Old buildings, new businesses and a code maze downtown

By: Mallory Kruml

Outlets: Port Townsend Leader

Published: June 24, 2026

Words: 876

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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Port Townsend’s downtown core — a National Historic Landmark peppered with Victorian architecture — brings visitors from around the world.

With the infrastructure largely preserved, it’s not hard to imagine oneself walking the same streets and seeing the same buildings as more than a hundred years ago.

Maintaining that historic facade requires constant work behind the scenes from city staffers and the public.

“I like to say that what public works, building and planning do …

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