National Register of Historic Places listings in Lake County, Oregon
This list presents the full set of buildings, structures, objects, sites, or districts designated on the National Register of Historic Places in Lake County, Oregon, and offers brief descriptive information about each of them. The National Register recognizes places of national, state, or local historic significance across the United States.[1] Out of over 90,000 National Register sites nationwide,[2] Oregon is home to over 2,000,[3] and 18 of those are found in Lake County.
- This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted December 2, 2016.[4]
Current listings
[5] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[6] | Location | City or town | Description |
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1 | Abert Lake Petroglyphs | (#74002292) |
Address restricted[7] |
Lakeview vicinity | Peoples of the Great Basin cultural tradition pecked these petroglyphs onto two basaltic boulders near major game migration routes, in connection with rituals related to hunting activities. They were made within the last 10,000 years, but cannot be dated more precisely.[8] | |
2 | Bailey and Massingill General Store | (#84000133) |
4 N. E St. 42°11′23″N 120°20′41″W / 42.189645°N 120.344621°W |
Lakeview | Lakeview's first commercial establishment opened on this site in 1876, and was destroyed by fire in 1900. The owners immediately rebuilt their business, incorporating a unique set of fire preventive features into the new building, including metal-sheathed walls and a fire awning.[9] | |
3 | Cabin Lake Guard Station | (#86000827) |
Deschutes National Forest 43°29′27″N 121°03′22″W / 43.490833°N 121.056111°W |
Bend | ||
4 | East Lake Abert Archeological District | (#78002295) |
Address restricted[7] |
Valley Falls vicinity | ||
5 | Ed Eskelin Ranch Complex | (#91000062) |
County Road 5-10 43°15′02″N 120°54′42″W / 43.250422°N 120.911721°W |
Silver Lake vicinity | Built in the 1930s with both new construction and salvaged materials and buildings, this ranch compound reflects the perseverance of small-scale stock farmers through two phases of settlement in the Fort Rock Basin: failed attempts at dryland farming around 1910, then more successful irrigated ventures in the 1930s.[10] | |
6 | Fort Rock Cave | |
(#66000641) |
Address restricted[7] |
Fort Rock vicinity | This cave yielded to archeologists the "Fort Rock sandals", the oldest manufactured articles found in the Americas, which demonstrated the early development of weaving among Native Americans. Occupation of the site has been dated to 11,000 BCE.[11] |
7 | Greaser Petroglyph Site | (#74002293) |
Address restricted[7] |
Adel vicinity | ||
8 | Heryford Brothers Building | |
(#80003330) |
524 Center St. 42°11′23″N 120°20′44″W / 42.189693°N 120.345629°W |
Lakeview | |
9 | William P. Heryford House | (#80003331) |
108 S. F St. 42°11′18″N 120°20′47″W / 42.188466°N 120.346294°W |
Lakeview | ||
10 | Lake County Round Sale Barn | (#03001180) |
3531 N. 6th St. 42°11′43″N 120°21′40″W / 42.195342°N 120.361078°W |
Lakeview | ||
11 | Mitchell Recreation Area | |
(#03000050) |
Forest Service Rd. 34, Fremont National Forest 42°25′52″N 120°51′27″W / 42.431111°N 120.8575°W |
Bly | It is the only location in the continental U.S. where Americans were killed during World War II as a direct result of enemy action. |
12 | Nevada–California–Oregon Railway Passenger Station | (#83002157) |
1400 Center St. 42°11′22″N 120°21′21″W / 42.189430°N 120.355932°W |
Lakeview | ||
13 | Paisley Five Mile Point Caves | (#14000708) |
Address restricted[7] |
Paisley vicinity | ||
14 | Picture Rock Pass Petroglyphs Site | |
(#75001585) |
Address restricted[7] |
Silver Lake vicinity | |
15 | Post and King Saloon | |
(#77001104) |
N. 2nd and E Sts. 42°11′27″N 120°20′43″W / 42.190738°N 120.345165°W |
Lakeview | |
16 | David L. Shirk Ranch | |
(#09000891) |
Guano Valley 42°14′19″N 119°31′12″W / 42.2385°N 119.51994°W |
Adel vicinity | |
17 | Stone Bridge and the Oregon Central Military Wagon Road | (#74001689) |
The Narrows S of Plush 42°21′05″N 119°50′26″W / 42.351389°N 119.840556°W |
Plush vicinity | ||
18 | John N. and Cornelia Watson House | (#89000051) |
5 N. H St. 42°11′23″N 120°20′55″W / 42.189673°N 120.348571°W |
Lakeview |
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Oregon
- Listings in neighboring counties: Deschutes, Harney, Klamath, Modoc, Washoe
- List of National Historic Landmarks in Oregon
- Historic preservation
- History of Oregon
- Lists of Oregon-related topics
References
- ↑ Andrus, Patrick W.; Shrimpton, Rebecca H.; et al. (2002), How to Apply the National Register Criteria for Evaluation, National Register Bulletin (15), National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, OCLC 39493977, archived from the original on April 6, 2014, retrieved June 20, 2014.
- ↑ National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places Program: Research, archived from the original on February 1, 2015, retrieved January 28, 2015.
- ↑ Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, Oregon Historic Sites Database, retrieved August 6, 2015. Note that a simple count of National Register records in this database returns a slightly higher total than actual listings, due to duplicate records. A close reading of detailed query results is necessary to arrive at the precise count.
- ↑ "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions". National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved on December 2, 2016.
- ↑ Numbers represent an ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
- ↑ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Federal and state laws and practices restrict general public access to information regarding the specific location of sensitive archeological sites in many instances. The main reasons for such restrictions include the potential for looting, vandalism, or trampling. See: Knoerl, John; Miller, Diane; Shrimpton, Rebecca H. (1990), Guidelines for Restricting Information about Historic and Prehistoric Resources, National Register Bulletin (29), National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, OCLC 20706997.
- ↑ LeNoue, Marvin (February 11, 1974), National Register of Historic Places Inventory — Nomination Form for Federal Properties: Abert Lake Petroglyph Site.
- ↑ Bunten, Hugh, Jr. (March 30, 1984), National Register of Historic Places Inventory — Nomination Form: Bailey & Massingill General Store (PDF), retrieved November 21, 2014.
- ↑ Chappel, Jill A. (August 1, 1990), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Eskelin, Ed, Ranch Complex (PDF), retrieved January 6, 2015.
- ↑ National Park Service. "Fort Rock Cave". National Historic Landmark Program: NHL Database. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
External links
- Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, National Register Program
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places site
- Media related to National Register of Historic Places in Lake County, Oregon at Wikimedia Commons
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