Prosser in Benton County, Washington — The American West (Northwest)
Benton County Courthouse
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 3, 2016
1. Benton County Courthouse Marker
National Historic Preservation
Act of 1966, this property possesses
exceptional value in illustrating
American History and Culture
Entered in the
National Register of Historic Places
December 12, 1976
by U.S. Department of the Interior
Washington State
Office of Archaeology and
Historic Preservation
Registered National Historic Place
Washington State Advisory Council
on Historic Preservation
Erected by Washington State Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Government & Politics • Political Subdivisions. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is July 5, 1926.
Location. 46° 12.214′ N, 119° 46.239′ W. Marker is in Prosser, Washington, in Benton County. It is on Dudley Avenue east of Market Street, on the right when traveling east. Marker is a large metal tablet, mounted above eye-level, directly on the subject courthouse, just to the right of the north entrance facing Dudley Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 620 Market Street, Prosser WA 99350, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Washington’s Columbia Basin and in Yakima Valley. It is also in the American Mountain West and in the Lewis & Clark Corridor. Globally, it is in North America, the Pacific Rim, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
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Regarding Benton County Courthouse. National Register of Historic Places #76001869 (1976)
Also see . . . Benton County History. HistoryLink website entry:
In 1858, a gold rush to British Columbia brought the first influx new settlers, as rushers traveled through on their way north. A ferry service developed in the northern end of the county in the area that would be known as White Bluffs. By the 1870s, ranchers occupied formerly empty spaces with large cattle herds. Colonel William F. Prosser and his wife Flora settled in the western part of the county. In 1905, Benton County was carved out of the eastern portions of Yakima and Klickitat Counties. The new town that had grown up around Hinzerling mill, Prosser, was chosen as county seat. (Submitted on February 1, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 3, 2016
2. Benton County Courthouse Cornerstone
via NPS, unknown
3. Benton County Courthouse
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Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 3, 2016
4. Benton County Courthouse (north side; marker visible above and right of front entrance)
Credits. This page was last revised on December 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 1, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 620 times since then and 71 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 1, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. 3. submitted on October 5, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 4. submitted on February 1, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
