Seaport Landing: A New Home for Our Tall Ships

Download our eight-page briefing paper on Seaport Landing and its benefits to Grays Harbor.

We’ve found the perfect new home for our ships, and it’s time to move forward. Seaport Landing is on 320 feet—about 2.5 acres—of prime riverfront in South Aberdeen. It's visible from US Highway 12, and it's next to US Highway 101. It’s easy to find, and it’s on a historic plot of land. The location is excellent for an educational, recreational and ship maintenance facility for Grays Harbor and the region. All we need now is you to make it happen.

A New Destination Facility

Seaport Landing will be a multi-use visitor destination and home port for our tall ships Lady Washington, the Official Ship of the State of Washington, and her companion ship, Hawaiian Chieftain. Seaport Landing will transform a degraded, industrial shoreline on the Chehalis River into a vibrant attraction and anchor point for Aberdeen revitalization efforts. Designed to meet “green” building standards, the facility will also provide easy water access to the Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge, the Chehalis Basin Surge Plain Natural Area Preserve, and 36 miles of navigable waterways, all within 6.5 miles of the site.

Download images (Clicking link will open PDF files in a new window): 3-D Elevation | East Elevation | North & West Elevations | West & South Elevations | First Floor Plan | Second Floor Plan | Rendering A | Rendering B | Rendering C | Community Benefits Sheet

Please Donate Now to the Seaport Landing Fund
The Historical Seaport is asking supporters of the Lady Washington and Hawaiian Chieftain to join with us by donating generously to our Seaport Landing Fund, which will go toward engineering, design and construction of this new facility. We plan to use a combination of government grants, foundation grants, and private donations to finance the project. Individual and small business donations of $100 or more are critically important in demonstrating broad public support. Please call us at 800-200-5239 or mail a check to:

Seaport Landing Fund
Grays Harbor Historical Seaport Authority
PO Box 2019
Aberdeen, WA 98520

Public Benefits
Seaport Landing’s public amenities include:

• 6,000-square foot multi-purpose structure reflecting 1920s industrial design
• Exhibit areas
• Classrooms
• Research library
• Workshop
• Gift / espresso shop
• Offices
• More than 500 feet of large vessel moorage
• More than 200 feet of small vessel moorage
• Boat launch, suitable for canoes and kayaks
• Visitors information center
• 500-foot public fishing dock
• 130-foot (on deck) land-based, static, historically accurate three-masted lumber schooner replica optimized for K-12 educational programming
• Bunks for overnight guests
• Exhibit quality captain’s and mate’s cabins
• Fully functional galley
• Riverside benches and interpretive signage on Grays Harbor history

Cost and Timeline
Seaport Landing is estimated to cost between $4 million and $6 million. To date, the Historical Seaport has spent more than $75,000 on outreach, research, planning and preliminary design work. Dozens of citizens and volunteers have also donated time and expertise to the project.

Community Partners
The Historical Seaport has partnered with several organizations to move the project forward.

• City of Aberdeen
• Grays Harbor Community Foundation
• Washington State Department of Natural Resources

People from Grays Harbor and the region are investing in this much-needed facility. Please join us as we make this dream come true!

Grays Harbor Historical Seaport Authority
712 Hagara St., PO Box 2019, Aberdeen, WA, 98520
1-800-200-5239 | ghhsa_admin@historicalseaport.org