National Historic Landmark · Richland, Washington

Hanford B Reactor

A listed structure near Richland, Washington, built 1944. Added to the National Register in 1992, and a National Historic Landmark.

Hanford B Reactor
Photo via Wikimedia Commons

The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeStructure
AddressNear jct. of WA 24 and WA 240, Hanford Site, Richland vicinity, WA
CountyBenton County
ListedApr 3, 1992
Reference number92000245
Built1944
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark, Historic Civil Engineering Landmark
Contributing resources1 structures
StandingYes

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

Where it is

StreetNear jct. of WA 24 and WA 240, Hanford Site
Coordinates46.63035, -119.64732 · Directions ↗

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Why you would stay

Reference

Exists because it is true

Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 92000245. Nothing here is transcribed by hand.