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This list presents the full set of buildings, structures, objects, sites, or districts designated on the National Register of Historic Places in Deschutes 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 46 of those are found partially or wholly in Deschutes County.


Current listings

Name on the Register Image Date listed Location City or town Description
1 Bend Amateur Athletic Club Gymnasium
Bend Amateur Athletic Club Gymnasium
November 25, 1983
(#83004165)
 Northeast corner of Wall and Idaho Streets
44°03′21″N 121°19′01″W / 44.055939°N 121.317072°W / 44.055939; -121.317072 (Bend Amateur Athletic Club Gymnasium)		 Bend
2 Bend High School
Bend High School
September 23, 1993
(#93000916)
 529 NW Wall Street
44°03′23″N 121°18′59″W / 44.056389°N 121.316389°W / 44.056389; -121.316389 (Bend High School)		 Bend
3 Bend Skyliners Lodge
Bend Skyliners Lodge
June 13, 1978
(#78002285)
 Skyliners Road, 11 miles (18 km) west of Bend, Deschutes National Forest
44°01′52″N 121°31′19″W / 44.031225°N 121.521903°W / 44.031225; -121.521903 (Bend Skyliners Lodge)		 Bend vicinity
4 Charles Boyd Homestead Group
Charles Boyd Homestead Group
August 31, 1982
(#82003724)
 20410 Rivermall Avenue
44°05′03″N 121°18′07″W / 44.084167°N 121.301944°W / 44.084167; -121.301944 (Charles Boyd Homestead Group)		 Bend
5 Peter Byberg House
Peter Byberg House
March 5, 1998
(#98000204)
 153 NW Jefferson Place
44°03′11″N 121°19′15″W / 44.053083°N 121.320819°W / 44.053083; -121.320819 (Peter Byberg House)		 Bend
6 Congress Apartments
Congress Apartments
September 1, 2000
(#00001020)
 221–229 NW Congress Street
44°03′19″N 121°19′21″W / 44.055271°N 121.322394°W / 44.055271; -121.322394 (Congress Apartments)		 Bend This apartment building was the scene of a dynamite explosion in 1926, targeting a State Prohibition Officer in retaliation for the fatal shooting of a suspected moonshiner. The attack highlights the extreme tensions between "wets" and "drys" in Central Oregon during the Prohibition era. The 1924 building is also notable for its Craftsman styling.
7 Ed and Genevieve Deedon Homestead
March 6, 2013
(#13000057)
 15600 Deedon Road
43°43′08″N 121°32′25″W / 43.718807°N 121.540335°W / 43.718807; -121.540335 (Ed and Genevieve Deedon Homestead)		 La Pine vicinity
8 Deschutes County Library
Deschutes County Library
September 23, 1993
(#93000914)
 507 NW Wall Street
44°03′23″N 121°19′03″W / 44.05628056°N 121.3176028°W / 44.05628056; -121.3176028 (Deschutes County Library)		 Bend
9 Downing Building
Downing Building
November 26, 2004
(#04001262)
 1033–1035 NW Bond Street
44°03′35″N 121°18′43″W / 44.059610°N 121.311958°W / 44.059610; -121.311958 (Downing Building)		 Bend
10 Drake Park Neighborhood Historic District
Drake Park Neighborhood Historic District
June 3, 2005
(#05000380)
 Roughly bounded by Broadway Street, Riverside Boulevard, Turnalo Avenue, and Franklin Avenue
44°03′30″N 121°19′10″W / 44.058333°N 121.319444°W / 44.058333; -121.319444 (Drake Park Neighborhood Historic District)		 Bend
11 Elk Lake Guard Station
Elk Lake Guard Station
April 23, 2009
(#09000240)
 Forest Road 46, Deschutes National Forest
43°58′58″N 121°48′24″W / 43.982847°N 121.806538°W / 43.982847; -121.806538 (Elk Lake Guard Station)		 Bend vicinity
12 First Presbyterian Church of Redmond
First Presbyterian Church of Redmond
September 3, 2001
(#01000931)
 641 SE Cascade Avenue
44°16′30″N 121°10′26″W / 44.275°N 121.173889°W / 44.275; -121.173889 (First Presbyterian Church of Redmond)		 Redmond
13 Jonathan N. B. Gerking Homestead
Jonathan N. B. Gerking Homestead
May 27, 1999
(#99000644)
 65725 Gerking Market Road
44°11′10″N 121°20′38″W / 44.186111°N 121.343889°W / 44.186111; -121.343889 (Jonathan N. B. Gerking Homestead)		 Bend
14 Goodwillie–Allen House
Goodwillie–Allen House
May 25, 2007
(#07000493)
 875 NW Brooks Street
44°03′34″N 121°18′54″W / 44.05939444°N 121.3149778°W / 44.05939444; -121.3149778 (Goodwillie–Allen House)		 Bend
15 Benjamin Hamilton House
Benjamin Hamilton House
March 15, 2000
(#00000228)
 552 NW State Street
44°03′29″N 121°19′11″W / 44.058175°N 121.3197944°W / 44.058175; -121.3197944 (Benjamin Hamilton House)		 Bend
16 Hope–Van Allen House
Hope–Van Allen House
May 10, 2001
(#01000495)
 352 NW Drake Road
44°03′42″N 121°19′07″W / 44.061783°N 121.318504°W / 44.061783; -121.318504 (Hope–Van Allen House)		 Bend
17 I.O.O.F. Organization Camp, Paulina Lake
I.O.O.F. Organization Camp, Paulina Lake
July 14, 1983
(#83002148)
 Forest Road 21, Newberry National Volcanic Monument, Deschutes National Forest
43°42′22″N 121°15′28″W / 43.706104°N 121.257656°W / 43.706104; -121.257656 (I.O.O.F. Organization Camp, Paulina Lake)		 LaPine vicinity
18 Simpson E. Jones House
Simpson E. Jones House
March 15, 2000
(#00000227)
 1535 NW Awbrey Road
44°03′48″N 121°18′58″W / 44.063202°N 121.316037°W / 44.063202; -121.316037 (Simpson E. Jones House)		 Bend
19 Thomas McCann House
Thomas McCann House
April 1, 1980
(#80003311)
 440 NW Congress Street
44°03′24″N 121°19′11″W / 44.056678°N 121.319772°W / 44.056678; -121.319772 (Thomas McCann House)		 Bend
20 McKenzie Highway Historic District
McKenzie Highway Historic District
February 7, 2011
(#10001215)
 Oregon Route 242
44°14′55″N 121°50′18″W / 44.248611°N 121.838333°W / 44.248611; -121.838333 (McKenzie Highway Historic District)		 Sisters to Belknap Springs Extends into Linn and Lane counties.
21 Robert D. Moore House
Robert D. Moore House
May 19, 1999
(#99000603)
 545 NW Congress Street
44°03′28″N 121°19′10″W / 44.05788333°N 121.3193861°W / 44.05788333; -121.3193861 (Robert D. Moore House)		 Bend
22 New Redmond Hotel
New Redmond Hotel
October 28, 1980
(#80003312)
 521 S. 6th Street
44°16′21″N 121°10′23″W / 44.2725°N 121.173056°W / 44.2725; -121.173056 (New Redmond Hotel)		 Redmond
23 New Taggart Hotel
New Taggart Hotel
February 29, 1988
(#88000087)
 215 NW Greenwood Avenue
44°03′35″N 121°18′39″W / 44.059722°N 121.310833°W / 44.059722; -121.310833 (New Taggart Hotel)		 Bend
24 O'Kane Building
O'Kane Building
November 6, 1986
(#86002965)
 115 NW Oregon Avenue
44°03′33″N 121°18′46″W / 44.05908611°N 121.3127056°W / 44.05908611; -121.3127056 (O'Kane Building)		 Bend
25 Milton Odem House
Milton Odem House
February 21, 1997
(#97000139)
 623 SW 12th Street
44°16′16″N 121°10′51″W / 44.271153°N 121.180968°W / 44.271153; -121.180968 (Milton Odem House)		 Redmond
26 Old Town Historic District
Old Town Historic District
June 29, 2001
(#01000681)
 Roughly bounded by Arizona Avenue, Wall Street, Broadway Street, Franklin Avenue, and Division Street
44°03′12″N 121°18′34″W / 44.053333°N 121.309444°W / 44.053333; -121.309444 (Old Town Historic District)		 Bend
27 Old US Post Office
Old US Post Office
February 14, 1985
(#85000293)
 745 NW Wall Street
44°03′29″N 121°18′56″W / 44.05797778°N 121.3156167°W / 44.05797778; -121.3156167 (Old US Post Office)		 Bend
28 Paulina Lake Guard Station
Paulina Lake Guard Station
April 11, 1986
(#86000825)
 Deschutes National Forest
43°42′42″N 121°16′33″W / 43.711667°N 121.275833°W / 43.711667; -121.275833 (Paulina Lake Guard Station)		 Bend
29 Petersen Rock Garden
Petersen Rock Garden
October 30, 2013
(#13000859)
 7930 SW 77th Street
44°12′13″N 121°15′46″W / 44.203583°N 121.262796°W / 44.203583; -121.262796 (Petersen Rock Garden)		 Redmond vicinity
30 Pictograph Site
July 17, 2009
(#09000532)
 Address restricted
 Brothers
31 Pilot Butte Canal Historic District
Pilot Butte Canal Historic District
February 8, 2016
(#15001052)
 Roughly bounded by Cooley, Overtree, and Yeoman Roads, and Brightwater Drive
44°06′09″N 121°16′17″W / 44.102395°N 121.271444°W / 44.102395; -121.271444 (Pilot Butte Canal Historic District)		 Bend
32 George Palmer and Dorothy Binney Putnam House
George Palmer and Dorothy Binney Putnam House
May 29, 1998
(#98000607)
 606 NW Congress Street
44°03′28″N 121°19′06″W / 44.05784167°N 121.3184083°W / 44.05784167; -121.3184083 (George Palmer and Dorothy Binney Putnam House)		 Bend
33 Reid School
Reid School
October 16, 1979
(#79002053)
 460 NW Wall Street
44°03′19″N 121°19′02″W / 44.05533611°N 121.3171°W / 44.05533611; -121.3171 (Reid School)		 Bend
34 Rock O' the Range Bridge
Rock O' the Range Bridge
November 29, 1979
(#79002054)
 North of Bend
44°07′23″N 121°17′07″W / 44.123056°N 121.285278°W / 44.123056; -121.285278 (Rock O' the Range Bridge)		 Bend
35 Santiam Wagon Road
Santiam Wagon Road
September 23, 2010
(#10000795)
 Willamette National Forest and Deschutes National Forest
44°25′29″N 121°50′44″W / 44.4247°N 121.8456°W / 44.4247; -121.8456 (Santiam Wagon Road)		 Cascadia and Sisters vicinity Extends into Linn County.
36 Evan Andreas Sather House
Evan Andreas Sather House
June 27, 1997
(#97000577)
 7 NW Tumalo Avenue
44°03′22″N 121°19′08″W / 44.05614167°N 121.319°W / 44.05614167; -121.319 (Evan Andreas Sather House)		 Bend
37 Sisters High School
Sisters High School
March 2, 2006
(#06000095)
 115 N. Locust Street
44°17′28″N 121°32′36″W / 44.291111°N 121.543333°W / 44.291111; -121.543333 (Sisters High School)		 Sisters
38 N. P. Smith Pioneer Hardware Store
N. P. Smith Pioneer Hardware Store
April 5, 1984
(#84002980)
 935–937 NW Wall Street
44°03′34″N 121°18′50″W / 44.05944722°N 121.3139222°W / 44.05944722; -121.3139222 (N. P. Smith Pioneer Hardware Store)		 Bend
39 B. A. and Ruth Stover House
B. A. and Ruth Stover House
February 20, 1992
(#92000061)
 1 NW Rocklyn Road
44°03′39″N 121°19′06″W / 44.06093333°N 121.3184139°W / 44.06093333; -121.3184139 (B. A. and Ruth Stover House)		 Bend
40 Trinity Episcopal Church
Trinity Episcopal Church
September 23, 1993
(#93000915)
 469 NW Wall Street
44°03′20″N 121°19′05″W / 44.05568333°N 121.3179333°W / 44.05568333; -121.3179333 (Trinity Episcopal Church)		 Bend
41 Emil and Ottilie Wienecke House
Emil and Ottilie Wienecke House
May 29, 2008
(#08000472)
 1325 NW Federal Street
44°03′41″N 121°19′31″W / 44.061478°N 121.325165°W / 44.061478; -121.325165 (Emil and Ottilie Wienecke House)		 Bend
42 William T. E. Wilson Homestead
March 5, 1998
(#98000205)
 70300 Camp Polk Road
44°18′16″N 121°30′08″W / 44.304444°N 121.502222°W / 44.304444; -121.502222 (William T. E. Wilson Homestead)		 Sisters

Former listings

Name on the Register Image Date listed Date removed Location City or town Summary
1 Pilot Butte Inn
July 24, 1972
(#72001567)
1973
 1121 Wall Street
44°03′38″N 121°18′45″W / 44.060667°N 121.312583°W / 44.060667; -121.312583 (Pilot Butte Inn)		 Bend Built in 1917. Demolished in June 1973.
2 Shelvin–Hixon Mill Buildings
November 16, 1978
(#78002284)
October 13, 1987
 Riverside Boulevard
 Bend

See also

External links

  • Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, National Register Program
  • National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places site
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