National Register of Historic Places listings in Wasco County, Oregon

Location of Wasco County in Oregon

The following list includes all of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Wasco 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 approximately 33 of those are found in Wasco County.

This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted November 10, 2011.^[4]

Current listings

[5]	Site name[6]	Image	Date listed[6]	Location[7]	City or Town[8]	Summary
1	Lewis Anderson House, Barn and Granary		1980-03-20 !March 20, 1980	508 W. 16th Street 45°35′45″N 121°11′51″W / 45.59578°N 121.1975°W / 45.59578; -121.1975 (Lewis Anderson House, Barn and Granary)	The Dalles
2	Balch Hotel		1987-09-08 !September 8, 1987	40 S. Main Street 45°27′01.6″N 121°07′52.5″W / 45.450444°N 121.13125°W / 45.450444; -121.13125 (Balch Hotel)	Dufur
3	Barlow Road		1992-04-13 !April 13, 1992	Mount Hood National Forest, north of the line of the Salmon and White rivers from southwest of Wamic to Rhododendron[9] (See also Hood River and Clackamas counties.) 45°13′50″N 121°34′47″W / 45.23065°N 121.5797°W / 45.23065; -121.5797 (Barlow Road) (approx.)	Wamic to Rhododendron[6]	Beginning with its construction by Sam Barlow in 1846, this toll road provided the first overland connection for wagons between The Dalles and Oregon City over the south flanks of Mount Hood, and offered a majority of Oregon Trail emigrants an alternative to the hazardous raft passage down the Columbia River from The Dalles to Fort Vancouver.[10]
4	Bennett–Williams House		1986-02-27 !February 27, 1986	608 W. 6th Street 45°36′09″N 121°11′33″W / 45.60263°N 121.1925°W / 45.60263; -121.1925 (Bennett-Williams House)	The Dalles	Built circa 1899 for prominent local lawyer, judge, and Oregon Supreme Court justice Alfred S. Bennett, this house is the most outstanding and best preserved example of Queen Anne architecture in The Dalles. It later became the home of leading members of the Williams family, a notable local merchant family.[11][12]
5	Columbia River Highway Historic District		1983-12-12 !December 12, 1983	Linear district roughly bounded by the Chenoweth Creek Bridge, The Dalles, on the east, and the Sandy River Bridge, Troutdale, on the west[9] (See also Hood River and Multnomah counties.) 45°40′55.99″N 121°18′00.50″W / 45.6822194°N 121.300139°W / 45.6822194; -121.300139 (Columbia River Highway Historic District) (approx.)	The Dalles to Troutdale[13]	Constructed between 1913 and 1922, this was the first scenic highway in the United States. Designed specifically to provide visitors access to the most outstanding of the scenic features of the Columbia River Gorge, the highway is also an outstanding example of modern highway development for its pioneering advances in road engineering, and is the single most important contribution to the fields of civil engineering and landscape architecture by Samuel C. Lancaster.[14]
6	Columbia Southern Hotel		1979-10-31 !October 31, 1979	4th and E Streets 45°00′13″N 120°45′09″W / 45.00354°N 120.7525°W / 45.00354; -120.7525 (Columbia Southern Hotel)	Shaniko
7	First Wasco County Courthouse		1998-03-18 !March 18, 1998	410 W. Second Place 45°36′14″N 121°11′17″W / 45.60375°N 121.188°W / 45.60375; -121.188 (First Wasco County Courthouse)	The Dalles	One of only two remaining courthouses from prior to Oregon statehood, this building served Wasco County from 1859 until 1882, and then as The Dalles city hall until 1907. From its original location in downtown The Dalles, it has been moved several times before its current location within Trevitt's Addition Historic District.[11]
8	Fort Dalles Surgeon's Quarters		1971-09-10 !September 10, 1971	15th and Garrison Streets 45°35′47″N 121°11′48″W / 45.59633°N 121.1967°W / 45.59633; -121.1967 (Fort Dalles Surgeon's Quarters)	The Dalles
9	Edward French House		1992-10-02 !October 2, 1992	515 Liberty Street 45°36′05″N 121°11′12″W / 45.60152°N 121.1867°W / 45.60152; -121.1867 (Edward French House)	The Dalles	Originally dating from circa 1865, this home was acquired by the French family in 1892 and renovated by them in the Italianate style in circa 1900. Edward French, along with his uncle Daniel and other members of the French family, were prominent bankers and businessmen from early The Dalles until the 1920s.[11]
10	Fulton–Taylor House		1993-09-09 !September 9, 1993	704 Case Street 45°35′54″N 121°11′02″W / 45.59835°N 121.1838°W / 45.59835; -121.1838 (Fulton-Taylor House)	The Dalles
11	Hugh Glenn House		1991-02-20 !February 20, 1991	100 W. 9th Street 45°35′53″N 121°11′19″W / 45.59798°N 121.1886°W / 45.59798; -121.1886 (Hugh Glenn House)	The Dalles
12	Heimrich–Seufert House		1990-06-01 !June 1, 1990	303 E. 10th Street 45°35′47″N 121°11′12″W / 45.59632°N 121.1868°W / 45.59632; -121.1868 (Heimrich-Seufert House)	The Dalles
13	Orlando Humason House		1991-06-21 !June 21, 1991	908 Court Street 45°35′52″N 121°11′14″W / 45.59772°N 121.1871°W / 45.59772; -121.1871 (Orlando Humason House)	The Dalles
14	Imperial Stock Ranch Headquarters Complex		1994-08-05 !August 5, 1994	Hinton Road 45°05′55″N 120°47′23″W / 45.09869°N 120.7896°W / 45.09869; -120.7896 (Imperial Stock Ranch Headquarters Complex)	Shaniko vicinity
15	Indian Shaker Church and Gulick Homestead		1978-04-04 !April 4, 1978	Near the junction of Interstate 84 and U.S. Route 197 45°36′21″N 121°08′03″W / 45.6059°N 121.1341°W / 45.6059; -121.1341 (Indian Shaker Church and Gulick Homestead)	The Dalles
16	Joseph D. and Margaret Kelly House		1999-05-27 !May 27, 1999	921 E. 7th Street 45°35′50″N 121°10′42″W / 45.59712°N 121.1782°W / 45.59712; -121.1782 (Joseph D. and Margaret Kelly House)	The Dalles
17	Maupin Section Foreman's House		2006-11-29 !November 29, 2006	601 Deschutes Access Road 45°10′06″N 121°05′03″W / 45.16842°N 121.0843°W / 45.16842; -121.0843 (Maupin Section Foreman's House)	Maupin
18	Malcolm A. Moody House		1980-10-10 !October 10, 1980	300 W. 13th Street 45°35′47″N 121°11′36″W / 45.59652°N 121.1933°W / 45.59652; -121.1933 (Malcolm A. Moody House)	The Dalles	Originally built in 1850 as a two-room private home for a non-commissioned officer from Fort Dalles, this is the oldest remaining house in The Dalles. It was subsequently occupied by U.S. Representative Malcolm A. Moody, and has ultimately become a museum.[15]
19	Jefferson Mosier House		1990-02-23 !February 23, 1990	704 3rd Avenue 45°40′56″N 121°23′29″W / 45.68219°N 121.3913°W / 45.68219; -121.3913 (Jefferson Mosier House)	Mosier
20	Dr. J.A. Reuter House		1997-06-27 !June 27, 1997	420 E. 8th Street 45°35′50″N 121°11′01″W / 45.59729°N 121.1835°W / 45.59729; -121.1835 (Dr. J.A. Reuter House)	The Dalles
21	Rock Fort Campsite		1980-09-04 !September 4, 1980	W. 1st Street 45°36′25″N 121°11′17″W / 45.60705°N 121.1881°W / 45.60705; -121.1881 (Rock Fort Campsite)	The Dalles	The Lewis and Clark Expedition camped at this natural riverside fortification for four nights in late October 1805, just after it passed Celilo Falls on its descent to the Pacific. It was here that the expedition first made significant contact and commerce with the Chinookan-speaking peoples of the lower Columbia.[16]
22	St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church		1974-06-20 !June 20, 1974	3rd and Lincoln Streets 45°36′10″N 121°11′13″W / 45.60274°N 121.1869°W / 45.60274; -121.1869 (St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church)	The Dalles
23	Shaniko Historic District		1982-03-18 !March 18, 1982	U.S. Route 97 and Oregon Route 218 45°00′15″N 120°45′09″W / 45.00417°N 120.7525°W / 45.00417; -120.7525 (Shaniko Historic District)	Shaniko
24	Edward F. Sharp Residential Ensemble		1991-10-25 !October 25, 1991	400 and 404 E. 4th Street and 504 Federal Street 45°35′57″N 121°10′55″W / 45.59925°N 121.182°W / 45.59925; -121.182 (Edward F. Sharp Residential Ensemble)	The Dalles
25	The Dalles Carnegie Library		1978-12-08 !December 8, 1978	220 E. 4th Street 45°36′00″N 121°10′59″W / 45.60006°N 121.1831°W / 45.60006; -121.1831 (The Dalles Carnegie Library)	The Dalles
26	The Dalles Civic Auditorium		1978-12-12 !December 12, 1978	323 E. 4th Street 45°35′58″N 121°10′55″W / 45.59946°N 121.1819°W / 45.59946; -121.1819 (The Dalles Civic Auditorium)	The Dalles
27	The Dalles Commercial Historic District		1986-11-04 !November 4, 1986	Roughly bounded by the Columbia River and Laughlin, 5th, and Union Streets[6] 45°36′07.00″N 121°11′07.20″W / 45.60194°N 121.185333°W / 45.60194; -121.185333 (The Dalles Commercial Historic District)	The Dalles
28	John L. Thompson House		1980-11-06 !November 6, 1980	209 W. 3rd Street 45°36′09″N 121°11′10″W / 45.60237°N 121.1861°W / 45.60237; -121.1861 (John L. Thompson House)	The Dalles
29	Trevitt's Addition Historic District		1995-06-20 !June 20, 1995	Roughly bounded by 2nd, Liberty, and 6th Streets and Mill Creek[6] 45°36′09″N 121°11′24″W / 45.60262°N 121.19°W / 45.60262; -121.19 (Trevitt's Addition Historic District)	The Dalles	Victor Trevitt platted the first expansion of the original 1855 "Dalles City" townsite in 1860, and continued to extend his addition in response to economic developments. The district saw the first flour mill and electrical and water systems in The Dalles, one of the area's earliest Catholic churches, and direct connection to transportation networks including the Columbia River Highway and the railroad. Surviving buildings in the district, primarily residential, reflect a continuous spectrum of architectural styles from 1864 to 1937.[11]
30	US Post Office		1985-03-04 !March 4, 1985	100 W. 2nd Street 45°36′09″N 121°11′03″W / 45.60243°N 121.1843°W / 45.60243; -121.1843 (US Post Office)	The Dalles
31	John and Murta Van Dellen House		1991-02-20 !February 20, 1991	400 E. 8th Street 45°35′50″N 121°11′01″W / 45.59736°N 121.1837°W / 45.59736; -121.1837 (John and Murta Van Dellen House)	The Dalles

Restricted listings

Certain individual listings on the NRHP are archaeological sites or other sensitive areas that could be subject to looting or other damage. Consequently, the National Park Service and the State Historic Preservation Office — the authorities that oversee the NRHP and its information — sometimes choose to restrict (i.e. decline to publish or otherwise release) details regarding the locations of such sites. In order to respect this restriction, the two such listings in Wasco County are presented below without photos or location details.

[5]	Site name[6]	Date listed[6]	City or Town Vicinity[8]	Summary
32	Fivemile Rapids Site (35 WS 4)	1974-12-19 !December 19, 1974	The Dalles[6]	Yielding remains beginning soon after the end of the last glacial period, this archeological site (along with other nearby sites) provides a nearly continuous record of human occupation from at least 9000 BCE to 1820 CE. It also provides some of the earliest available evidence of fishing in human economy.[17]
33	Mosier Mounds Complex	2003-02-24 !February 24, 2003	Mosier	This collection of stone walls, pits, and mounds amid a basalt talus slope is the largest and most complex of a number of similar Native American sites in the southern Columbia Plateau. The site predates the arrival of Europeans and probably the local ascendance of Chinookan peoples, but has resisted more precise dating or cultural affiliation.[18]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Oregon
• Listings in adjacent counties: Clackamas, Gilliam, Hood River, Jefferson, Klickitat, Marion, Sherman, Wheeler
• List of National Historic Landmarks in Oregon
• Historic preservation
• History of Oregon
• Lists of Oregon-related topics

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 (2009-01-05), 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 November 10, 2011.
5. ^ ^{a b} 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 e f g h} National Park Service, National Register Information System, http://www.cr.nps.gov/NR/research/nris.htm, retrieved 2008-10-13 
7. ^ Text: Except as otherwise noted, all entries are drawn from: Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (2008-08-08), 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  In limited instances, editors have adjusted coordinates for accuracy.
8. ^ ^{a b} Except as otherwise noted, all entries are drawn from: Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (2008-08-08), Oregon National Register List, http://www.oregonheritage.org/OPRD/HCD/NATREG/docs/oregon_nr_list.pdf, retrieved 2008-10-09 
9. ^ ^{a b} National Park Service, National Register Information System, http://www.cr.nps.gov/NR/research/nris.htm, retrieved 2010-09-09 
10. ^ Clackamas Heritage Partners (2008), "The Final Leg of the Trail", Historic Oregon City, http://www.historicoregoncity.org/HOC/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=142:final-leg&catid=70:oregon-trail-history&Itemid=75, retrieved 2009-02-22 
11. ^ ^{a b c d} Donovan, Sally; Howard, Bruce (July 30, 1994), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Trevitt's Addition Historic District 
12. ^ Williams, E.D. (August 14, 1985), National Register of Historic Places Inventory–Nomination Form: Bennett–Williams House 
13. ^ Smith, Dwight A. (October 3, 1983), National Register of Historic Places Inventory–Nomination Form: Columbia River Highway Historic District, OCLC 12786411 
14. ^ National Park Service, National Historic Landmark Program: NHL Database, http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/default.cfm, retrieved 2007-10-14 
15. ^ Wasco County Historical Society (January 3, 2010), Oldest Home in The Dalles, http://www.wascochs.org/, retrieved January 6, 2010 
16. ^ Ambrose, Stephen E. (1996), Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West, New York: Simon & Schuster, pp. 305–307, ISBN 9780684826974 
17. ^ Cole, D.L. (August 16, 1974), National Register of Historic Places Inventory–Nomination Form: Fivemile Rapids Site 
18. ^ Anderson, Kirsten J.; Connolly, Tom (November 20, 2001), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Mosier Mounds Complex 

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