozens in Snohomish County. Are they protected from development, modification or demolition? No, it turns out.
The list
Since 1966, the National Register of Historic Places Program under the National Park Service has aimed “to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.” There’s a lengthy process to add a place or building to the list, and listed status brings certain tax and funding advantages.
But listed status doesn’t protect property from development or even demolition. Says the Park Service website: “National Register listing places no obligations on private property owners. There are no restrictions on the use, treatment, transfer, or disposition of private property.”
Click here to see a photo gallery of some of the historic places.
| Landmark | Year listed | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Schooner Equator | 1972 | 14th Street Yacht Basin, Everett |
| Red Men Hall | 1973 | Index Avenue at Sixth Street, Index |
| Andrew Carnegie Library | 1973 | 118 Fifth Ave. N., Edmonds |
| D.O. Pearson House | 1973 | Pearson and Market streets, Stanwood |
| Snohomish Historic District | 1974 | Roughly bounded by Avenue E, Fifth Street, Union Avenue, the railroad line and the Snohomish River, Snohomish |
| Rucker House | 1975 | 412 Laurel Drive, Everett |
| Everett Carnegie Library | 1975 | 3001 Oakes Ave., Everett |
| Snohomish County Courthouse | 1975 | Wetmore Avenue between Wall Street and Pacific Avenue, Everett |
| Tulalip Indian Agency Office | 1976 | 3901 Mission Beach Road, Tulalip Reservation |
| Indian Shaker Church | 1976 | North Meridan Avenue, Tulalip Reservation |
| Swalwell Block and Adjoining Commercial Buildings | 1976 | 2901-2909 and 2915 Hewitt Avenue, Everett |
| Monte Cristo Hotel | 1976 | 1507 Wall St., Everett |
| St. Anne’s Roman Catholic Church | 1976 | Mission Beach Road, Marysville |
| U.S. Post Office and Customshouse | 1976 | 3006 Colby Ave., Everett |
| McCabe Building | 1977 | 3120 Hewitt Ave., Everett |
| Mukilteo Light Station | 1977 | Highway 525, Mukilteo |
| Swalwell Cottage | 1978 | 2712 Pine St., Everett |
| Community Center and War Memorial Building | 1979 | 1611 Everett Ave., Everett |
| Horseshoe Bend Placer Claim | 1981 | North of Sultan |
| Marysville Opera House | 1982 | 1225 3rd St., Marysville |
| Keeler’s Korner | 1982 | 16401 Highway 99, Lynnwood |
| Verlot Ranger Station | 1986 | Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Granite Falls |
| Roland Hartley House | 1986 | 2320 Rucker Ave., Everett |
| Weyerhaeuser Office Building | 1986 | 1710 W. Marine View Drive, Everett |
| Evergreen Mountain Lookout | 1987 | Skykomish Ranger District, Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest |
| Three Fingers Lookout | 1987 | Darrington Ranger District, Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest |
| Miners Ridge Lookout | 1987 | Darrington Ranger District in Glacier Peak Wilderness area, five miles west of Pacific Crest Trail |
| Green Mountain Lookout | 1988 | Darrington Ranger District, Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest |
| Rucker Hill Historic District | 1989 | Roughly bounded by 32nd Street, Tulalip Avenue, Bell Avenue, Snohomish Avenue, Laurel Drive and Warren Street in Everett |
| Floral Hall | 1990 | Forest Park, Everett |
| Everett City Hall | 1990 | 3002 Wetmore Ave., Everett |
| Everett Fire Station No. 2 | 1990 | 2801 Oakes Ave., Everett |
| Suiattle Guard Station | 1990 | Suiattle River east of Buck Creek, Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest |
| Darrington Ranger Station | 1991 | 1405 Emmens St., Darrington |
| Commerce Building | 1992 | 1801 Hewitt Ave., Everett |
| Winningham Farm | 1994 | 3214 228th St. SE, Bothell |
| North Creek School | 1994 | 22711 31st Ave. SE, Bothell |
| Grimm House | 1995 | 2002 Hartford Drive, Lake Stevens |
| Bates-Tanner Farm | 1995 | 3420 240th St. SE, Bothell |
| Naval Auxiliary Air Station | 1995 | 18204 59th Dr. NE, Arlington Municipal Airport |
| Everett High School | 1997 | 2400 Colby Ave., Everett |
| Butler-Jackson House | 1998 | 1703 Grand Ave., Everett |
| Stanwood IOOF Public Hall | 2002 | 27128 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood |
| Point Elliott Treaty Monument | 2004 | Lincoln Avenue and Third Street, Mukilteo |
| North Coast Casket Company Building | 2006 | 1210 W. Marine View Drive, Everett |
| Trafton School | 2006 | 12616 Jim Creek Road, Arlington |
| Hewitt Avenue Historic District | 2010 | 1620-1915 Hewitt Ave. and portions of Wetmore, Rockefeller, Oakes and Lombard avenues, Everett |
Designated historic places mapped
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