Key | Value |
addr:city | Port Townsend |
addr:country | US |
addr:county | Jefferson |
addr:housenumber | 1322 |
addr:postcode | 98368 |
addr:state | WA |
addr:street | Washington St |
building | yes |
description | Port Townsend was the U.S. Customs Headquarters of the Puget Sound from 1854 when the Port of Entry was moved from Olympia. Ships were required to put into port for inspection, strengthening the local economy. Solely as post office since 1913. |
heritage | 2 |
heritage:operator | nrhp |
heritage:website | https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalregister/index.htm |
historic | maritime |
nrhp:criteria | (A), (C) |
nrhp:inscription_date | 1991-05-30 |
old_name:1893-1913 | Port Townsend US Custom House and Post Office |
operator | United States Postal Service |
operator:short | USPS |
operator:type | public |
operator:wikidata | Q668687 |
operator:wikipedia | en:United States Postal Service |
protection_title | U.S. Postal Service |
ref:nrhp | 91000652 |
source | Jefferson County Washington Open Data Site |
source_ref | https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75611110 |
start_date | 1893 |
wikidata | Q7890901 |
wikipedia | en:United States Post Office – Port Townsend Main |