Kam Wah Chung & Co. Museum
The Kam Wah Chung & Co. Museum, also known as Kam Wah Chung Company Building, is a state park and a National Historic Landmark that preserves early Chinese culture in John Day in the U.S. state of Oregon. Built in the 1865 by George Hazeltine as a supply depot or stagecoach stop along the Dalles-Canyon City wagon road., it is the best-preserved example of a Chinese herbal apothecary and mercantile establishment dating to the post-Civil War period of growth in the Western United States.
| Kam Wah Chung Heritage Site 金華昌藥店歷史地點 | |
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Kam Wah Chung building | |
| Type | Public, state |
| Location | Grant County, Oregon |
| Nearest city | John Day |
| Coordinates | 44°25′07″N 118°57′25″W |
| Area | 0.42 acres (0.17 ha) |
| Operated by | Oregon Parks and Recreation Department |
Kam Wah Chung Company Building | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
U.S. National Historic Landmark | |
| Built | 1866 |
| NRHP reference No. | 73001575 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | March 20, 1973 |
| Designated NHL | September 20, 2005 |
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| Chinese | 金華昌藥店歷史地點 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Kam Wah Chung Pharmacy Historic Site | ||||||||||
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