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

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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 Sherman 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 5 of those are found in Sherman County.


Current listings

Name on the Register Image Date listed Location City or town Description
1 Columbia Southern Railway Passenger Station and Freight Warehouse
Columbia Southern Railway Passenger Station and Freight Warehouse
February 19, 1991
(#91000059)
SW Clark and Fulton Streets
45°35′27″N 120°41′53″W / 45.590713°N 120.698077°W / 45.590713; -120.698077 (Columbia Southern Railway Passenger Station and Freight Warehouse)
Wasco
2 DeMoss Springs Park
DeMoss Springs Park
April 12, 2007
(#07000366)
De Moss Springs, off Highway 97 approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Moro
45°30′44″N 120°40′58″W / 45.512246°N 120.682801°W / 45.512246; -120.682801 (DeMoss Springs Park)
Moro vicinity
3 Mack Canyon Archeological Site
Mack Canyon Archeological Site
August 22, 1975
(#75001600)
Address restricted
Grass Valley vicinity This extensive series of pit houses was occupied seasonally in winter by Columbia River tribes for about 7,000 years from after 5000 BCE to the early 19th century CE.
4 John and Helen Moore House
John and Helen Moore House
August 5, 1994
(#94000806)
66432 Highway 97
45°26′44″N 120°45′16″W / 45.445655°N 120.754550°W / 45.445655; -120.754550 (John and Helen Moore House)
Moro vicinity This house is an excellent example of the rural expression of the Italianate style. Built in 1882, around the time of Sherman County's first large-scale settlement, it is one of the oldest houses in the county, and the only Italianate house in the region.
5 Sherman County Courthouse
Sherman County Courthouse
August 28, 1998
(#98001122)
500 Court Street
45°29′14″N 120°43′53″W / 45.487317°N 120.731362°W / 45.487317; -120.731362 (Sherman County Courthouse)
Moro

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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