National Register of Historic Places listings in Union County, Oregon

Location of Union County in 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 November 10, 2011.^[4]

Current listings

[5]	Site name[6]	Image	Date listed[6]	Location[7]	City or Town[8]	Summary
1	Administration Building		0Error: invalid timeNone	Eastern Oregon University campus 45°19′17″N 118°05′25″W / 45.32151°N 118.0902°W / 45.32151; -118.0902 (Administration Building)	La Grande
2	John Anthony House		0Error: invalid timeNone	1606 6th Street 45°19′33″N 118°05′40″W / 45.32574°N 118.0944°W / 45.32574; -118.0944 (John Anthony House)	La Grande
3	Anthony–Buckley House		0Error: invalid timeNone	1602 6th Street 45°19′33″N 118°05′40″W / 45.32571°N 118.0944°W / 45.32571; -118.0944 (Anthony-Buckley House)	La Grande
4	Ascension Episcopal Church and Rectory		0Error: invalid timeNone	Church Street 45°17′52″N 117°48′47″W / 45.2979°N 117.8131°W / 45.2979; -117.8131 (Ascension Episcopal Church and Rectory)	Cove
5	Dry Creek School		0Error: invalid timeNone	69281 Summerville Road 45°31′16.66″N 118°01′33.56″W / 45.5212944°N 118.0259889°W / 45.5212944; -118.0259889 (Dry Creek School)[9]	Summerville vicinity
6	Abel E. Eaton House		0Error: invalid timeNone	464 N. Main Street 45°12′42″N 117°51′55″W / 45.2117°N 117.8654°W / 45.2117; -117.8654 (Abel E. Eaton House)	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.[10]
7	Elgin City Hall and Opera House		0Error: invalid timeNone	100 N. 8th Street 45°33′56″N 117°55′02″W / 45.5655°N 117.9173°W / 45.5655; -117.9173 (Elgin City Hall and Opera House)	Elgin
8	Foley Building		0Error: invalid timeNone	206 Chestnut Street 45°19′46″N 118°05′43″W / 45.3294°N 118.0954°W / 45.3294; -118.0954 (Foley Building)	La Grande
9	Hot Lake Resort		0Error: invalid timeNone	66172 Highway 203 45°14′35″N 117°57′28″W / 45.24313°N 117.9577°W / 45.24313; -117.9577 (Hot Lake Resort)	La Grande vicinity
10	A.B. Hudelson and Son Building		0Error: invalid timeNone	200 E Street 45°01′39″N 117°55′08″W / 45.02741°N 117.9188°W / 45.02741; -117.9188 (A.B. Hudelson and Son Building)	North Powder
11	La Grande Commercial Historic District		0Error: invalid timeNone	Roughly bounded by Union Pacific Railroad tracks along Jefferson Street, Greenwood and Cove Streets, Washington Street, and 4th Street 45°19′43″N 118°05′32″W / 45.32867°N 118.0922°W / 45.32867; -118.0922 (La Grande Commercial Historic District) (approx.)	La Grande
12	La Grande Neighborhood Club		0Error: invalid timeNone	1108 N Avenue 45°19′26″N 118°05′43″W / 45.32381°N 118.0954°W / 45.32381; -118.0954 (La Grande Neighborhood Club)	La Grande
13	Liberty Theater		0Error: invalid timeNone	1008–1010 Adams Avenue 45°19′45″N 118°05′45″W / 45.32911°N 118.0957°W / 45.32911; -118.0957 (Liberty Theater)	La Grande
14	Roesch Building		0Error: invalid timeNone	101–111 Fir Street 45°19′36″N 118°05′35″W / 45.3267°N 118.093°W / 45.3267; -118.093 (Roesch Building)	La Grande
15	Slater Building		0Error: invalid timeNone	214–224 Fir Street 45°19′39″N 118°05′32″W / 45.32752°N 118.0921°W / 45.32752; -118.0921 (Slater Building)	La Grande
16	August J. Stange House		0Error: invalid timeNone	1612 Walnut Street 45°19′33″N 118°06′15″W / 45.32583°N 118.1041°W / 45.32583; -118.1041 (August J. Stange House)	La Grande
17	W.J. Townley House		0Error: invalid timeNone	782 N. 5th Street 45°12′50″N 117°52′14″W / 45.21396°N 117.8706°W / 45.21396; -117.8706 (W.J. Townley House)	Union
18	U.S. Post Office and Federal Building		0Error: invalid timeNone	1000 Adams Avenue 45°19′47″N 118°05′46″W / 45.3297°N 118.0962°W / 45.3297; -118.0962 (U.S. Post Office and Federal Building)	La Grande
19	Union Main Street Historic District		0Error: invalid timeNone	Along Main Street, between Birch and Fulton Streets 45°12′32″N 117°51′57″W / 45.20893°N 117.8657°W / 45.20893; -117.8657 (Union Main Street Historic District) (approx.)	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).[10]

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 November 10, 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. ^ Coordinates adjusted for accuracy by editor.
10. ^ ^{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) 

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Oregon
• Listings in adjacent counties: Baker, Grant, Umatilla, Wallowa
• Historic preservation
• History of Oregon
• Lists of Oregon-related topics

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