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Kam Wah Chung Company Building

Kam Wah Chung Company Building is a historic place in John Day, Grant County, Oregon, listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places on March 20, 1973, and designated a National Historic Landmark. Its National Register reference number is 73001575.

John Day, Grant County, OregonListed March 20, 1973NRIS #73001575★ National Historic Landmark
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What is Kam Wah Chung Company Building?

The Kam Wah Chung & Co. Museum, also known as Kam Wah Chung Company Building, is a state park and a National Historic Landmark that preserves early Chinese culture in John Day in the U.S. state of Oregon. Built in the 1865 by George Hazeltine as a supply depot or stagecoach stop along the Dalles-Canyon City wagon road., it is the best-preserved example of a Chinese herbal apothecary and mercantile establishment dating to the post-Civil War period of growth in the Western United States.

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The record

Listing details

Name
Kam Wah Chung Company Building
City
John Day
County
Grant County
State
Oregon
Listed on the National Register
March 20, 1973
NRIS reference number
73001575
Resource type
building
National Historic Landmark
Yes
Coordinates
44.41858, -118.95678
When was Kam Wah Chung Company Building listed on the National Register?

Kam Wah Chung Company Building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 20, 1973.

Where is Kam Wah Chung Company Building located?

Kam Wah Chung Company Building is located in John Day, Grant County, Oregon at approximately 44.41858, -118.95678. See the map above.

Is Kam Wah Chung Company Building a National Historic Landmark?

Yes. Kam Wah Chung Company Building is designated a National Historic Landmark, the highest federal recognition for a historic place.

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