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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 Klamath 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 30 of those are found partially or wholly in Klamath County.


Current listings

Name on the Register Image Date listed Location City or town Description
1 Baldwin Hotel
Baldwin Hotel
October 2, 1973
(#73001576)
31 Main St.
42°13′14″N 121°47′12″W / 42.220556°N 121.786667°W / 42.220556; -121.786667 (Baldwin Hotel)
Klamath Falls
2 Judge Henry L. Benson House
Judge Henry L. Benson House
December 2, 1981
(#81000496)
137 High St.
42°13′25″N 121°47′07″W / 42.223611°N 121.785278°W / 42.223611; -121.785278 (Judge Henry L. Benson House)
Klamath Falls
3 Bisbee Hotel
Bisbee Hotel
October 12, 2006
(#06000938)
229 S. 6th St.
42°13′27″N 121°46′47″W / 42.224167°N 121.779722°W / 42.224167; -121.779722 (Bisbee Hotel)
Klamath Falls
4 Blackburn Sanitarium
Blackburn Sanitarium
September 27, 1996
(#96001046)
1842 Esplanade Avenue
42°13′58″N 121°46′25″W / 42.232767°N 121.773543°W / 42.232767; -121.773543 (Blackburn Sanitarium)
Klamath Falls
5 Bly Ranger Station
Bly Ranger Station
March 11, 1981
(#81000650)
Highway 140
42°24′03″N 121°02′41″W / 42.400833°N 121.044722°W / 42.400833; -121.044722 (Bly Ranger Station)
Bly
6 Comfort Station No. 68
Comfort Station No. 68
December 1, 1988
(#88002624)
Rim Dr., near Rim Village Campground
42°54′42″N 122°08′44″W / 42.911667°N 122.145556°W / 42.911667; -122.145556 (Comfort Station No. 68)
Crater Lake National Park
7 Comfort Station No. 72
Comfort Station No. 72
December 1, 1988
(#88002625)
Rim Dr., in Rim Village Campground
42°54′41″N 122°08′50″W / 42.911318°N 122.147270°W / 42.911318; -122.147270 (Comfort Station No. 72)
Crater Lake National Park
8 Crater Lake Lodge
Crater Lake Lodge
May 5, 1981
(#81000096)
Crater Lake National Park
42°54′36″N 122°08′22″W / 42.91°N 122.139444°W / 42.91; -122.139444 (Crater Lake Lodge)
Crater Lake National Park
9 Crater Lake Superintendent's Residence
Crater Lake Superintendent's Residence
May 28, 1987
(#87001347)
Munson Valley
42°54′03″N 122°08′12″W / 42.900833°N 122.136667°W / 42.900833; -122.136667 (Crater Lake Superintendent's Residence)
Crater Lake National Park The 1930s-era Munson Valley development was originally one of the best-designed rustic installations in a U.S. national park. This is the only building in the group to remain in near-original condition, and it employed unusual construction methods in response to the very short Crater Lake building season.
10 Fort Klamath Site
Fort Klamath Site
October 7, 1971
(#71000680)
SE of Fort Klamath
42°41′31″N 121°58′20″W / 42.691944°N 121.972222°W / 42.691944; -121.972222 (Fort Klamath Site)
Fort Klamath
11 Fred Goeller House
Fred Goeller House
June 3, 1998
(#98000624)
234 Riverside Dr.
42°13′03″N 121°47′29″W / 42.217479°N 121.791391°W / 42.217479; -121.791391 (Fred Goeller House)
Klamath Falls As of 2013, the Goeller House has fallen into a state of disrepair.
12 Honeymoon Creek Snow-Survey Cabin
Honeymoon Creek Snow-Survey Cabin
December 29, 2000
(#00000515)
Sky Lakes Wilderness
42°40′01″N 122°11′54″W / 42.666991°N 122.198452°W / 42.666991; -122.198452 (Honeymoon Creek Snow-Survey Cabin)
Ashland vicinity
13 Jacksonville-to-Fort Klamath Military Wagon Road
Jacksonville-to-Fort Klamath Military Wagon Road
May 16, 1979
(#79002068)
S of Butte Falls
42°28′46″N 122°26′57″W / 42.479444°N 122.449167°W / 42.479444; -122.449167 (Jacksonville-to-Fort Klamath Military Wagon Road)
Butte Falls vicinity
14 Klamath County Armory and Auditorium
Klamath County Armory and Auditorium
May 18, 2011
(#11000295)
1451 Main St.
42°13′42″N 121°46′29″W / 42.228333°N 121.774722°W / 42.228333; -121.774722 (Klamath County Armory and Auditorium)
Klamath Falls
15 Klamath Falls City Hall
Klamath Falls City Hall
October 30, 1989
(#89001861)
226 S. 5th St.
42°13′24″N 121°46′51″W / 42.223333°N 121.780833°W / 42.223333; -121.780833 (Klamath Falls City Hall)
Klamath Falls
16 Old Klamath Falls City Library
Old Klamath Falls City Library
October 30, 1989
(#89001863)
500 Klamath Ave.
42°13′25″N 121°46′51″W / 42.223611°N 121.780833°W / 42.223611; -121.780833 (Old Klamath Falls City Library)
Klamath Falls
17 Lake of the Woods Ranger Station – Work Center
Lake of the Woods Ranger Station – Work Center
April 8, 1986
(#86000845)
Winema National Forest
42°23′09″N 122°13′34″W / 42.385833°N 122.226111°W / 42.385833; -122.226111 (Lake of the Woods Ranger Station – Work Center)
Klamath Falls vicinity
18 Linkville Pioneer Cemetery
Linkville Pioneer Cemetery
July 11, 2014
(#14000400)
Corner of Lexington Avenue and Upham Street
42°14′02″N 121°46′58″W / 42.233828°N 121.782668°W / 42.233828; -121.782668 (Linkville Pioneer Cemetery)
Klamath Falls
19 Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge
Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge
October 15, 1966
(#66000238)
Lower Klamath Lake, east of Dorris, California (See also Siskiyou County, California.)
41°56′48″N 121°39′53″W / 41.946667°N 121.664722°W / 41.946667; -121.664722 (Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge)
Worden This national wildlife refuge, established in 1908, was the first large block of public land set aside for wildlife management purposes. Because of its origins in the Klamath Basin reclamation project, it became an ongoing example of the tensions between conservation and commercial demands in public land management.
20 Warren Mills House
Warren Mills House
February 11, 1993
(#93000016)
123 High St.
42°13′22″N 121°47′17″W / 42.222845°N 121.787966°W / 42.222845; -121.787966 (Warren Mills House)
Klamath Falls
21 Munson Valley Historic District
Munson Valley Historic District
December 1, 1988
(#88002622)
Munson Valley Rd.
42°53′52″N 122°08′04″W / 42.897778°N 122.134444°W / 42.897778; -122.134444 (Munson Valley Historic District)
Crater Lake National Park
22 Oregon Bank Building
Oregon Bank Building
September 10, 1987
(#87001525)
905 Main St.
42°13′38″N 121°46′45″W / 42.227222°N 121.779167°W / 42.227222; -121.779167 (Oregon Bank Building)
Klamath Falls
23 Point Comfort Lodge
Point Comfort Lodge
December 31, 1979
(#79002080)
27505 Rocky Point Rd.
42°28′18″N 122°05′24″W / 42.471745°N 122.090075°W / 42.471745; -122.090075 (Point Comfort Lodge)
Rocky Point
24 Richardson–Ulrich House
Richardson–Ulrich House
August 11, 1988
(#88001244)
636 Conger Ave.
42°13′24″N 121°47′40″W / 42.223381°N 121.794528°W / 42.223381; -121.794528 (Richardson–Ulrich House)
Klamath Falls
25 Rim Drive Historic District
Rim Drive Historic District
January 30, 2008
(#08000041)
Rim Drive along edge of caldera surrounding Crater Lake
42°57′24″N 122°02′49″W / 42.956746°N 122.046882°W / 42.956746; -122.046882 (Rim Drive Historic District)
Crater Lake National Park
26 Rim Village Historic District
Rim Village Historic District
September 18, 1997
(#97001155)
Jct. of Rim Village Rd. and an access rd.
42°54′37″N 122°08′33″W / 42.910278°N 122.1425°W / 42.910278; -122.1425 (Rim Village Historic District)
Crater Lake National Park
27 Sinnott Memorial Building No. 67
Sinnott Memorial Building No. 67
December 1, 1988
(#88002623)
Rim Dr., near Rim Village Campground
42°54′42″N 122°08′33″W / 42.911667°N 122.1425°W / 42.911667; -122.1425 (Sinnott Memorial Building No. 67)
Crater Lake National Park
28 Valley Hospital
Valley Hospital
September 8, 1988
(#88001524)
405 Pine St.
42°13′27″N 121°47′06″W / 42.224184°N 121.785026°W / 42.224184; -121.785026 (Valley Hospital)
Klamath Falls
29 Watchman Lookout Station No. 168
Watchman Lookout Station No. 168
December 1, 1988
(#88002626)
Off Rim Dr. on The Watchman
42°56′35″N 122°10′21″W / 42.942953°N 122.172419°W / 42.942953; -122.172419 (Watchman Lookout Station No. 168)
Crater Lake National Park

Former listings

Name on the Register Image Date listed Date removed Location City or town Summary
1 Winthrow-Melhase Block
June 14, 1982
(#82003730)
December 28, 1994
4th and Main Sts.
Klamath Falls

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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