National Register of Historic Places

WAWONA (schooner)

Seattle, King County, Washington
Listed
June 30, 1970
Type
Structure
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
70000643

About this property

Wawona was an American three-masted, fore-and-aft schooner that sailed from 1897 to 1947 as a lumber carrier and fishing vessel based in Puget Sound. She was one of the last survivors of the sailing schooners in the West Coast lumber trade to San Francisco from Washington, Oregon, and Northern California. She was an iconic ship representing the Pacific Northwest's maritime history. After a 50-year career at sea, she was laid up for 16 years until efforts to preserve her began in 1963. Purchased in 1964 by Northwest Seaport, she became a museum ship for 45 years at Seattle's Museum of History & Industry (MOHAI), being berthed at their pier at Lake Union Park with continuous restoration efforts until rot and beetle infestations put her beyond repair. Dismantled in 2009, some of her wood and steel was reformed into a sculpture at the MOHAI in 2012 and will be preserved there for the future.

Location

Seattle, King County, Washington
47.64510, -122.34041

Categories

INDUSTRYCOMMERCE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was WAWONA (schooner) listed on the National Register?

WAWONA (schooner) was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 30, 1970.

What type of historic resource is WAWONA (schooner)?

WAWONA (schooner) is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for WAWONA (schooner) is recorded as the industrial era.

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