National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington County, Oregon
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The following list presents the full set of National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington 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
. Out of over 80,000 NRHP sites nationwide, Oregon
is home to approximately 1,900, and 43 of those are found in Washington County
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National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
(NRHP) recognizes buildings, structures, objects, sites, and districts of national, state, or local historic significance across the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Out of over 80,000 NRHP sites nationwide, Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
is home to approximately 1,900, and 43 of those are found in Washington County
Washington County, Oregon
- Major highways :* Interstate 5* Interstate 205* U.S. Route 26* Oregon Route 6* Oregon Route 8* Oregon Route 10* Oregon Route 47* Oregon Route 99W* Oregon Route 210* Oregon Route 217* Oregon Route 219-Demographics:...
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Current listings
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1 | Beaverton Downtown Historic District Beaverton Downtown Historic District The Beaverton Downtown Historic District, located in Beaverton, Oregon, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.... |
Roughly bounded by SW Canyon Road and SW East, Washington, 2nd, and Watson Streets 45.48713°N 122.8047°W |
Beaverton Beaverton, Oregon Beaverton is a city in Washington County, Oregon, United States, seven miles west of Portland in the Tualatin River Valley.As of the 2010 census, the population is 90,267. This makes it the second-largest city in the county and Oregon's sixth-largest city... |
Beaverton's downtown Downtown Downtown is a term primarily used in North America by English speakers to refer to a city's core or central business district .... commercial core Central business district A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"... remains largely intact as a pedestrian Pedestrian A pedestrian is a person traveling on foot, whether walking or running. In some communities, those traveling using roller skates or skateboards are also considered to be pedestrians. In modern times, the term mostly refers to someone walking on a road or footpath, but this was not the case... -oriented business district constructed along the street pattern from the city's earliest plat Plat A plat in the U.S. is a map, drawn to scale, showing the divisions of a piece of land. Other English-speaking countries generally call such documents a cadastral map or plan.... s. Significant buildings include a handful from the city's first decades (1868–1920) and a larger number from the period of profound transformation between the world wars Interwar period Interwar period can refer to any period between two wars. The Interbellum is understood to be the period between the end of the Great War or First World War and the beginning of the Second World War in Europe.... (1920–1940). |
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2 | Silas Jacob N. Beeks House Silas Jacob N. Beeks House The Silas Jacob N. Beeks House, located near Forest Grove, Oregon, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.... |
Martin Road 45.54813°N 123.0744°W |
Forest Grove Forest Grove, Oregon Forest Grove is a city in Washington County, Oregon, United States, west of Portland. Originally a small farm town, it is now primarily a bedroom suburb of Portland. Settled in the 1840s, the town was platted in 1850 and then incorporated in 1872 and was the first city in Washington County... vicinity |
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3 | Stephen and Parthena M. Blank House Stephen and Parthena M. Blank House The Stephen and Parthena M. Blank House, located in Forest Grove, Oregon, is a house listed on the National Register of Historic Places.... |
2117 A Street 45.52126°N 123.1138°W |
Forest Grove Forest Grove, Oregon Forest Grove is a city in Washington County, Oregon, United States, west of Portland. Originally a small farm town, it is now primarily a bedroom suburb of Portland. Settled in the 1840s, the town was platted in 1850 and then incorporated in 1872 and was the first city in Washington County... |
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4 | M.E. Blanton House | 3980 SW 170th Avenue 45.4907°N 122.8518°W |
Aloha Aloha, Oregon Aloha is a census-designated place and an unincorporated community in Washington County, Oregon, United States. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 49,425.-History:... |
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5 | Clark Historic District Clark Historic District The Clark Historic District, located in Forest Grove, Oregon, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.... |
Roughly bounded by 18th and 16th Avenues, A and Elm Streets 45.51595°N 123.1092°W |
Forest Grove Forest Grove, Oregon Forest Grove is a city in Washington County, Oregon, United States, west of Portland. Originally a small farm town, it is now primarily a bedroom suburb of Portland. Settled in the 1840s, the town was platted in 1850 and then incorporated in 1872 and was the first city in Washington County... |
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6 | Benjamin Cornelius, Jr., House | 2314 19th Avenue 45.51835°N 123.1062°W |
Forest Grove Forest Grove, Oregon Forest Grove is a city in Washington County, Oregon, United States, west of Portland. Originally a small farm town, it is now primarily a bedroom suburb of Portland. Settled in the 1840s, the town was platted in 1850 and then incorporated in 1872 and was the first city in Washington County... |
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7 | Harry A. Crosley House Harry A. Crosley House The Harry A. Crosley House, located in Forest Grove, Oregon, is a house listed on the National Register of Historic Places.... |
2125 A Street 45.52134°N 123.1138°W |
Forest Grove Forest Grove, Oregon Forest Grove is a city in Washington County, Oregon, United States, west of Portland. Originally a small farm town, it is now primarily a bedroom suburb of Portland. Settled in the 1840s, the town was platted in 1850 and then incorporated in 1872 and was the first city in Washington County... |
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8 | Doriot–Rider Log House | 14850 SW 132nd Terrace 45°24′46.27"N 122°48′43.95"W |
Tigard Tigard, Oregon Tigard is a city in Washington County, Oregon, United States. The population was 48,035 at the 2010 census. As of 2007, Tigard was the state's 12th largest city. Incorporated in 1961, the city is located south of Beaverton and north of Tualatin, and is part of the Portland metropolitan area... |
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9 | Dundee Lodge Dundee Lodge Dundee Lodge is a farm with several buildings built in the 1920s located near Gaston in the U.S. state of Oregon. The rustic property in rural Washington County was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. Also known as the Dee Brook Farm , the property contains three buildings... |
South Road 45.4594°N 123.1991°W |
Gaston Gaston, Oregon Gaston is a city in Washington County, Oregon, United States. The population was 600 at the 2000 census. The 2006 estimate is 630 residents.-Early history:... vicinity |
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10 | Augustus Fanno Farmhouse Augustus Fanno Farmhouse The Augustus Fanno Farmhouse was the home of Augustus Fanno, one of the first European American settlers in what became Washington County in the U.S. state of Oregon. Born in Maine in 1804, Fanno lived in Missouri as a young adult and in 1846 moved to Oregon with his first wife, Martha, and son... |
8405 SW Creekside Place 45°27′31.94"N 122°47′35.40"W |
Beaverton Beaverton, Oregon Beaverton is a city in Washington County, Oregon, United States, seven miles west of Portland in the Tualatin River Valley.As of the 2010 census, the population is 90,267. This makes it the second-largest city in the county and Oregon's sixth-largest city... |
After emigrating across the Oregon Trail Oregon Trail The Oregon Trail is a historic east-west wagon route that connected the Missouri River to valleys in Oregon and locations in between.After 1840 steam-powered riverboats and steamboats traversing up and down the Ohio, Mississippi and Missouri rivers sped settlement and development in the flat... in 1846, Augustus Fanno settled this land claim — the twelfth claim filed at the Oregon City Land Office Donation Land Claim Act The Donation Land Claim Act of 1850 was a statute enacted by the United States Congress intended to promote homestead settlement in the Oregon Territory in the Pacific Northwest... and the first in what is now Washington County Washington County, Oregon - Major highways :* Interstate 5* Interstate 205* U.S. Route 26* Oregon Route 6* Oregon Route 8* Oregon Route 10* Oregon Route 47* Oregon Route 99W* Oregon Route 210* Oregon Route 217* Oregon Route 219-Demographics:... . Fanno built the New England New England New England is a region in the northeastern corner of the United States consisting of the six states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut... -style farmhouse Farmhouse Farmhouse is a general term for the main house of a farm. It is a type of building or house which serves a residential purpose in a rural or agricultural setting. Most often, the surrounding environment will be a farm. Many farm houses are shaped like a T... with neoclassical Neoclassical architecture Neoclassical architecture was an architectural style produced by the neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century, manifested both in its details as a reaction against the Rococo style of naturalistic ornament, and in its architectural formulas as an outgrowth of some classicizing... details in 1859. The farm continued in productive operation until the 1940s, and the family occupied the house until the 1970s. |
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11 | Adam and Johanna Feldman House Adam and Johanna Feldman House The Adam and Johanna Feldman House, located in Portland, Oregon, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.... |
8808 SW Rambler Lane 45.46748°N 122.7675°W |
Portland Portland, Oregon Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States... |
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12 | First Church of Christ Scientist First Church of Christ, Scientist (Forest Grove, Oregon) The former First Church of Christ, Scientist, located at 1904 Pacific Avenue in Forest Grove, Oregon, in the United States is an historic Christian Science church built in 1916. It was designed by Spencer S. Beman, son of the noted designer of Christian Science churches, Solon Spencer Beman who had... |
1904 Pacific Avenue 45.51966°N 123.1136°W |
Forest Grove Forest Grove, Oregon Forest Grove is a city in Washington County, Oregon, United States, west of Portland. Originally a small farm town, it is now primarily a bedroom suburb of Portland. Settled in the 1840s, the town was platted in 1850 and then incorporated in 1872 and was the first city in Washington County... |
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13 | Imbrie Farm Imbrie Farm Imbrie Farm is an Italian Villa style home in Hillsboro, Oregon. It was built by Robert Imbrie and was a working farm for over a century. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.... |
21860 NW Imbrie Drive 45.54919°N 122.9005°W |
Hillsboro Hillsboro, Oregon Hillsboro is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and is the county seat of Washington County. Lying in the Tualatin Valley on the west side of the Portland metropolitan area, the city is home to many high-technology companies, such as Intel, that compose what has become known as the... |
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14 | Belle Ainsworth Jenkins Estate Belle Ainsworth Jenkins Estate The Belle Ainsworth Jenkins Estate, located in Beaverton, Oregon, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.... |
8005 SW Grabhorn Road 45°27′36.95"N 122°53′28.94"W |
Beaverton Beaverton, Oregon Beaverton is a city in Washington County, Oregon, United States, seven miles west of Portland in the Tualatin River Valley.As of the 2010 census, the population is 90,267. This makes it the second-largest city in the county and Oregon's sixth-largest city... |
Ralph and Belle Jenkins began construction Construction In the fields of architecture and civil engineering, construction is a process that consists of the building or assembling of infrastructure. Far from being a single activity, large scale construction is a feat of human multitasking... on this 68 acres (27.5 ha) estate Estate (house) An estate comprises the houses and outbuildings and supporting farmland and woods that surround the gardens and grounds of a very large property, such as a country house or mansion. It is the modern term for a manor, but lacks the latter's now abolished jurisdictional authority... in 1912 as an escape from the city Portland, Oregon Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States... . They included fine equestrian Equestrianism Equestrianism more often known as riding, horseback riding or horse riding refers to the skill of riding, driving, or vaulting with horses... facilities, as well as gardens English garden The English garden, also called English landscape park , is a style of Landscape garden which emerged in England in the early 18th century, and spread across Europe, replacing the more formal, symmetrical Garden à la française of the 17th century as the principal gardening style of Europe. The... , a greenhouse Greenhouse A greenhouse is a building in which plants are grown. These structures range in size from small sheds to very large buildings... , an ornamental pool, a tea house Tea house A tea house or tearoom is a venue centered on drinking tea. Its function varies widely depending on the culture, and some cultures have a variety of distinct tea-centered houses or parlors that all qualify under the English language term "tea house" or "tea room."-Asia:In Central Asia this term... , a carriage house Carriage house A carriage house, also called remise or coach house, is an outbuilding which was originally built to house horse-drawn carriages and the related tack.In Great Britain the farm building was called a Cart Shed... , and a water tower Water tower A water tower or elevated water tower is a large elevated drinking water storage container constructed to hold a water supply at a height sufficient to pressurize a water distribution system.... . After the Jenkinses died the property changed hands several times, and was finally acquired as a public park Park A park is a protected area, in its natural or semi-natural state, or planted, and set aside for human recreation and enjoyment, or for the protection of wildlife or natural habitats. It may consist of rocks, soil, water, flora and fauna and grass areas. Many parks are legally protected by... in 1976. |
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15 | Zula Linklater House Zula Linklater House The Zula Linklater House is a two-story office building on Second Avenue in downtown Hillsboro, Oregon, United States. Completed in 1923, the Mediterranean style structure is built of concrete, wood, and stucco. Originally constructed for Zula Warren Linklater as a home, it was renovated and turned... |
230 NE 2nd Avenue 45.52436°N 122.9879°W |
Hillsboro Hillsboro, Oregon Hillsboro is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and is the county seat of Washington County. Lying in the Tualatin Valley on the west side of the Portland metropolitan area, the city is home to many high-technology companies, such as Intel, that compose what has become known as the... |
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16 | Isaac Macrum House Isaac Macrum House The Isaac Macrum House, located in Forest Grove, Oregon, is a house listed on the National Register of Historic Places.... |
2225 12th Avenue 45.51076°N 123.108°W |
Forest Grove Forest Grove, Oregon Forest Grove is a city in Washington County, Oregon, United States, west of Portland. Originally a small farm town, it is now primarily a bedroom suburb of Portland. Settled in the 1840s, the town was platted in 1850 and then incorporated in 1872 and was the first city in Washington County... |
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17 | Manning–Kamna Farm | 29375 Evergreen Road 45°33′01.93"N 122°58′44.64"W |
Hillsboro Hillsboro, Oregon Hillsboro is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and is the county seat of Washington County. Lying in the Tualatin Valley on the west side of the Portland metropolitan area, the city is home to many high-technology companies, such as Intel, that compose what has become known as the... |
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18 | C.W. Mertz Rental House#2 | 1933 16th Avenue 45.51456°N 123.1133°W |
Forest Grove Forest Grove, Oregon Forest Grove is a city in Washington County, Oregon, United States, west of Portland. Originally a small farm town, it is now primarily a bedroom suburb of Portland. Settled in the 1840s, the town was platted in 1850 and then incorporated in 1872 and was the first city in Washington County... |
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19 | Thomas Michos House Thomas Michos House The Thomas Michos House, located in Portland, Oregon, is a house listed on the National Register of Historic Places.... |
4400 SW Scholls Ferry Road 45.48872°N 122.746°W |
Portland Portland, Oregon Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States... |
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20 | Old Scotch Church Tualatin Plains Presbyterian Church The Tualatin Plains Presbyterian Church, better known as the Old Scotch Church, is a church and national historic site located in Hillsboro, Oregon, United States. The church dates to 1873 while the church structure with an eight-sided steeple dates to 1878... |
Scotch Church Road 45.57281°N 122.9945°W |
Hillsboro Hillsboro, Oregon Hillsboro is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and is the county seat of Washington County. Lying in the Tualatin Valley on the west side of the Portland metropolitan area, the city is home to many high-technology companies, such as Intel, that compose what has become known as the... |
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21 | Ole and Polly Oleson Farmhouse Ole and Polly Oleson Farmhouse The Ole and Polly Oleson Farmhouse, located near Portland, Oregon, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.... |
5430 SW Ames Way 45°28′50.70"N 122°44′48.65"W |
Portland Portland, Oregon Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States... vicinity |
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22 | Painter's Woods Historic District Painter's Woods Historic District The Painter's Woods Historic District, located in Forest Grove, Oregon, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.... |
Centered on 15th Avenue and Birch Street, including portions of 12th, 13th, and 14th Avenues, and Cedar and Douglas Streets 45°30′47.49"N 123°06′30.59"W |
Forest Grove Forest Grove, Oregon Forest Grove is a city in Washington County, Oregon, United States, west of Portland. Originally a small farm town, it is now primarily a bedroom suburb of Portland. Settled in the 1840s, the town was platted in 1850 and then incorporated in 1872 and was the first city in Washington County... |
Painter's Woods includes the earliest modern subdivision Subdivision (land) Subdivision is the act of dividing land into pieces that are easier to sell or otherwise develop, usually via a plat. The former single piece as a whole is then known in the United States as a subdivision... addition to Forest Grove, and represents Forest Grove's transition from a largely agrarian Agriculture Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the... community to a small-urban City A city is a relatively large and permanent settlement. Although there is no agreement on how a city is distinguished from a town within general English language meanings, many cities have a particular administrative, legal, or historical status based on local law.For example, in the U.S... center of commerce and education Pacific University Pacific University is a private university located in Oregon, United States. The first campus began more than 160 years ago and is located about 38 km west of Portland in Forest Grove... . Subsequent construction Construction In the fields of architecture and civil engineering, construction is a process that consists of the building or assembling of infrastructure. Far from being a single activity, large scale construction is a feat of human multitasking... reflected the ebbs and flows of development Real estate development Real estate development, or Property Development, is a multifaceted business, encompassing activities that range from the renovation and re-lease of existing buildings to the purchase of raw land and the sale of improved land or parcels to others... in Forest Grove over time. Primarily residential Residential area A residential area is a land use in which housing predominates, as opposed to industrial and commercial areas.Housing may vary significantly between, and through, residential areas. These include single family housing, multi-family residential, or mobile homes. Zoning for residential use may permit... in character, the district includes well-preserved examples of a broad range of architectural style Architectural style Architectural styles classify architecture in terms of the use of form, techniques, materials, time period, region and other stylistic influences. It overlaps with, and emerges from the study of the evolution and history of architecture... s in currency between 1880 and 1948. |
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23 | John and Elsie Parsons House John and Elsie Parsons House The John and Elsie Parsons House, located in Forest Grove, Oregon, is a house listed on the National Register of Historic Places.... |
1825 Mountain View Lane 45.51785°N 123.0758°W |
Forest Grove Forest Grove, Oregon Forest Grove is a city in Washington County, Oregon, United States, west of Portland. Originally a small farm town, it is now primarily a bedroom suburb of Portland. Settled in the 1840s, the town was platted in 1850 and then incorporated in 1872 and was the first city in Washington County... |
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24 | Harold Wass Ray House Harold Wass Ray House The Harold Wass Ray House in Hillsboro, Oregon was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. Harold Wass Ray purchased over 400 acres of land from Rachel Hawthorn in 1933 and over the years added more parcels of land to his holdings. The house was designed in 1935 by... |
5611 NE Elam Young Parkway 45°31′50.84"N 122°55′20.27"W |
Hillsboro Hillsboro, Oregon Hillsboro is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and is the county seat of Washington County. Lying in the Tualatin Valley on the west side of the Portland metropolitan area, the city is home to many high-technology companies, such as Intel, that compose what has become known as the... |
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25 | Richard and Helen Rice House | 26385 NW Groveland Drive 45.57477°N 122.9482°W |
Hillsboro Hillsboro, Oregon Hillsboro is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and is the county seat of Washington County. Lying in the Tualatin Valley on the west side of the Portland metropolitan area, the city is home to many high-technology companies, such as Intel, that compose what has become known as the... |
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26 | Rice–Gates House | 308 SE Walnut Street 45.51755°N 122.986°W |
Hillsboro Hillsboro, Oregon Hillsboro is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and is the county seat of Washington County. Lying in the Tualatin Valley on the west side of the Portland metropolitan area, the city is home to many high-technology companies, such as Intel, that compose what has become known as the... |
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27 | James D. Robb House James D. Robb House The James D. Robb House, located in Forest Grove, Oregon, is a house listed on the National Register of Historic Places.... |
2606 17th Avenue 45.51576°N 123.1008°W |
Forest Grove Forest Grove, Oregon Forest Grove is a city in Washington County, Oregon, United States, west of Portland. Originally a small farm town, it is now primarily a bedroom suburb of Portland. Settled in the 1840s, the town was platted in 1850 and then incorporated in 1872 and was the first city in Washington County... |
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28 | Schanen–Zolling House | 6750 SW Oleson Road 45.47131°N 122.7495°W |
Portland Portland, Oregon Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States... |
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29 | Edward Schulmerich House Edward Schulmerich House The Edward Schulmerich House is a two-story private residence on East Main Street in downtown Hillsboro, Oregon, United States. Completed in 1915, the American Craftsman Bungalow style structure was constructed for state senator Edward Schulmerich and added to the National Register of Historic... |
614 E Main Street 45.52257°N 122.9804°W |
Hillsboro Hillsboro, Oregon Hillsboro is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and is the county seat of Washington County. Lying in the Tualatin Valley on the west side of the Portland metropolitan area, the city is home to many high-technology companies, such as Intel, that compose what has become known as the... |
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30 | Shaver–Bilyeu House | 16445 SW 92nd Avenue 45.401°N 122.7714°W |
Tigard Tigard, Oregon Tigard is a city in Washington County, Oregon, United States. The population was 48,035 at the 2010 census. As of 2007, Tigard was the state's 12th largest city. Incorporated in 1961, the city is located south of Beaverton and north of Tualatin, and is part of the Portland metropolitan area... |
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31 | Albert S. Sholes House Albert S. Sholes House The Albert S. Sholes House, located in Cornelius, Oregon, is a house listed on the National Register of Historic Places.... |
1599 S Alpine Street 45.51919°N 123.0523°W |
Cornelius Cornelius, Oregon Cornelius is a city in Washington County, Oregon, United States. The population was 9,652 at the 2000 census. The 2007 estimate is 10,895 residents.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.... |
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32 | Charles Shorey House Charles Shorey House The Charles Shorey House is a two-story wood home on Main Street in downtown Hillsboro, Oregon, United States. Completed about 1908, the Queen Anne style structure was built by Charles Shorey. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.-History:Charles Shorey was... |
905 E Main Street 45.52224°N 122.9754°W |
Hillsboro Hillsboro, Oregon Hillsboro is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and is the county seat of Washington County. Lying in the Tualatin Valley on the west side of the Portland metropolitan area, the city is home to many high-technology companies, such as Intel, that compose what has become known as the... |
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33 | Alvin T. Smith House Alvin T. Smith House The Alvin T. Smith House is a two-story home on Elm Street in Forest Grove, Oregon, United States. Completed in 1856, it is the second oldest building in the city and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. A Greek Revival style house, it was built by pioneer Alvin T... |
S Elm Street 45.50454°N 123.1041°W |
Forest Grove Forest Grove, Oregon Forest Grove is a city in Washington County, Oregon, United States, west of Portland. Originally a small farm town, it is now primarily a bedroom suburb of Portland. Settled in the 1840s, the town was platted in 1850 and then incorporated in 1872 and was the first city in Washington County... vicinity |
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34 | John Sweek House John Sweek House The John Sweek House, also known as Willowbrook, was a house constructed for the use of John Sweek, who incorporated the city of Tualatin, Oregon. It was built in 1858 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.-External links:*... |
18815 SW Boones Ferry Road 45.38412°N 122.7643°W |
Tualatin Tualatin, Oregon Tualatin is a city located primarily in Washington County in the U.S. state of Oregon. A small portion of the city is also located in neighboring Clackamas County. It is a southwestern suburb in the Portland Metropolitan Area that is located south of Tigard... |
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35 | Dr. W.R. and Eunice Taylor House | 2212 A Street 45.52258°N 123.1139°W |
Forest Grove Forest Grove, Oregon Forest Grove is a city in Washington County, Oregon, United States, west of Portland. Originally a small farm town, it is now primarily a bedroom suburb of Portland. Settled in the 1840s, the town was platted in 1850 and then incorporated in 1872 and was the first city in Washington County... |
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36 | John W. Tigard House | 10310 SW Canterbury Lane 45.4146°N 122.7833°W |
Tigard Tigard, Oregon Tigard is a city in Washington County, Oregon, United States. The population was 48,035 at the 2010 census. As of 2007, Tigard was the state's 12th largest city. Incorporated in 1961, the city is located south of Beaverton and north of Tualatin, and is part of the Portland metropolitan area... |
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37 | Tualatin Academy Tualatin Academy Tualatin Academy was a secondary school in the U.S. state of Oregon that eventually became Pacific University. Tualatin Academy also refers to the National Register of Historic Places-listed college building constructed in 1850 to house the academy, also known as Old College Hall... |
2043 College Way 45.5203°N 123.11074°W |
Forest Grove Forest Grove, Oregon Forest Grove is a city in Washington County, Oregon, United States, west of Portland. Originally a small farm town, it is now primarily a bedroom suburb of Portland. Settled in the 1840s, the town was platted in 1850 and then incorporated in 1872 and was the first city in Washington County... |
Today named Old College Hall, this 1850 building was the earliest home of what grew into Pacific University Pacific University Pacific University is a private university located in Oregon, United States. The first campus began more than 160 years ago and is located about 38 km west of Portland in Forest Grove... . Tracing its earliest roots to an orphanage Orphanage An orphanage is a residential institution devoted to the care of orphans – children whose parents are deceased or otherwise unable or unwilling to care for them... operated by Tabitha Brown Tabitha Brown Tabitha Moffatt Brown was an American pioneer emigrant who traveled the Oregon Trail to the Oregon Country. There she assisted in the founding of Tualatin Academy, which would grow to become Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon... and Harvey L. Clark Harvey L. Clark Harvey L. Clark was an educator, missionary, and settler of what became Forest Grove, Oregon, United States. A native of Vermont, he moved to Oregon Country where he participated at the Champoeg Meetings and helped to found Tualatin Academy that later became Pacific University... , Tualatin Academy received its official charter in 1849 as the first act of the Oregon Territorial Legislature Oregon Territorial Legislature Oregon’s Territorial Legislature was a bicameral legislative body created by the United States Congress in 1848 as the legislative branch of the government of the Oregon Territory... , and awarded Oregon's first bachelor's degree Bachelor's degree A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world... in 1863. Old College Hall remains the oldest educational building in the West Western United States .The Western United States, commonly referred to as the American West or simply "the West," traditionally refers to the region comprising the westernmost states of the United States. Because the U.S. expanded westward after its founding, the meaning of the West has evolved over time... . |
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38 | J.S. and Melinda Waggener Farmstead | 34680 SW Firdale Road 45.44359°N 123.0415°W |
Cornelius Cornelius, Oregon Cornelius is a city in Washington County, Oregon, United States. The population was 9,652 at the 2000 census. The 2007 estimate is 10,895 residents.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.... |
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39 | Walker Naylor Historic District Walker Naylor Historic District The Walker Naylor Historic District, located in Forest Grove, Oregon, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.... |
Gayles Way, Covey Run Dr., A St., and 21st Ave. 45°31′23"N 123°6′56"W |
Forest Grove Forest Grove, Oregon Forest Grove is a city in Washington County, Oregon, United States, west of Portland. Originally a small farm town, it is now primarily a bedroom suburb of Portland. Settled in the 1840s, the town was platted in 1850 and then incorporated in 1872 and was the first city in Washington County... |
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40 | J. F. Watkins House J. F. Watkins House The J. F. Watkins House, located in Portland, Oregon, is a house listed on the National Register of Historic Places.... |
5419 SW Scholls Ferry Road 45.48091°N 122.7601°W |
Portland Portland, Oregon Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States... |
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41 | West Union Baptist Church West Union Baptist Church West Union Baptist Church is a Baptist congregation and historic church structure in West Union, Oregon, United States.-History:The Baptist congregation was founded in 1844 and met in the home of pioneer David Thomas Lenox until 1853, when he donated of his land for a church and cemetery... |
West Union Road 45.57367°N 122.9066°W |
West Union West Union, Oregon West Union is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Oregon, United States. Founded in 1851, the community had the first school district in the county, and also contains the oldest cemetery in the state and the oldest Baptist church west of the Rocky Mountains... |
Built in 1853, this is the oldest Baptist Baptist Baptists comprise a group of Christian denominations and churches that subscribe to a doctrine that baptism should be performed only for professing believers , and that it must be done by immersion... church building in Oregon, and one of the earliest surviving pioneer American pioneer American pioneers are any of the people in American history who migrated west to join in settling and developing new areas. The term especially refers to those who were going to settle any territory which had previously not been settled or developed by European or American society, although the... churches in the state. The West Union congregation, organized in 1844, was the first Baptist church west of the Rocky Mountains Rocky Mountains The Rocky Mountains are a major mountain range in western North America. The Rocky Mountains stretch more than from the northernmost part of British Columbia, in western Canada, to New Mexico, in the southwestern United States... . |
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42 | Woods and Caples General Store | 2020 Main Street 45.52002°N 123.1121°W |
Forest Grove Forest Grove, Oregon Forest Grove is a city in Washington County, Oregon, United States, west of Portland. Originally a small farm town, it is now primarily a bedroom suburb of Portland. Settled in the 1840s, the town was platted in 1850 and then incorporated in 1872 and was the first city in Washington County... |
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43 | John Quincy Adams and Elizabeth Young House | 12050 NW Cornell Road 45°31′35.80"N 122°48′03.12"W |
Portland Portland, Oregon Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States... vicinity |
The Young family settled in this saltbox house Saltbox A saltbox is a building with a long, pitched roof that slopes down to the back, generally a wooden frame house. A saltbox has just one story in the back and two stories in the front... in the 1860s when John acquired an interest in a nearby lumber mill Sawmill A sawmill is a facility where logs are cut into boards.-Sawmill process:A sawmill's basic operation is much like those of hundreds of years ago; a log enters on one end and dimensional lumber exits on the other end.... . Over time, the house and mill became central to the early development of the local Cedar Mill Cedar Mill, Oregon Cedar Mill is a census-designated place and an unincorporated community in Washington County, Oregon, mostly north of U.S. Route 26 and west of the Willamette Stone... community. When the Youngs moved to new, larger quarters in 1874, John opened Cedar Mill's first general store General store A general store, general merchandise store, or village shop is a rural or small town store that carries a general line of merchandise. It carries a broad selection of merchandise, sometimes in a small space, where people from the town and surrounding rural areas come to purchase all their general... and post office Post office A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies... on the house's first floor. When the store and post office closed in 1881, the house reverted to residential use, and is today the oldest remaining historic structure in Cedar Mill. |
Former listings
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Washington County Jail Washington County Jail (Oregon) The Washington County Jail is a log, one-room jail previously used in Oregon. It was built in 1853 and was used until 1870. In 1986, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places , and is preserved by the Washington County Museum in Washington County, Oregon, United States and is... |
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872 NE 28th Avenue (former) | Hillsboro Hillsboro, Oregon Hillsboro is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and is the county seat of Washington County. Lying in the Tualatin Valley on the west side of the Portland metropolitan area, the city is home to many high-technology companies, such as Intel, that compose what has become known as the... |
Part or all of the jail building was moved to the Washington County Museum Washington County Museum Washington County Museum is a history museum located in unincorporated Washington County, Oregon, United States at Portland Community College's Rock Creek Campus. Opened in 1975, the museum is operated by the Washington County Historical Society with a mission of preserving the history of the area... . |
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See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Oregon
- Listings in adjacent counties: ClackamasNational Register of Historic Places listings in Clackamas County, OregonThe following list includes all of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Clackamas County, Oregon, and offers brief descriptive information about each of them. The National Register of Historic Places recognizes buildings, structures, objects, sites, and districts of national,...
, ClatsopNational Register of Historic Places listings in Clatsop County, OregonThis is a list of properties and districts in Clatsop County, Oregon that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.- Current listings :...
, ColumbiaNational Register of Historic Places listings in Columbia County, OregonThe 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 recognizes buildings, structures, objects, sites, and districts of national,...
, Multnomah, Tillamook, Yamhill - Historic preservationHistoric preservationHistoric preservation is an endeavor that seeks to preserve, conserve and protect buildings, objects, landscapes or other artifacts of historical significance...
- History of OregonHistory of OregonThe history of Oregon, a U.S. state, may be considered in five eras: geologic history, inhabitation by native peoples, early exploration by Europeans , settlement by pioneers, and modern development....
- Lists of Oregon-related topics