National Register of Historic Places listings in Oregon facts for kids

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This is a list of properties and historic districts in Oregon that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. There are listings in all of Oregon's 36 counties.

The National Register of Historic Places recognizes buildings, structures, objects, sites, and districts of national, state, or local historic significance across the United States. Out of over 90,000 National Register sites nationwide, Oregon is home to nearly 2,000 NRHP listings.

Over one-fourth of the NRHP listings in the state are found in Multnomah County. In turn, the large majority (over 90%) of Multnomah's NRHP sites are situated within the city of Portland.

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

Current listings by county

The following are approximate tallies of current listings by county.

Mount Hood Railroad
Hood River County

Herschell–Spillman Noah's Ark Carousel
Multnomah County

Al Thompson & Son's Feed & Seed Co.
Malheur County

Greaser Petroglyph Site
Lake County

James Cant Ranch
Grant County

Oregon State University Historic District
Benton County

	County	# of Listings
1	Baker	14
2	Benton	57
3	Clackamas	87
4	Clatsop	61
5	Columbia	13
6	Coos	53
7	Crook	6
8	Curry	46
9	Deschutes	42
10	Douglas	50
11	Gilliam	3
12	Grant	10
13	Harney	7
14	Hood River	38
15	Jackson	151
16	Jefferson	9
17	Josephine	59
18	Klamath	29
19	Lake	18
20	Lane	134
21	Lincoln	35
22	Linn	72
23	Malheur	18
24	Marion	115
25	Morrow	5
26.1	Multnomah: Portland North	32
26.2	Multnomah: Portland Northeast	82
26.3	Multnomah: Portland Northwest	128
26.4	Multnomah: Portland Southeast	101
26.5	Multnomah: Portland Southwest	218
26.6	Multnomah: Other	38
26.7	Multnomah: Duplicates	(7)
26.8	Multnomah: Total	592
27	Polk	29
28	Sherman	5
29	Tillamook	29
30	Umatilla	42
31	Union	19
32	Wallowa	22
33	Wasco	34
34	Washington	47
35	Wheeler	2
36	Yamhill	82
(duplicates)		(13)
Total:		2,022

Distribution of listings by county, September 2014.

Old Scotch Church
Washington County

Lithia Springs Hotel
Jackson County

Fort Klamath Site
Klamath County

Yaquina Head Lighthouse
Lincoln County