Arndt Prune Dryer

The Arndt Prune Dryer is a specialized agricultural building in Ridgefield, Washington. Built about 1898, it is one of the last traditional farm-built prune dryer buildings in Washington, using a wood fire and natural draft to dry locally grown fruit.

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Type: Building
Description: place in Washington listed on National Register of Historic Places
Address: 2109 Northwest 219th Street, Ridgefield, WA 98642

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Jefferson Davis Park and Ridgefield High School.

Jefferson Davis Park

Park

Jefferson Davis Park is a private park located outside Ridgefield, Washington, in the southwestern portion of the state. The granite markers of the unofficial Jefferson Davis Memorial Highway are at the center of the park surrounded by Confederate flags. Jefferson Davis Park is situated 1½ miles northeast of Arndt Prune Dryer.

Ridgefield High School

School

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Ridgefield High School is a public high school in Ridgefield, Washington in Clark County. RHS is the only public high school in the Ridgefield School District, which includes Ridgefield, most of Duluth, and a part of Mount Vista. Ridgefield High School is situated 1½ miles northwest of Arndt Prune Dryer.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ridgefield and Mount Vista.

Ridgefield

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Ridgefield is a city in northern Clark County, Washington, United States. The population was 10,319 at the 2020 census, and was estimated at 16,132 in 2025.

Mount Vista

Suburb

Mount Vista is a census-designated place in Clark County, Washington, United States. It includes the Vancouver campus of Washington State University. The population of Mount Vista was 10,051 at the 2020 census. Mount Vista is situated 4 miles southeast of Arndt Prune Dryer.

Dollars Corner

Suburb

Dollars Corner is a census-designated place in Clark County, Washington, United States. The population was 1,246 at the 2020 census, up from 1,108 at the 2010 census. Dollars Corner is situated 4½ miles east of Arndt Prune Dryer.

Arndt Prune Dryer

Category: agricultural structure
Location: Clark County, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

45.77866° or 45° 46′ 43″ north

Longitude

-122.69356° or 122° 41′ 37″ west

Open location code

84QVQ8H4+FH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 421575159

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

Wikidata ID

Q14713587

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Bethel Cemetery at Ridgefield and Bethel Church.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Rocking B Farms and Sanderling Park.

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