Colbert House (Ilwaco, Washington)

The Colbert House is a historic house museum owned by Washington State Parks and located in Ilwaco, Washington, at the corner of Spruce and Quaker streets. The house was originally built in 1872 and was moved to its current site in 1883.[2] The house was owned by a fishing family and was restored in 1994 to a late 19th-century appearance with Colbert family furnishings and decorative items.[2] Following its restoration, the house was operated by Cape Disappointment State Park as a historic house museum that was open by appointment only. In 2009, the Long Beach Area Parks Management Plan deemed the operation of the building as a house museum to be "not feasible at this time" and that "State Parks will preserve the building until such time as a feasible and sustainable use becomes apparent."[3]

Colbert House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Ilwaco, Washington
Coordinates	46°18′31″N 124°02′06″W
Area	Less than one acre
Built	1872
Architectural style	Vernacular
NRHP reference No.	77001347 [1]
Added to NRHP	October 17, 1977

Colbert House is a Washington State Parks Heritage Site and on the National Register of Historic Places.

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 15, 2006.
2. "Colbert House". Long Beach Area State Parks. Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission. Archived from the original on 2010-07-05. Retrieved 2011-06-21.
3. "Long Beach Area Parks Management Plan". Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved April 15, 2015.