Global InformationMukai Cold Process Fruit Barrelling Plant information
Mukai Cold Process Fruit Barrelling Plant | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
 Mukai Cold Process Fruit Barrelling Plant, built 1926, photographed 2014 | |
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| Location | 18005, 18017 107th Ave. SW, Vashon, Washington |
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| Coordinates | 47°26′36″N 122°28′16″W / 47.44333°N 122.47111°W |
| Area | 4.8 acres (1.9 ha) |
| Built | 1926 |
| Architect | Denichiro Mukai |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 94001165[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 26, 1994 |
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[2] 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."[3]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Carey Quan Gelernter, Honoring A Pioneer -- Designation Of Mukai Strawberry Plant As A King County Landmark Reminds US Of The Contributions Of Early Japanese Immigrants, Seattle Times, 1993-11-19. Accessed online 2014-04-20.
- ^ Mukai Cold Process Fruit Barrelling Plant, National Park Service, 2002. Accessed online 2014-04-20.