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Lewis County Courthouse
Photo: Joe Mabel, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
National Register of Historic Places

Lewis County Courthouse

On the National Register since 201412 years
Listed 20142 old viewsChehalis
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★ Then & now

Lewis County Courthouse, 1890 and today

An old view from Chehalis’s archive beside today’s photo. Drag across to compare. The two aren’t taken from exactly the same spot.

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Lewis County Courthouse todayLewis County Courthouse (Chehalis) 02c. 1890Today

Lewis County Courthouse (Chehalis) 02 · Wikimedia Commons. Matched to this listing by the words in its caption.

About

About Lewis County Courthouse

Lewis County Courthouse, at 351 NW. North St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Aug 18, 2014. It was among the first 10 of Chehalis’s 11 listings. The Register lists it for its politics and architecture, at the local level. Three more Register listings are within a quarter mile. We have two old views of it, on this page.

What it isCourthouse in Washington state, US. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

Through the years

1890 to today

  1. 1890Lewis County Courthouse (Chehalis) 02
  2. 1900Lewis County Courthouse (Chehalis) 03
  3. 1927Built, designed by Jack DeForest Griffin
  4. 2014Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  5. 2026On the Register for 12 years
In old photographs

2 old views of Lewis County Courthouse

Postcards and photographs from Chehalis’s archive whose captions name it, from 1890 to 1900. Tap one to see it full screen.

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Lewis County Courthouse (Chehalis) 02c. 1890
Lewis County Courthouse (Chehalis) 02
Lewis County Courthouse (Chehalis) 03c. 1900
Lewis County Courthouse (Chehalis) 03
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 20 minutes

351 NW. North St., Chehalis · about 0.6 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Lewis County CourthouseStart here
  2. 2US Post Office-Chehalis MainGeorgian Revival · Built 1934 · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3St. Helens HotelClassical Revival · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Chehalis Downtown Historic DistrictCommercial · next door
  5. 5Pennsylvania Avenue-West Side Historic DistrictLate Victorian · 0.3 mi on
Around it

5 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BO. B. McFadden HouseLog · Built 18590.3 miBCascade SchoolBuilding0.4 miDHillside Historic DistrictCraftsman0.4 miBScout LodgeRustic/National Park0.4 miBO. K. Palmer HouseAmerican Foursquare · Built 19100.5 mi

Memories of Lewis County Courthouse

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Questions about Lewis County Courthouse

Is Lewis County Courthouse on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Aug 18, 2014 (Register number 14000501).

Is Lewis County Courthouse a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Washington has 25 National Historic Landmarks.

Can you visit Lewis County Courthouse?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Are there old photos of Lewis County Courthouse?

Yes: two old views are on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · Wikidata · old views from Chehalis’s archive. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.