Kam Wah Chung Company Building
KAM WAH CHUNG
COMPANY BUILDING
HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A
NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK
THIS PROPERTY POSSESSES NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE
IN COMMEMORATING THE HISTORY OF THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
KAM WAH CHUNG COMPANY BUILDING IS THE BEST AND
EARLIEST KNOWN EXAMPLE OF A CHINESE MERCANTILE AND
HERB STORE IN THE UNITED STATES. THE PROPERTY
IS SIGNIFICANT FOR ITS ASSOCIATION WITH CHINESE
IMMIGRANTS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE AMERICAN WEST.
2006
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR