National Register of Historic Places listings in Lincoln County, Oregon facts for kids

Location of Lincoln County in Oregon

This list presents the full set of buildings, structures, objects, sites, or districts designated on the National Register of Historic Places in Lincoln 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 35 of those are found in Lincoln County.

This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted March 31, 2017.

Current listings

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Location	City or town	Description
1	35-LNC-76-The Ahnkuti Site		March 6, 2001 (#01000133)	Address restricted	Toledo	Oldest American Indian fish weir.
2	Archeological site 35LNC48		September 10, 1997 (#97001012)	Address restricted	Yachats
3	Archeological site 35LNC63		September 10, 1997 (#97001013)	Address restricted	Yachats
4	Archeological site 35LNC68		September 10, 1997 (#97001005)	Address restricted	Depoe Bay
5	Archeological Site No. 35-LNC-54		June 21, 2006 (#03001182)	Address restricted	Yachats
6	Archeological Site No. 35-LNC-55		June 21, 2006 (#03001183)	Address restricted	Yachats
7	Archeological Site No. 35-LNC-56		June 21, 2006 (#03001184)	Address restricted	Yachats
8	Archeological Site No. 35-LNC-57		June 21, 2006 (#03001185)	Address restricted	Yachats
9	Boiler Bay Site (35LNC45)		September 10, 1997 (#97001003)	Address restricted	Depoe Bay
10	Cape Perpetua Shelter and Parapet		March 17, 1989 (#88002016)	3 miles (4.8 km) south of Yachats 44°17′14″N 124°06′30″W	Yachats
11	Chitwood Bridge		November 29, 1979 (#79002103)	Off U.S. Route 20 44°39′08″N 123°48′58″W	Chitwood
12	Depoe Bay Bridge No. 01388		August 5, 2005 (#05000823)	U.S. Route 101 (Oregon Coastal Highway 9) at milepost O127.61 44°48′36″N 124°03′39″W	Depoe Bay
13	Depoe Bay Ocean Wayside		March 7, 2012 (#12000082)	119 SW US 101 44°48′36″N 124°03′44″W	Depoe Bay
14	Devil's Punch Bowl		September 10, 1997 (#97001006)	Oregon coastline at Otter Rock 44°44′50″N 124°03′53″W	Otter Rock
15	Dorchester House		February 29, 1980 (#80003337)	2701 U.S. Route 101 44°59′12″N 124°00′19″W	Lincoln City
16	Fisher School Bridge		November 29, 1979 (#79002105)	Five Rivers Rd. 44°17′33″N 123°50′23″W	Fisher
17	Government Point Site		September 10, 1997 (#97001002)	Address restricted	Depoe Bay
18	The Look-Out on Cape Foulweather		January 14, 2015 (#14001159)	4905 Otter Crest Loop 44°45′38″N 124°04′00″W	Otter Rock vicinity
19	New Cliff House		November 6, 1986 (#86002962)	267 NW Cliff St. 44°38′18″N 124°03′44″W	Newport
20	North 804 Midden (35LNC72)		September 10, 1997 (#97001008)	Address restricted	Yachats
21	North Fork of the Yachats Bridge		November 29, 1979 (#79002108)	Northeast of Yachats 44°18′36″N 123°58′06″W	Yachats
22	Old Yaquina Bay Lighthouse		May 1, 1974 (#74001692)	Yaquina Bay State Park 44°37′27″N 124°03′44″W	Newport
23	Pacific Spruce Saw Mill Tenant Houses		May 20, 1999 (#99000602)	146, 162, 178, and 192 NE 6th St. 44°37′31″N 123°56′14″W	Toledo
24	Rocky Creek Bridge No. 01089		August 5, 2005 (#05000824)	Otter Crest Loop Rd., U.S. Route 101 frontage road, at milepost F130.00 44°46′43″N 124°04′13″W	Otter Rock
25	Rocky Creek Site (35LNC43)		September 10, 1997 (#97001004)	Address restricted	Depoe Bay
26	Charles and Theresa Roper House		December 9, 1981 (#81000500)	620 SW Alder St. 44°38′00″N 124°03′28″W	Newport
27	St. John's Episcopal Church		October 17, 1990 (#90001510)	110 NE Alder St. 44°37′14″N 123°56′08″W	Toledo
28	Seal Rock		September 10, 1997 (#97001007)	Address restricted	Seal Rock
29	Siletz Agency Site		January 1, 1976 (#76001582)	Siletz–Logsden Rd. 44°43′23″N 123°54′38″W	Siletz	Beginning in 1855, U.S. Army forcibly relocated over 2,600 people of several different tribes to the Siletz Reservation. The government established an Indian agency at Siletz in 1857. Within 30 years, hardship had reduced the Indian numbers to approximately 600. By the time the agency closed in 1925, "Government Hill" had grown to include a blockhouse, boarding house, schoolhouse, barn, office building, employee residences, hospital/meeting house, and cemetery, several of which have since been destroyed. The site remains a focal point for members of the Siletz tribes.
30	Smelt Sands Midden (35LNC65)		September 10, 1997 (#97001011)	Address restricted	Yachats
31	Trail 804 Midden #3 (35LNC73)		September 10, 1997 (#97001009)	Address restricted	Yachats
32	US Spruce Production Railroad XII, Spur 5		June 8, 1989 (#88002032)	East of Yachats 44°18′53″N 124°03′05″W	Yachats
33	Yachats Trail 804 Midden (35LNC66)		September 10, 1997 (#97001010)	Address restricted	Yachats
34	Yaquina Bay Bridge No. 01820		August 5, 2005 (#05000821)	U.S. Route 101 (Oregon Coastal Highway 9) at milepost P141.67 44°37′23″N 124°03′21″W	Newport
35	Yaquina Head Lighthouse		May 13, 1993 (#73002340)	Yaquina Head, about 4 miles (6.4 km) north of the entrance to the Yaquina River 44°40′37″N 124°04′41″W	Newport

Former listings

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Date removed	Location	City or town	Summary
1	Drift Creek Bridge		November 29, 1979 (#79002106)	July 21, 1998	SE of Lincoln City	Lincoln City vicinity	Original bridge dismantled in late 1997.
2	Elk City Bridge		November 29, 1979 (#79002104)	November 25, 1986	Cherry St.	Elk City	Destroyed by a storm in 1981.
3	Sam's Creek Bridge		November 29, 1979 (#79002107)	November 25, 1986	E of Siletz	Siletz vicinity
4	Tradewinds Kingfisher (cruiser)		October 29, 1991 (#91001562)	October 15, 2014	Depoe Bay Boat Basin 44°48′35″N 124°03′31″W	Depoe Bay	This vessel was demolished in December 5, 2013 due to an advanced state of deterioration. Parts of the vessel were saved for preservation and to exhibit at the Pacific Maritime & Heritage Center, Newport, Oregon.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Oregon
• Listings in neighboring counties: Benton, Lane, Polk, Tillamook
• 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