National Register of Historic Places

Elwah Campground Community Kitchen

Port Angeles, Clallam County, Washington
Listed
July 12, 2007
Type
Structure
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
07000735

About this property

The Elwha Campground Community Kitchen was built in Olympic National Park to serve the Altair Campground. It is an open octagonal shelter built in 1935 by the Civilian Conservation Corps personnel from the Elwha River Camp in the National Park Service Rustic style. The peeled log structure is capped with a cedar shake roof, enclosing a cooking fireplace and chimney. The Elwha and Altair Campground Community Kitchens are the only such structures remaining in Olympic National Park. The Elwha Ranger Station and the Altair Campground Community Kitchen are located nearby on the banks of the Elwha. The lower portions of the log posts have deteriorated and have been replaced with concrete piers. The kitchen structure was listed on National Register of Historic Places on July 13, 2007. By 2014 the Elwha Dam and all other dams along the Elwha River were removed. When the river flooded in November 2015, both Altair and Elwha Campgrounds were severely damaged by water. National Park Service has no plans to restore the two campgrounds. The actual state of buildings in the two areas is not clear.

Location

3 mi S of US 101
Port Angeles, Clallam County, Washington
48.02741, -123.58831

Categories

POLITICS/GOVERNMENTARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Elwha Ranger Station
Industrial
0.7 mi
Altair Campground Community Kitchen
Industrial
1.1 mi
Glines Canyon Hydroelectric Power Plant
Listed
1.8 mi
Elwha River Hydroelectric Power Plant
Listed
4.9 mi
Elwha River Bridge
Industrial
5.3 mi

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When was Elwah Campground Community Kitchen listed on the National Register?

Elwah Campground Community Kitchen was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 12, 2007.

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Elwah Campground Community Kitchen is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Elwah Campground Community Kitchen is recorded as the industrial era.

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