National Register of Historic Places listings in Clackamas 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 Clackamas 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 90 of those are found partially or wholly in Clackamas County.
Current listings
Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Location | City or town | Description | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Capt. John C. Ainsworth House |
(#73001573) |
19130 Lot Whitcomb Drive 45°19′43″N 122°36′17″W / 45.328630°N 122.604643°W |
Oregon City | John C. Ainsworth (1822–1893), businessman and co-founder of the Oregon Steam Navigation Company, built this house in 1851, where he lived until Portland supplanted Oregon City as the commercial center of the Northwest. Its monumental Neoclassical design and imposing two-story, pillared portico made it unique in its period. | |
2 | Daniel Albright Farm |
(#79003734) |
9912 S. Wildcat Road 45°04′10″N 122°39′36″W / 45.069326°N 122.660053°W |
Marquam vicinity | ||
3 | Herman Anthony Farm |
(#79002041) |
10205 S. New Era Road 45°17′44″N 122°39′19″W / 45.29568°N 122.6554°W |
Canby | ||
4 | Charles C. Babcock House |
(#82001966) |
1214 Washington Street 45°21′36″N 122°36′04″W / 45.36008°N 122.6012°W |
Oregon City | ||
5 | Bagby Guard Station |
(#99001088) |
Forest Service Road 70 44°56′05″N 122°10′25″W / 44.93476°N 122.1735°W |
Estacada vicinity | ||
6 | Lawrence D. Bailey House |
(#90000290) |
13908 SE Fairoaks Avenue 45°25′23″N 122°39′04″W / 45.42302°N 122.651°W |
Milwaukie | ||
7 | Horace Baker Log Cabin |
(#76001578) |
18006 S. Gronlund Road 45°23′24″N 122°29′48″W / 45.390113°N 122.496647°W |
Carver vicinity | ||
8 | Dr. Forbes Barclay House |
(#74001676) |
719 Center Street 45°21′25″N 122°36′21″W / 45.35699°N 122.6058°W |
Oregon City | Dr. Barclay built this house in 1849, after retiring from 10 years as a physician with the Hudson's Bay Company at Fort Vancouver. In Oregon City, he continued medical practice as well as holding a variety of public offices. The house was moved from its original location to its present address in the 1930s. | |
9 | Barlow Road |
(#92000334) |
Mount Hood National Forest 45°13′51″N 121°34′43″W / 45.2308°N 121.5786°W |
Wamic to Rhododendron | 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 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 | William Barlow House |
(#77001098) |
24670 S Oregon Route 99E 45°15′09″N 122°43′03″W / 45.25238°N 122.7176°W |
Barlow | ||
11 | John M. and Elizabeth Bates House No. 2 |
(#90000847) |
16948 SW Bryant Road 45°24′11″N 122°43′23″W / 45.40314°N 122.7231°W |
Lake Oswego | ||
12 | John M. and Elizabeth Bates House No. 3 |
(#90000831) |
16884 SW Bryant Road 45°24′12″N 122°43′23″W / 45.40346°N 122.7231°W |
Lake Oswego | ||
13 | John M. and Elizabeth Bates House No. 4 |
(#90000832) |
4101 South Shore Boulevard 45°24′16″N 122°43′05″W / 45.40441°N 122.718°W |
Lake Oswego | ||
14 | Bell Station Store |
(#87001558) |
9300 SE Bell Avenue 45°27′21″N 122°35′34″W / 45.45592°N 122.5928°W |
Milwaukie vicinity | ||
15 | Dr. Walter Black House |
(#91000045) |
1125 Maple Street 45°24′35″N 122°40′18″W / 45.40962°N 122.6716°W |
Lake Oswego | ||
16 | W. S. and Gladys Boutwell House |
(#91000052) |
920 SW Fairway Road 45°25′01″N 122°41′09″W / 45.417°N 122.6858°W |
Lake Oswego | ||
17 | John F. and John H. Broetje House |
(#87001498) |
3101 SE Courtney Avenue 45°25′21″N 122°37′51″W / 45.42255°N 122.6307°W |
Milwaukie | ||
18 | Canemah Historic District |
(#78002279) |
Roughly bounded by the Willamette River, 5th Avenue, Marshall Street, and Paquet Street 45°20′46″N 122°37′20″W / 45.34616°N 122.6222°W |
Oregon City | Established at the upper end of the Willamette Falls portage, Canemah became a transportation hub and center of steamboat construction and river shipping in a period (about 1850–1878) when these industries were critical to the Oregon economy. It retained much of its 19th-century character as it developed into a residential neighborhood of Oregon City by the late 20th century. | |
19 | Clackamas Lake Ranger Station Historic District |
(#81000477) |
Forest Service Road 42 45°06′11″N 121°44′50″W / 45.10296°N 121.7471°W |
Government Camp vicinity | ||
20 | Elizabeth Clark House |
(#90001590) |
812 John Adams Street 45°21′25″N 122°36′12″W / 45.35682°N 122.6033°W |
Oregon City | ||
21 | Harvey Cross House |
(#79002043) |
809 Washington Street 45°21′27″N 122°36′15″W / 45.357482°N 122.604249°W |
Oregon City | This stately house, built in the late 1880s, is one of the finest examples of Italianate residential architecture in Oregon City. It was built for prominent citizen Harvey Cross, a county judge and state senator, investor in real estate and transportation infrastructure, and promoter of the Chautauqua movement in Oregon. | |
22 | Damascus School |
(#80003304) |
14711 SE Anderson Road 45°24′59″N 122°27′31″W / 45.41633°N 122.4586°W |
Damascus | ||
23 | Marshall Dana House |
(#92000083) |
15725 SE Dana Avenue 45°24′33″N 122°38′56″W / 45.40927°N 122.6488°W |
Milwaukie | ||
24 | John and Magdalena Davis Farm |
(#05001056) |
13678 S Spangler Road 45°15′20″N 122°35′25″W / 45.25551°N 122.5903°W |
Oregon City vicinity | ||
25 | Horace L. Dibble House |
(#74001675) |
616 S Molalla Avenue 45°08′34″N 122°34′46″W / 45.1427°N 122.5795°W |
Molalla | ||
26 | Francis Ermatinger House |
(#77001099) |
619 6th Street 45°21′20″N 122°36′20″W / 45.35554°N 122.6056°W |
Oregon City | ||
27 | First Congregational Church of Oregon City |
(#82003723) |
710 6th Street 45°21′19″N 122°36′18″W / 45.35518°N 122.605°W |
Oregon City | ||
28 | Philip Foster Farm |
(#80003305) |
29912 SE. Oregon Route 211 45°21′31″N 122°21′19″W / 45.35856°N 122.3553°W |
Eagle Creek | ||
29 | Clarence E. Francis House |
(#93000015) |
9717 SE Cambridge Lane 45°27′09″N 122°38′59″W / 45.45253°N 122.6496°W |
Milwaukie | ||
30 | Erwin Charles Hackett House |
(#85000292) |
415 17th Street 45°21′52″N 122°35′53″W / 45.36441°N 122.598°W |
Oregon City | ||
31 | Hall–Chaney House |
(#88001522) |
10200 SE Cambridge Lane 45°26′57″N 122°38′55″W / 45.44915°N 122.6486°W |
Milwaukie vicinity | ||
32 | William L. Holmes House |
(#74001678) |
536 Holmes Lane 45°20′32″N 122°36′04″W / 45.34212°N 122.601°W |
Oregon City | ||
33 | Howard's Gristmill |
(#81000478) |
26401 S Oregon Route 213 45°13′26″N 122°34′55″W / 45.22377°N 122.5819°W |
Mulino | ||
34 | Iron Workers' Cottage |
(#09000531) |
40 Wilbur Street 45°24′46″N 122°39′48″W / 45.4127°N 122.6633°W |
Lake Oswego | ||
35 | C. S. "Sam" Jackson Log House |
(#81000479) |
14999 S Springwater Road 45°23′21″N 122°29′36″W / 45.38905°N 122.4933°W |
Oregon City vicinity | ||
36 | Carl C. Jantzen Estate |
(#90000277) |
1850 North Shore Road 45°24′52″N 122°41′14″W / 45.414397°N 122.687311°W |
Lake Oswego | ||
37 | Andrew J. and Anna B. Johnston Farmstead |
(#97000140) |
18025 S Harding Road 45°20′43″N 122°25′22″W / 45.34538°N 122.4228°W |
Oregon City | ||
38 | William Knight House |
(#86002961) |
525 SW 4th Avenue 45°15′29″N 122°41′46″W / 45.25818°N 122.696°W |
Canby | ||
39 | Kraft–Brandes–Culberston Farmstead |
(#82001500) |
2525 N Baker Drive 45°17′12″N 122°42′26″W / 45.28678°N 122.7071°W |
Canby vicinity | ||
40 | Ladd Estate Company Model House |
(#89001859) |
432 Country Club Road 45°25′16″N 122°40′34″W / 45.42109°N 122.6761°W |
Lake Oswego | ||
41 | Lake Oswego Hunt Club Ensemble |
(#87002236) |
2725 SW Iron Mountain Boulevard 45°24′45″N 122°42′19″W / 45.4125°N 122.7053°W |
Lake Oswego | ||
42 | Lake Oswego Odd Fellows Hall |
(#79002042) |
295 Durham Street 45°24′49″N 122°39′45″W / 45.41362°N 122.6624°W |
Lake Oswego | ||
43 | Charles David Latourette House |
(#80003306) |
503 High Street 45°21′22″N 122°36′30″W / 45.356102°N 122.608430°W |
Oregon City | ||
44 | DeWitt Clinton Latourette House |
(#92000127) |
914 Madison Street 45°21′24″N 122°36′03″W / 45.35671°N 122.6008°W |
Oregon City | ||
45 | Lewthwaite–Moffatt House |
(#93001501) |
4891 Willamette Falls Drive 45°21′35″N 122°36′47″W / 45.35976°N 122.613°W |
West Linn | ||
46 | Macksburg Lutheran Church |
(#82003722) |
10190 S Macksburg Road 45°12′49″N 122°39′25″W / 45.21368°N 122.657°W |
Canby | ||
47 | Mathieson–Worthington House |
(#90000837) |
885 McVey Avenue 45°24′33″N 122°40′15″W / 45.4091°N 122.6708°W |
Lake Oswego | ||
48 | Morton Matthew McCarver House |
(#74001677) |
554 Warner Parrott Road 45°20′15″N 122°36′41″W / 45.33738°N 122.6114°W |
Oregon City | Prefabricated in New England and shipped around Cape Horn, this house was erected by Morton McCarver in 1850. It was a showpiece in a period when most settler homes were much less elegant. Born in Kentucky, McCarver emigrated to Oregon in 1843, served as Speaker of the Provisional Legislature in 1844 and 1845, and was widely active on the American frontier. | |
49 | McLoughlin House National Historic Site |
(#66000637) |
713 Center Street 45°21′26″N 122°36′21″W / 45.357328°N 122.605822°W |
Oregon City | Dr. John McLoughlin, known as the "Father of Oregon" for the support he provided to emigrants on the Oregon Trail, built this house in 1846 upon his retirement from 20 years as Chief Factor of the Hudson's Bay Company's Fort Vancouver. In retirement, he continued his activities as mayor of Oregon City, a private businessman, and philanthropist. The house was moved from its original location beside the Willamette River to its current blufftop site in 1909. | |
50 | McLoughlin Promenade |
(#14000179) |
Roughly along Singer Hill west of High Street 45°21′17″N 122°36′37″W / 45.354856°N 122.610209°W |
Oregon City | ||
51 | James Milne House |
(#79002044) |
224 Center Street 45°21′12″N 122°36′34″W / 45.35327°N 122.6094°W |
Oregon City | ||
52 | Oregon City Carnegie Library |
(#14000180) |
606 John Adams Street 45°21′19″N 122°36′15″W / 45.355355°N 122.604175°W |
Oregon City | ||
53 | Oregon City Municipal Elevator |
(#14000181) |
610 Bluff Street 45°21′25″N 122°36′28″W / 45.357066°N 122.607671°W |
Oregon City | ||
54 | Oregon Iron Company Furnace |
(#74001674) |
George Rogers Park 45°24′39″N 122°39′38″W / 45.41092°N 122.6605°W |
Lake Oswego | ||
55 | Oregon Trail, Barlow Road Segment |
(#74001679) |
Wildwood Recreation Site 45°21′49″N 121°59′07″W / 45.3637°N 121.9852°W |
Wemme vicinity | A 5-acre (20,000 m2) property including a segment of an alternate route of the Oregon Trail/Barlow Road | |
56 | Richard B. Petzold Building |
(#92000084) |
714 Main Street 45°21′29″N 122°36′28″W / 45.357962°N 122.607709°W |
Oregon City | ||
57 | Richard Petzold House |
(#85003452) |
504 6th Street 45°21′22″N 122°36′24″W / 45.35599°N 122.6066°W |
Oregon City | ||
58 | Wilbur and Evelyn Reid's Alderbrook Lodge |
(#03001477) |
26863 E. Rolling Riffle Lane 45°19′49″N 121°54′45″W / 45.330369°N 121.912594°W |
Rhododendron | ||
59 | River Mill Hydroelectric Project |
(#01000497) |
30878 NW Evergreen Way 45°17′56″N 122°20′48″W / 45.298914°N 122.346669°W |
Estacada vicinity | ||
60 | Robbins–Melcher–Schatz Farmstead |
(#93000017) |
4875 SW Schatz Road 45°21′26″N 122°43′40″W / 45.35731°N 122.7277°W |
Tualatin vicinity | ||
61 | Rock Corral on the Barlow Road |
(#74001673) |
Off U.S. Route 26 near the Sandy River 45°23′00″N 122°03′56″W / 45.38329°N 122.0656°W |
Brightwood vicinity | This erratic boulder was a well-recognized landmark and frequent campsite along the final stages of the Oregon Trail after emigrants crossed the Cascades on the Barlow Road. With time, a semi-permanent wooden corral was built around "the Rock". Reaching the Rock Corral signaled to emigrants that their long journey was almost over, and the most difficult stretches were passed. | |
62 | Rock Creek Methodist Church |
(#75001580) |
Intersection of S. Sconce Road and S. Stuwe Road 45°09′32″N 122°42′51″W / 45.15878°N 122.7143°W |
Molalla vicinity | ||
63 | Osco C. Roehr House |
(#12000877) |
128 North Shore Circle 45°24′53″N 122°40′23″W / 45.41472°N 122.673022°W |
Lake Oswego | ||
64 | George Rogers House |
(#96001068) |
59 SW Wilbur Street 45°24′47″N 122°39′48″W / 45.41296°N 122.6633°W |
Lake Oswego | ||
65 | Walter Rosenfeld Estate |
(#03000420) |
15361 S. Clackamas River Drive 45°23′44″N 122°32′52″W / 45.39556667°N 122.5477306°W |
Oregon City | ||
66 | Sherrard–Fenton House |
(#91000051) |
13100 SW Riverside Drive 45°25′51″N 122°39′18″W / 45.43089°N 122.65506°W |
Lake Oswego | ||
67 | William Shindler House |
(#89001867) |
3235 SE Harrison Street 45°26′48″N 122°37′45″W / 45.44662°N 122.6292°W |
Milwaukie | ||
68 | Shipley–Cook Farmstead |
(#07001505) |
18451 SW Stafford Road 45°23′32″N 122°41′26″W / 45.392086°N 122.690533°W |
Lake Oswego vicinity | ||
69 | Silcox Hut |
(#85000144) |
Timberline Road 45°20′40″N 121°42′34″W / 45.34454°N 121.7095°W |
Government Camp | ||
70 | R. S. Smith Motor Company Building |
(#93001502) |
39150 Pioneer Boulevard 45°23′46″N 122°15′38″W / 45.396042°N 122.260439°W |
Sandy | ||
71 | St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church |
(#79002045) |
68835 E Barlow Trail Road 45°21′08″N 121°57′23″W / 45.3521°N 121.9564°W |
Welches vicinity | ||
72 | George Lincoln Storey House |
(#83002144) |
910 Pierce Street 45°21′12″N 122°35′38″W / 45.3532°N 122.594°W |
Oregon City | ||
73 | Hiram A. Straight House |
(#78002280) |
16000 S. Depot Lane 45°22′29″N 122°35′01″W / 45.37466°N 122.5836°W |
Oregon City | ||
74 | Timberline Lodge |
(#73001572) |
6 miles (9.6 km) north of Government Camp in Mount Hood National Forest 45°19′52″N 121°42′36″W / 45.331111°N 121.71°W |
Government Camp | President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated this lodge at an elevation of 6,000 feet (1,830 m) on the south slope of Mount Hood in 1937. It is considered the finest example of 1930s-era "mountain architecture" by the Works Progress Administration. | |
75 | Upper Sandy Guard Station Cabin |
(#09000705) |
4.5 mi (7.2 km). E. of jct. FS Rds. 18 and 1825, Mt. Hood National Forest 45°22′38″N 121°46′58″W / 45.377347°N 121.782903°W |
Government Camp vicinity | ||
76 | William Hatchette Vaughan House |
(#93000456) |
14900 S Macksburg Road 45°10′15″N 122°33′08″W / 45.17085°N 122.5521°W |
Molalla vicinity | ||
77 | Fred Vonder Ahe House and Summer Kitchen |
(#76001580) |
625 Metzler Avenue 45°08′32″N 122°34′51″W / 45.14222°N 122.5808°W |
Molalla | ||
78 | Nicholas O. Walden House |
(#84002935) |
1847 SE 5th Avenue 45°20′34″N 122°39′14″W / 45.34276°N 122.654°W |
West Linn | ||
79 | Waverley Country Club Clubhouse |
(#13000118) |
1100 SE Waverly Drive 45°26′57″N 122°39′09″W / 45.44903611°N 122.6526222°W |
Portland | ||
80 | Clara and Samuel B. Weinstein House |
(#92000082) |
16847 SW Greenbriar Road 45°24′13″N 122°42′29″W / 45.40371°N 122.7081°W |
Lake Oswego | ||
81 | White–Kellogg House |
(#89000415) |
19000 S. Central Point Road 45°19′53″N 122°36′44″W / 45.33148°N 122.6121°W |
Oregon City vicinity | ||
82 | Willamette Falls Locks |
(#74001680) |
West bank of the Willamette River 45°21′26″N 122°36′52″W / 45.35721°N 122.6145°W |
West Linn | ||
83 | Willamette Historic District |
(#09000768) |
Roughly bound by Knapps Alley, 12th Street, 4th Avenue, and 15th Street 45°20′34″N 122°39′19″W / 45.342778°N 122.655278°W |
West Linn | ||
84 | Willamette National Cemetery |
(#16000426) |
11800 SE Mount Scott Boulevard 45°27′37″N 122°32′27″W / 45.460413°N 122.540788°W |
Portland | ||
85 | Willamette River (Oregon City) Bridge (No. 357) |
(#05000639) |
Highway 43 spanning the Willamette River 45°21′33″N 122°36′35″W / 45.35923°N 122.6098°W |
Oregon City and West Linn | ||
86 | Andrew P. Wilson House |
(#90000838) |
11188 SE 27th Avenue 45°26′33″N 122°38′06″W / 45.44256°N 122.6349°W |
Milwaukie | ||
87 | Zigzag Ranger Station |
(#86000842) |
70220 E. U.S. Route 26 45°20′34″N 121°56′29″W / 45.3429°N 121.9414°W |
Zigzag |
Former listings
Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Date removed | Location | City or town | Summary | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Charles W. Ertz House |
(#92000081) |
|
1650 North Shore Road 45°24′55″N 122°41′02″W / 45.41539°N 122.684°W |
Lake Oswego | ||
2 | Molalla Union High School |
(#96000622) |
|
413 S. Molalla Avenue |
Molalla | Irreparably damaged by an earthquake in 1993. |
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Oregon
- Listings in neighboring counties: Hood River, Marion, Multnomah, Wasco, Washington, Yamhill
- List of National Historic Landmarks in Oregon
- 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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