National Register of Historic Places listings in Baker County, Oregon facts for kids
This list presents the full set of buildings, structures, objects, sites, or districts designated on the National Register of Historic Places in Baker 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. Out of over 90,000 National Register sites nationwide, Oregon is home to over 2,000, and 14 of those are found partially or wholly in Baker County.
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Current listings
| Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Location | City or town | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antlers Guard Station |
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(#91000166) |
Wallowa–Whitman National Forest 44°38′01″N 118°16′44″W / 44.633543°N 118.278986°W |
Whitney vicinity | This rustic-styled cabin and garage were built for the Forest Service by the Civilian Conservation Corps around 1935. They recall both the CCC's Depression-era relief programs, and the use of architecture to express the Forest Service's identity and mission in the first half of the 20th century. |
| 2 | Baker Historic District |
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(#78002277) |
Roughly along Main Street from Madison Street to Estes Street 44°46′29″N 117°49′53″W / 44.77482°N 117.8314°W |
Baker City | |
| 3 | Baker Municipal Natatorium |
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(#77001097) |
2470 Grove Street 44°46′53″N 117°49′33″W / 44.78133°N 117.8259°W |
Baker City | |
| 4 | Churchill School |
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(#08000182) |
3451 Broadway Street 44°46′39″N 117°50′57″W / 44.7776°N 117.8493°W |
Baker City | |
| 5 | Robert F. and Elizabeth Clark House |
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(#89001857) |
1522 Washington Avenue 44°46′38″N 117°49′25″W / 44.77711°N 117.8237°W |
Baker City | |
| 6 | Cornucopia Jailhouse |
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(#14000959) |
2nd Street 45°00′25″N 117°11′49″W / 45.006996°N 117.196815°W |
Cornucopia | |
| 7 | James O. Maxwell Farmstead |
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(#86003086) |
15177 Muddy Creek Lane 44°56′17″N 117°59′37″W / 44.938102°N 117.993691°W |
Haines | |
| 8 | Oregon Commercial Company Building |
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(#92000666) |
40-50 E. Washington Street 44°21′04″N 117°16′03″W / 44.3512°N 117.2676°W |
Huntington | |
| 9 | Ed Rand House |
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(#81000709) |
1700 4th Street 44°46′29″N 117°50′03″W / 44.774673°N 117.834108°W |
Baker City | |
| 10 | St. Elizabeth Hospital (Old) |
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(#89000047) |
2365 4th Street 44°46′50″N 117°50′04″W / 44.7805°N 117.8344°W |
Baker City | |
| 11 | Sumpter Valley Gold Dredge |
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(#71000676) |
Southwest of Sumpter near Cracker Creek 44°44′30″N 118°12′14″W / 44.74155°N 118.2038°W |
Sumpter | Gold dredge used in placer mining along the Powder River beginning in the 1930s, representing a late, highly-mechanized phase of gold mining in Eastern Oregon. |
| 12 | Sumpter Valley Railway Historic District |
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(#87001065) |
Roughly between Baker and Prairie City starting near the McEwen station site and west to the Dixie Pass area (See also Grant County.) 44°37′13″N 118°20′07″W / 44.62038°N 118.3352°W |
Baker City to Prairie City | |
| 13 | Superintendent's House |
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(#04000879) |
271 S. Mill Street 44°44′39″N 118°12′08″W / 44.744060°N 118.202143°W |
Sumpter | |
| 14 | Unity Ranger Station |
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(#86000823) |
Wallowa-Whitman National Forest 44°26′12″N 118°11′17″W / 44.43678°N 118.188°W |
Unity |
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Oregon
- Listings in neighboring counties: Adams, Grant, Malheur, Wallowa, Washington, Union
- Historic preservation
- History of Oregon
- Lists of Oregon-related topics
External links
- Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, National Register Program
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places site
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