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Full text nominations for Oregon properties listed in the National Register of Historic Places within the last six months can be found below. If a property is not listed below, please contact Tracy Zeller at (503) 986-0690 for an electronic or paper copy.
A complete list of inventoried and National Register-listed properties is available online through the Oregon Historic Sites Database.
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| Egyptian Theatre, Coos Co., Listed May 24, 2010 |
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Egyptian Theatre Interior
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Originally constructed in 1922 as the Motor Inn Garage and Service Station due to building restrictions in place after World War I, the building was transformed into the Egyptian Theatre after federal building restrictions were lifted. The theatre is historically unique in the preservation of its original décor in the Egyptian Revival style designed by architect Lee Arden Thomas and artist Carl F. Berg. The extensive Egyptian-themed interior decorations of the theatre consist of bronze pharaoh statues, columns painted with hieroglyphics and Egyptianesque characters, original light fixtures, furnishings, hand-painted vaudeville flats, and a Wurlitzer pipe organ. While there have been some alterations to the theatre’s exterior, including the addition of a neon marquee during the early 1980s, the building’s interior is essentially unchanged. The building still operates as a movie theatre.
View the National Register Nomination [pdf]
View entry in Historic Sites Database
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| Salem Southern Pacific Railroad Station, Marion Co., Listed February 12, 2010 |
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Salem Southern Pacific Railroad Station
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Constructed in 1918 as Salem’s third railroad station, the Salem Southern Pacific Railroad Station played a significant role in the growth of Oregon’s capital city. Constructed in 1918 after the majority of Salem’s second 1889 railroad station was destroyed by fire, the main station building is a rare surviving example of a Beaux Arts style train station. The station’s ornate Beaux Arts style is symbolic of the importance and dignified role the capital city plays in representing the entire state of Oregon. The railroad station is also significant for its central role as means of ingress and egress to and from the city over time, transporting troops during wartime, and hosting famous politicians conducting “whistle stop” campaigns during the twentieth century, including former Presidents Woodrow Wilson, Warren G. Harding, Herbert Hoover, and Dwight Eisenhower.
View the National Register Nomination [pdf]
View entry in Historic Sites Database
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| Arnold-Park Log Home, Multnomah Co., Listed February 12, 2010 |
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Constructed between 1907 and 1917 by owner John Arnold, the Arnold-Park Log Home embodies the ideals of the Arts and Crafts movement as reflected in unique owner-designed and built log-and-frame residences. Created in the tradition of a rural recreational retreat, the log home served as an escape from the stress of early twentieth century Portland life. Although the log home shares some characteristics of other rustic log cabins constructed during this same period, the building also displays Craftsman style details and is significantly more refined on both the exterior and interior. Although Arnold only resided full-time in the house for the last two years of his life, the David and Nancy Park family resided at the property from 1951 to 2004. In 2004, the property was transferred to the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department and became part of Tryon Creek State Park.
View the National Register Nomination [pdf]
View entry in Historic Sites Database
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| Ladd Carriage House, Multnomah Co., Listed January 7, 2010 |
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The Ladd Carriage House was built in 1883 to house the horses and carriages of prominent Portland businessman, philanthropist, and civic leader William Sargent Ladd. By the 1880s, William Ladd was widely viewed as the wealthiest and most powerful businessman in the Pacific Northwest. Ladd arrived in Portland in April 1851 and opened general store on Front Street. From this modest beginning, Ladd’s enterprises came to include the Ladd and Tilton Bank, the Oregon Steam Navigation Company, the Portland Flouring Mills Company, and countless other civic and business investments that earned him a prominent place among Portland’s pioneers. When his lower body was paralyzed in 1876, William Ladd became dependant on crutches, a body servant, and horse-drawn carriages until his death in 1893. The Ladd Carriage House—built directly across Broadway from Ladd’s expansive residence—housed the estate’s gardener, coachman, and Ladd’s horses and carriages on which he depended. The Carriage House is one of the few extant resources associated with Ladd and the only remnant left of his once expansive estate.
The Carriage House was designated as a Portland Landmark in 1970 and was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. The building was delisted when it was moved temporarily in June 2007 to allow for the development of an underground parking garage on the property.
View the National Register Nomination [pdf]
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| Edward H. & Bertha R. Keller House, Multnomah Co., Listed November 20, 2009 |
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Edward H. & Bertha R. Keller House
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Constructed in 1924, the Keller House is important as an example of the early works of master designer Elmer E. Feig and the English Cottage Revival style. Feig began his career in 1921 when he obtained a building contractor license while employed by the City of Portland Buildings Bureau as a plans examiner. Feig’s early work included a handful of homes, but he quickly transitioned to apartment buildings where he creatively merged a variety of European-revival styles such as Tudor, Spanish Colonial, Mediterranean, and California Mission. Among his commissions are 24 properties noted in the Portland Historic Resource Inventory as “having architectural merit” and the National Register-listed Spanish Colonial Revival-style Santa Barbara Apartments built in 1928. By 1936 Feig had designed 81 apartment buildings making him one of the most successful craftsmen among his peers. One of his few known and most significant single-family residential commissions, the Keller House includes many of the characteristics used in his later large apartment buildings. Feig completed several commissions in the English Cottage style, and the design includes his signature use of natural light, decorative iron railings, and curvilinear walls.
View the National Register Nomination [pdf]
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| David L. Shirk Ranch, Lake Co., Listed November 4, 2009 |
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Located on the west shore of Shirk Lake 60 miles east of Lakeview, the David L. Shirk Ranch encompasses 19 historic buildings and structures on 14.5 acres, including a residence, outbuildings, grave site, and irrigation and fencing systems. The property was recognized for its association with late-nineteenth and early-twentieth century free-range ranching practices and as an exceptionally intact and well-constructed example of a period ranch.
David L. Shirk and his brother, William H. Shirk, became established as cattle ranchers in present-day Harney County in the late-nineteenth century after working as ranch hands in the mid-1880s. The Shirks were active participants in the settlement and development of the ranching industry in eastern Oregon, and became successful by employing the same stock and property management techniques used by larger operators. In the late-1870s and early-1880s, David L. Shirk began expanding his personal holdings in Lake County’s Guano Valley. In 1883 Shirk purchased the property and scattered existing buildings to serve as a horse ranch, developing most of the ranch’s current buildings and structures around 1910. He sold the property in 1914.
View the National Register Nomination [pdf]
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| Wallowa Ranger Station, Wallowa Co., Listed October 28, 2009 |
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The Wallowa Ranger Station is a distinct example of Depression-era planning and construction by the USDA Forest Service and Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) during the late 1930s. A remarkably intact district, the ranger station has not been significantly altered and demonstrates the Forest Service’s planning principles and involvement in the community of Wallowa and Wallowa Valley from the early through late twentieth century. The ranger station is important for both its association with the Forest Service and CCC, but also for its rustic style of architecture employed by the Forest Service during the 1930s that emphasized the use of simple forms and natural materials.
View the National Register Nomination [pdf]
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| Willamette Falls Neighborhood, Clackamas Co., Listed September 24, 2009 |
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Willamette Falls Neighborhood Historic District
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Platted by the Willamette Falls Company in 1893, the community of Willamette Falls was designed by businessman and real estate speculator Nicholas O. Walden. Walden’s ambitious plan for the town called for a modern and bustling trade and manufacturing center complete with underground utilities, including water and sewer systems, and electricity generated at Willamette Falls. Soon after its founding, the town boasted a number of fine homes, busy downtown, modern shoe factory, and an electric trolley line. The town was incorporated in 1908. While Willamette Falls never grew into the boomtown its founders envisioned, the community is important as an example of the many towns that developed along the banks of the Willamette River in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries. Willamette Falls is recognized as the largest and most developed of these communities and one of the very few towns in the nation during the late1900s that incorporated modern utilities into the original city design. The neighborhood also boasts one of the best collections of historic housing in West Linn.
View the National Register Nomination [pdf]
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| Upper Sandy Guard Station Cabin, Clackamas Co., Listed September 9, 2009 |
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Upper Sandy Guard Station Cabin
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Constructed in 1935, and located near the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail within the Mount Hood National Forest, the Upper Sandy Guard Station Cabin was listed in the National Register for its association with early USDA Forest Service recreation management, its role in the protection of the Bull Run watershed, and its association with one of the many New Deal work-relief programs offered during the Depression-era. The log and mortared stone cabin was also listed for its architecture as a rare and exemplary expression of “rugged” Rustic style architecture developed by the Forest Service during the 1930s. The Upper Sandy Guard Station Cabin utilizes locally available materials, and features irreplaceable labor-intensive methods and finely crafted details characterized by its environmentally sensitive and nonintrusive design in its wilderness surroundings. The cabin is also believed to be the only existing cabin with its unique battered corners and mortared stone extension in the Pacific Northwest.
View the National Register Nomination [pdf]
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| Hotel Alma, Portland, Multnomah Co., Listed Septemer 9, 2009 |
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Designed by architect Hans Hanselman and constructed in 1911, the 4-story Hotel Alma was listed for its important association with the real estate boom following the 1905 Lewis and Clark Exposition in Portland that came to redefine downtown. Classified as a business-class hotel, buildings such as the Hotel Alma collectively added roughly 900,000 square feet of real estate during the building boom. The building also played a critical role as Portland’s population doubled within a short period, providing affordable and available accommodations and housing for emerging retailers. The Hotel Alma is one of over 90 historic buildings in downtown Portland built between 1915 and 1931 and identified as eligible for listing in the National Register in a recent study.
View the National Register Nomination [pdf]
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| Memorial Coliseum, Multnomah Co., Listed September 10, 2009 |
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The Memorial Coliseum in northeast Portland was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on September 10 for its architectural importance to the state of Oregon. Designed by the notable architectural firm of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, and constructed in 1960, the glass-walled Memorial Coliseum is a spatially unique example of the International Style in a public building within the state. Utilizing an innovative structural system, the building’s entire weight is carried by four large concrete columns, allowing for its four walls to be constructed of glass panels. Since no interior supports for the building are present, a curving seating bowl was constructed which allowed spectators the unusual ability to simultaneously watch an event and see outside. At its time of completion, the Memorial Coliseum was the only large-scale, glass-walled, and public structure in the Pacific Northwest.
View the National Register Nomination [pdf]
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