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HISTORY PLACES

Kitsap County Register of Historic Places. Click here for a form that you can fill out online.

Nomination for Register as Historic Place.

All nominations to the Kitsap County Register of Historic Places are to be made on the official nomination form.  This form is available online or at the Historic Museum in Downtown Bremerton.  The Historic Sites Committee uses the completed nomination form to evaluate the site, to recommend nomination to the Register and to receive approval by the Kitsap County Historical Society Executive Board.

Submitted nominations must be complete, accurate, well-researched and pertinent to determine the historic significance of the property.  If necessary, nominations will be returned to their originators for additional material.  The Committee may also edit nominations prior to review and approval by the Kitsap County Historical Society Executive Board.

Nominated properties may be: an existing home, building, pier or other structure with historical significance; site of a historic structure which is no longer standing; or site of cultural occurrence, activity or community.  The site or structure may mark a location recognized as important to regional, state or county history or pre-history.  The site or structure may represent a memorial to a person(s), event(s), community(s) or life style.  The site may have a recognized Native American name or may have been described by non-native explorers.  A nominated structure may have unusual architectural features, typify a prominent style or design once common to our area, or may have been built by a prominent builder or designer.

Fill out the nomination form as completely as possible.  If requested information is unknown or not readily available, please indicate so on the form.   Omission of some background information will not jeopardize the consideration of the property.  It is recognized that some nominations will not exhibit unique characteristic in all criteria.  Please describe as completely as possible the specific attributes of the nomination.  Answers should be brief written paragraphs.   If more space is needed, attach additional pages.

A minimum of two current photographs is required with every nomination.   Submission of historic photographs, property abstracts and relevant published materials, either originals or copies, is highly encouraged.

All nominations must include a $25.00 application fee which shall be donated to the Kitsap County Historical Society Historic Monuments and Markers fund.   Fee may be waived in certain circumstances.

Forms available online or at the Historic Museum (360)479-6226