This list presents the full set of buildings, structures, objects, sites, or districts designated on the National Register of Historic Places in Lake 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. [1] Out of over 90,000 National Register sites nationwide, [2] Oregon is home to over 2,000, [3] and 20 of those are found in Lake County.
This
National Park Service list is complete through
NPS recent listings posted July 12, 2024.
[4]
[5] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed [6] | Location | City or town | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Abert Lake Petroglyphs | November 20, 1974 ( #74002292) |
Address restricted
[7] | Lakeview vicinity | Peoples of the Great Basin cultural tradition pecked these petroglyphs onto two basaltic boulders near major game migration routes, in connection with rituals related to hunting activities. They were made within the last 10,000 years, but cannot be dated more precisely. [8] | |
2 | Alger Theatre | March 28, 2024 ( #100010118) |
24 South F Street 42°11′20″N 120°20′46″W / 42.1890°N 120.3460°W | Lakeview | ||
3 | Bailey and Massingill General Store | October 25, 1984 ( #84000133) |
4 N. E St. 42°11′23″N 120°20′41″W / 42.189645°N 120.344621°W | Lakeview | Lakeview's first commercial establishment opened on this site in 1876, and was destroyed by fire in 1900. The owners immediately rebuilt their business, incorporating a unique set of fire preventive features into the new building, including metal-sheathed walls and a fire awning. [9] | |
4 | Cabin Lake Guard Station | April 11, 1986 ( #86000827) |
Deschutes National Forest 43°29′27″N 121°03′22″W / 43.490833°N 121.056111°W | Fort Rock vicinity | ||
5 | East Lake Abert Archeological District | November 29, 1978 ( #78002295) |
Address restricted
[7] | Valley Falls vicinity | ||
6 | Ed Eskelin Ranch Complex | February 25, 1991 ( #91000062) |
County Road 5-10 43°15′02″N 120°54′42″W / 43.250422°N 120.911721°W | Silver Lake vicinity | Built in the 1930s with both new construction and salvaged materials and buildings, this ranch compound reflects the perseverance of small-scale stock farmers through two phases of settlement in the Fort Rock basin: failed attempts at dryland farming around 1910, then more successful irrigated ventures in the 1930s. [10] | |
7 | Fort Rock Cave | October 15, 1966 ( #66000641) |
Address restricted
[7] | Fort Rock vicinity | This cave yielded to archeologists the "Fort Rock sandals", the oldest manufactured articles found in the Americas, which demonstrated the early development of weaving among Native Americans. Occupation of the site has been dated to 11,000 BCE. [11] | |
8 | Greaser Petroglyph Site | November 20, 1974 ( #74002293) |
Address restricted
[7] | Adel vicinity | ||
9 | Heryford Brothers Building | April 30, 1980 ( #80003330) |
524 Center St. 42°11′23″N 120°20′44″W / 42.189693°N 120.345629°W | Lakeview | ||
10 | William P. Heryford House | May 22, 1980 ( #80003331) |
108 S. F St. 42°11′18″N 120°20′47″W / 42.188466°N 120.346294°W | Lakeview | ||
11 | Lake County Round Sale Barn | November 21, 2003 ( #03001180) |
3531 N. 6th St. 42°11′43″N 120°21′40″W / 42.195342°N 120.361078°W | Lakeview | ||
12 | Mitchell Recreation Area | February 20, 2003 ( #03000050) |
Forest Service Rd. 34, Fremont National Forest 42°25′52″N 120°51′27″W / 42.431111°N 120.8575°W | Bly vicinity | It is the only location in the continental U.S. where Americans were killed during World War II as a direct result of enemy action. | |
13 | Nevada–California–Oregon Railway Passenger Station | August 22, 1983 ( #83002157) |
1400 Center St. 42°11′22″N 120°21′21″W / 42.189430°N 120.355932°W | Lakeview | ||
14 | Paisley Five Mile Point Caves | September 24, 2014 ( #14000708) |
Address restricted
[7] | Paisley vicinity | ||
15 | Picture Rock Pass Petroglyphs Site | August 28, 1975 ( #75001585) |
Address restricted
[7] | Silver Lake vicinity | ||
16 | Post and King Saloon | March 17, 1977 ( #77001104) |
N. 2nd and E Sts. 42°11′27″N 120°20′43″W / 42.190738°N 120.345165°W | Lakeview | ||
17 | David L. Shirk Ranch | November 4, 2009 ( #09000891) |
Guano Valley 42°14′19″N 119°31′12″W / 42.2385°N 119.51994°W | Adel vicinity | ||
18 | Governor Earl W. Snell Aircraft Crash Site | October 18, 2018 ( #100003032) |
T40S R16E sec25,
Fremont–Winema National Forest 42°04′15″N 120°46′44″W / 42.070722°N 120.778833°W | Lakeview vicinity | ||
19 | Stone Bridge and the Oregon Central Military Wagon Road | November 8, 1974 ( #74001689) |
The Narrows S of Plush 42°21′05″N 119°50′26″W / 42.351389°N 119.840556°W | Plush vicinity | ||
20 | John N. and Cornelia Watson House | February 21, 1989 ( #89000051) |
5 N. H St. 42°11′23″N 120°20′55″W / 42.189673°N 120.348571°W | Lakeview |
This list presents the full set of buildings, structures, objects, sites, or districts designated on the National Register of Historic Places in Lake 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. [1] Out of over 90,000 National Register sites nationwide, [2] Oregon is home to over 2,000, [3] and 20 of those are found in Lake County.
This
National Park Service list is complete through
NPS recent listings posted July 12, 2024.
[4]
[5] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed [6] | Location | City or town | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Abert Lake Petroglyphs | November 20, 1974 ( #74002292) |
Address restricted
[7] | Lakeview vicinity | Peoples of the Great Basin cultural tradition pecked these petroglyphs onto two basaltic boulders near major game migration routes, in connection with rituals related to hunting activities. They were made within the last 10,000 years, but cannot be dated more precisely. [8] | |
2 | Alger Theatre | March 28, 2024 ( #100010118) |
24 South F Street 42°11′20″N 120°20′46″W / 42.1890°N 120.3460°W | Lakeview | ||
3 | Bailey and Massingill General Store | October 25, 1984 ( #84000133) |
4 N. E St. 42°11′23″N 120°20′41″W / 42.189645°N 120.344621°W | Lakeview | Lakeview's first commercial establishment opened on this site in 1876, and was destroyed by fire in 1900. The owners immediately rebuilt their business, incorporating a unique set of fire preventive features into the new building, including metal-sheathed walls and a fire awning. [9] | |
4 | Cabin Lake Guard Station | April 11, 1986 ( #86000827) |
Deschutes National Forest 43°29′27″N 121°03′22″W / 43.490833°N 121.056111°W | Fort Rock vicinity | ||
5 | East Lake Abert Archeological District | November 29, 1978 ( #78002295) |
Address restricted
[7] | Valley Falls vicinity | ||
6 | Ed Eskelin Ranch Complex | February 25, 1991 ( #91000062) |
County Road 5-10 43°15′02″N 120°54′42″W / 43.250422°N 120.911721°W | Silver Lake vicinity | Built in the 1930s with both new construction and salvaged materials and buildings, this ranch compound reflects the perseverance of small-scale stock farmers through two phases of settlement in the Fort Rock basin: failed attempts at dryland farming around 1910, then more successful irrigated ventures in the 1930s. [10] | |
7 | Fort Rock Cave | October 15, 1966 ( #66000641) |
Address restricted
[7] | Fort Rock vicinity | This cave yielded to archeologists the "Fort Rock sandals", the oldest manufactured articles found in the Americas, which demonstrated the early development of weaving among Native Americans. Occupation of the site has been dated to 11,000 BCE. [11] | |
8 | Greaser Petroglyph Site | November 20, 1974 ( #74002293) |
Address restricted
[7] | Adel vicinity | ||
9 | Heryford Brothers Building | April 30, 1980 ( #80003330) |
524 Center St. 42°11′23″N 120°20′44″W / 42.189693°N 120.345629°W | Lakeview | ||
10 | William P. Heryford House | May 22, 1980 ( #80003331) |
108 S. F St. 42°11′18″N 120°20′47″W / 42.188466°N 120.346294°W | Lakeview | ||
11 | Lake County Round Sale Barn | November 21, 2003 ( #03001180) |
3531 N. 6th St. 42°11′43″N 120°21′40″W / 42.195342°N 120.361078°W | Lakeview | ||
12 | Mitchell Recreation Area | February 20, 2003 ( #03000050) |
Forest Service Rd. 34, Fremont National Forest 42°25′52″N 120°51′27″W / 42.431111°N 120.8575°W | Bly vicinity | It is the only location in the continental U.S. where Americans were killed during World War II as a direct result of enemy action. | |
13 | Nevada–California–Oregon Railway Passenger Station | August 22, 1983 ( #83002157) |
1400 Center St. 42°11′22″N 120°21′21″W / 42.189430°N 120.355932°W | Lakeview | ||
14 | Paisley Five Mile Point Caves | September 24, 2014 ( #14000708) |
Address restricted
[7] | Paisley vicinity | ||
15 | Picture Rock Pass Petroglyphs Site | August 28, 1975 ( #75001585) |
Address restricted
[7] | Silver Lake vicinity | ||
16 | Post and King Saloon | March 17, 1977 ( #77001104) |
N. 2nd and E Sts. 42°11′27″N 120°20′43″W / 42.190738°N 120.345165°W | Lakeview | ||
17 | David L. Shirk Ranch | November 4, 2009 ( #09000891) |
Guano Valley 42°14′19″N 119°31′12″W / 42.2385°N 119.51994°W | Adel vicinity | ||
18 | Governor Earl W. Snell Aircraft Crash Site | October 18, 2018 ( #100003032) |
T40S R16E sec25,
Fremont–Winema National Forest 42°04′15″N 120°46′44″W / 42.070722°N 120.778833°W | Lakeview vicinity | ||
19 | Stone Bridge and the Oregon Central Military Wagon Road | November 8, 1974 ( #74001689) |
The Narrows S of Plush 42°21′05″N 119°50′26″W / 42.351389°N 119.840556°W | Plush vicinity | ||
20 | John N. and Cornelia Watson House | February 21, 1989 ( #89000051) |
5 N. H St. 42°11′23″N 120°20′55″W / 42.189673°N 120.348571°W | Lakeview |