Mukai Cold Process Fruit Barrelling Plant

18005, 18017 107th Ave. SW, Vashon, Washington. County/parish: King.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places September 26, 1994. NRIS 94001165.

3 contributing buildings.

Also known as:

  • Mukai and Son
  • Vashon Island Packing Company (VIPCO)

From Wikipedia:

Mukai Cold Process Fruit Barrelling Plant

The Mukai Cold Process Fruit Barrelling [sic] Plant (also known as Mukai and Sons, Vashon Island Packing Company, or VIPCO) in Vashon, Washington, U.S., is a former fruit processing plant originally constructed and owned by the Japanese American Mukai family. In 1993 it became the first location associated with Japanese American history to be designated a King County landmark and was listed the following year on the National Register of Historic Places. The National Park Service (NPS) describes the 4.8-acre (1.9 ha) site as "a rare, intact example of a property associated with the history of Japanese American settlement in Washington."

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75612304

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