National Historic Landmark · fireboat · Seattle, Washington

Duwamish

Fireboat in Seattle, Washington. Added to the National Register in 1989, and a National Historic Landmark.

National Historic LandmarkListed 1989
"Duwamish" fireboat, ca. 1920 - DPLA - e6f5bb59f42ea19b36abe583aba254ebCaptain Alex Stewart and Gordon Newell on a pier near the fireboat Duwamish, probably in Seattle, n.d.Duamish 2544Duamish 2545
Photos via Wikimedia Commons · 6 in the Commons category

What it is

Wikipedia · Duwamish (fireboat)

Duwamish is a retired fireboat in the United States. She is the second oldest vessel designed to fight fires in the US, after Edward M. Cotter, in Buffalo, New York.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeStructure
AddressLake Washington Ship Canal, Chittenden Locks, Seattle, WA
CountyKing County
ListedJun 30, 1989
Reference number89001448
Type of placefireboat, preserved watercraft
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 structures
StandingYes

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

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AddressLake Washington Ship Canal, Chittenden Locks, Seattle, WA
Coordinates47.62816, -122.33656 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitKlondike Gold Rush - Seattle Unit National Historical Park · 2 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyFalls View Campground 30 mi · Interrorem Cabin 31 mi · Collins Campground 32 mi
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

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Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 89001448. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.