Everett, WA Historic Preservation: Historic-Cultural Monuments (2026)

Everett Municipal Code Section 19.28.130 lets the city designate a building, structure, site, object or district to the Everett register of historic places if it is significantly associated with the community's history, architecture, archaeology, engineering or cultural heritage, has integrity, and is generally at least fifty years old. Qualifying categories include distinctive architectural styles, sites tied to significant historic events or people, and cemeteries whose age or design gives them historic significance. Anyone may nominate a property; the historical commission reviews nominations and recommends listing to the city council, and inclusion requires the owner's approval. Listing is honorary, but altering, moving or demolishing a listed property first requires a certificate of appropriateness, or for demolition a waiver, from the commission.