National Register of Historic Places listings in Columbia County, Oregon

The following list presents the full set of National Register of Historic Places listings in Columbia County, Oregon, and offers brief descriptive information about each of them. The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) recognizes buildings, structures, objects, sites, and districts of national, state, or local historic significance across the United States.[1] Out of over 80,000 NRHP sites nationwide,[2] Oregon is home to approximately 1,900,[3] and 11 of those are found in Columbia County.

This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted December 30, 2011.[4]

Contents

Current listings

[5] Site name[6] Image Date listed[6] Location[7] City or Town[8] Summary
1 Dr. Charles G. and Lucinda McBride Caples Farmstead 02005-09-21September 21, 2005 1925 1st Street

 Columbia City
2 Cox–Williams House 01982-11-01November 1, 1982 280 S 1st Street

 St. Helens
3 Thomas J. Flippin House 01979-03-07March 7, 1979 620 Tichenor Street

 Clatskanie
4 John and Carolena Heimuller Farmstead 02011-02-28February 28, 2011 32600 SW J.P. West Rd.
 Scappoose vicinity
5 Longview Bridge 01982-07-16July 16, 1982 On Washington Highway 433 spanning the Columbia River[6]

 Rainier
6 George F. Moeck House 01978-04-14April 14, 1978 713 B Street, W

 Rainier
7 Oregon–American Lumber Company Mill Office 02002-12-05December 5, 2002 511 E Bridge Street

 Vernonia
8 Portland and Southwestern Railroad Tunnel 01981-08-17August 17, 1981 Along the Scappoose–Vernonia Highway; details of the specific location are restricted.[9]
 Scappoose vicinity The Portland and Southwestern Railroad's 1910–1920 construction of this timber-lined tunnel across the Nehalem Divide was an unusual step for a logging railroad, which would typically rely on less permanent infrastructure. The tunnel and rail line were abandoned in 1945 as the timber industry transitioned to log transport by truck.[9]
9 St. Helens Downtown Historic District 01984-10-25October 25, 1984 Roughly Strand, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, Cowlitz, and St. Helens Streets, and Columbia Boulevard[6]

 St. Helens
10 James Grant Watts House 01980-11-28November 28, 1980 206 SE 1st Street

 Scappoose
11 Woodbine Cemetery – Green Mountain Cemetery 02001-08-09August 9, 2001 75900 Larson Road

 Rainier vicinity

See also

References

  1. ^ National Park Service (1997). "How to Apply the National Register Criteria for Evaluation". http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/publications/bulletins/nrb15/nrb15.pdf. Retrieved 2008-12-17. 
  2. ^ National Park Service. "National Register Research". National Register of Historic Places. http://www.nps.gov/nr/research/index.htm. Retrieved 2008-12-17. 
  3. ^ Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (2009-01-05). "Oregon National Register List". http://www.oregonheritage.org/OPRD/HCD/NATREG/docs/oregon_nr_list.pdf. Retrieved 2009-02-14. 
  4. ^ "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions". National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved on December 30, 2011.
  5. ^ Numbers represent an ordering by significant words (e.g. last name). Various colorings (defined here) differentiate standalone NRHP sites from NRHP sites that also hold status as National Historic Landmarks, historic districts, National Historical Parks, or hold other historic designations.
  6. ^ a b c d National Park Service. "National Register Information System". http://www.cr.nps.gov/NR/research/nris.htm. Retrieved 2009-03-29. 
  7. ^ Text: Except as otherwise noted, all entries are drawn from: Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (2009-01-05). "Oregon National Register List". http://www.oregonheritage.org/OPRD/HCD/NATREG/docs/oregon_nr_list.pdf. .
    Coordinates: Except as otherwise noted, all entries are drawn from Google Earth KMZ files available at: National Park Service. "National Register Information System". http://www.cr.nps.gov/NR/research/nris.htm. 
  8. ^ Except as otherwise noted, all entries are drawn from: Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (2009-01-05). "Oregon National Register List". http://www.oregonheritage.org/OPRD/HCD/NATREG/docs/oregon_nr_list.pdf. Retrieved 2009-02-14. 
  9. ^ a b McCamish, Brian (2006-06-30). "Portland & Southwestern Railroad and the Nehalem Divide Tunnel". In Search of History Expeditions. Gresham, Oregon. http://www.brian894x4.com/PortlandandSouthwesternRR.html. Retrieved 2009-04-03. 

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