National Register of Historic Places listings in Union County, Oregon

The following list presents the full set of National Register of Historic Places listings in Union 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 19 of those are found in Union 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 Administration Building 01980-02-27February 27, 1980 Eastern Oregon University campus
 La Grande
2 John Anthony House 01988-09-22September 22, 1988 1606 6th Street
 La Grande
3 Anthony–Buckley House 01985-02-28February 28, 1985 1602 6th Street
 La Grande
4 Ascension Episcopal Church and Rectory 01974-12-03December 3, 1974 Church Street
 Cove
5 Dry Creek School 02000-08-31August 31, 2000 69281 Summerville Road
 Summerville vicinity
6 Abel E. Eaton House 01977-11-02November 2, 1977 464 N. Main Street
 Union This fine French Second Empire-style house was built in 1904 for Abel Eaton, a prosperous Union businessman, community leader, and mayor. It stands in the north Union neighborhood that was the town's upscale residential area during its period of rapid and vigorous growth in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.[9]
7 Elgin City Hall and Opera House 01980-10-10October 10, 1980 100 N. 8th Street
 Elgin
8 Foley Building 01985-12-02December 2, 1985 206 Chestnut Street
 La Grande
9 Hot Lake Resort 01979-03-15March 15, 1979 66172 Highway 203
 La Grande vicinity
10 A.B. Hudelson and Son Building 01999-10-28October 28, 1999 200 E Street
 North Powder
11 La Grande Commercial Historic District 02001-09-03September 3, 2001 Roughly bounded by Union Pacific Railroad tracks along Jefferson Street, Greenwood and Cove Streets, Washington Street, and 4th Street
 La Grande
12 La Grande Neighborhood Club 01988-07-15July 15, 1988 1108 N Avenue
 La Grande
13 Liberty Theater 01999-08-05August 5, 1999 1008–1010 Adams Avenue
 La Grande
14 Roesch Building 01996-06-03June 3, 1996 101–111 Fir Street
 La Grande
15 Slater Building 01983-08-11August 11, 1983 214–224 Fir Street
 La Grande
16 August J. Stange House 01996-09-27September 27, 1996 1612 Walnut Street
 La Grande
17 W.J. Townley House 01980-11-06November 6, 1980 782 N. 5th Street
 Union
18 U.S. Post Office and Federal Building 01979-01-25January 25, 1979 1000 Adams Avenue
 La Grande
19 Union Main Street Historic District 01997-08-20August 20, 1997 Along Main Street, between Birch and Fulton Streets
 Union The buildings of Union's downtown core and oldest residential neighborhoods recall the town's long and vitalizing, but ultimately unsuccessful, rivalry in the late 19th century with nearby La Grande to lead Union County in transportation, commerce, population, and government. Significant structures include many from Union's period of rapid growth from its early years through World War I (1870–1919), and a smaller number from the decades just after the town reached its zenith (1920–1940).[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ National Park Service (1997), How to Apply the National Register Criteria for Evaluation, National Register Bulletins, 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 (2009-10-19), Oregon National Register List, http://www.oregonheritage.org/OPRD/HCD/NATREG/docs/oregon_nr_list.pdf, retrieved 2009-10-26 
  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 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. no date specified. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
  7. ^ Text: Except as otherwise noted, all entries are drawn from: Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (2009-10-19), Oregon National Register List, http://www.oregonheritage.org/OPRD/HCD/NATREG/docs/oregon_nr_list.pdf, retrieved 2009-10-26 .
    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 (2009-10-19), Oregon National Register List, http://www.oregonheritage.org/OPRD/HCD/NATREG/docs/oregon_nr_list.pdf, retrieved 2009-10-26 
  9. ^ a b Almquist, Kathleen Edvalson; Morrison, Cathi; Brookshire, K. Walter; Carter, Elizabeth J.; et al. (July 1, 1997), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Union Main Street Historic District (including supplemental comments by the Oregon State Historic Preservation Office) 

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