WA 165, Church St. and Brierhill Blvd., Wilkeson, Washington. County/parish: Pierce.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places August 10, 2000. NRIS 00000973.
1 contributing structure.
Wilkeson Arch is a monumental gateway structure at the west entrance to Wilkeson, Washington. The stone and timber structure was built in 1925 by the Wilkeson Booster Club, at a cost of $2000. It is similar in design to the Chinook Pass, Nisqually and White River entrance arches in nearby Mount Rainier National Park, deriving its style from the National Park Service Rustic style prevailing in the national park structures of the time. The arch was intended to promote tourism and the local products, coal and sandstone.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75613075