Historic Preservation in Mason County, WA (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Mason County, Washington.
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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Mason County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Historic-Cultural Monuments
Mason County's Historic Preservation Ordinance, Chapter 17.40, lets the county board designate buildings, sites, structures, objects, and districts to the Mason County Register of Historic Places if they are at least fifty years old (or exceptionally significant despite being younger), have integrity, and meet at least two of eleven historical or architectural criteria in § 17.40.050(a).
Mason County Historic Preservation Register Rules
Significant RestrictionsMason County Code §§ 17.40.010, 17.40.050
The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the identification, evaluation, designation and protection of designated historic and prehistoric resources within the boundaries of Mason County and preserve and rehabilitate eligible historic properties within Mason County for future generations though special valuation, a property tax incentive, as provided in Chapter 84.26 RCW in order to: (1)Sa...
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