Historic Downtown Kennewick

Historic Downtown Kennewick Links & Resources

Historic Downton Kennewick Map

A downloadable .pdf file offering names and locations of Historic Downtown Kennewick attractions. Provides a walking tour as well...

Kennewick, WA Town Site

Settlements in the area of Kennewick began as early as 1863. However, major growth did not start until ample irrigation water was brought in by the Benton Land and Water Company in 1892. Completion of the Northern Pacific Railroad a decade earlier, in 1883, and a bridge across the Columbia River in 1888, helped bring farmers to the area and ship their agricultural products to market...

Kennewick, WA Historical Buildings

Although it may not appear so on the surface, the downtown Kennewick area has many buildings built before Word War II. In the 1950, 60s, and 70s, many historic buildings got a "modern" atomic-age facelift spurred by the huge influx of people to the area due to the Hanford Project. However, beyond the false facades, the history is there...

Kennewick, WA Historic Homes

Most historic homes built in Kennewick before 1930 tend to be variations on the Craftsman theme with exposed roof eaves, flared porch columns, and triangular based supports (coincidentally, this was also the most popular style in the rest of the country during this time). Also very popular were National folk forms (pyramidal, gable-front and wing, hall and parlor, I-house, massed plan side-gabled). These were the types of homes built by people with more modest means...

Historic Downtown Kennewick Partnership

Downtown Kennewick is lively, fun, and inviting - a place to bring "out of town people" for unique specialty shops, food, wine, and entertainment. It is the center of the community...

Historic Downtown Kennewick Businesses

An A-Z list of all businesses and partnerships of members in the Historic Downtown Kennewick Association...

City Of Kennewick

Welcome to Kennewick, the largest of the Tri-Cities MSA located in beautiful Southeastern Washington State. A thriving city, Kennewick continues to be at the forefront for statewide growth in almost every way...