National Register of Historic Places listings in Benton County, Oregon facts for kids
This list presents the full set of buildings, structures, objects, sites, or districts designated on the National Register of Historic Places in Benton 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 57 of those are found in Benton County.
Current listings
Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Location | City or town | Description | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Avery–Helm Historic District |
(#99001716) |
Roughly bounded by SW 2nd, 6th, and Jefferson Streets, and the Highway 20/34 Bypass 44°33′32″N 123°15′58″W / 44.558981°N 123.265994°W |
Corvallis | Located on several of Corvallis's earliest plats, the historic houses in this residential district present a window into the domestic aspects of the city's development from 1870 to 1949, providing a full industrial, socioeconomic, and architectural profile of that period. | |
2 | Benton County Courthouse |
(#78002278) |
NW 4th St. between Jackson and Monroe Sts. 44°33′55″N 123°15′44″W / 44.56524444°N 123.2621639°W |
Corvallis | ||
3 | Benton County State Bank Building |
(#79002035) |
155 SW Madison Ave. 44°33′48″N 123°15′31″W / 44.563333°N 123.258611°W |
Corvallis | ||
4 | George W. Bethers House |
(#97000590) |
225 N. 8th St. 44°32′30″N 123°22′30″W / 44.541657°N 123.374960°W |
Philomath | ||
5 | John Bexell House |
(#92000064) |
3009 NW Van Buren Ave. 44°34′15″N 123°17′06″W / 44.570925°N 123.2849167°W |
Corvallis | ||
6 | Dr. Ralph Lyman Bosworth House |
(#81000471) |
833 NW Buchanan Ave. 44°34′32″N 123°15′34″W / 44.575556°N 123.259444°W |
Corvallis | ||
7 | J. R. Bryson House |
(#79002036) |
242 NW 7th St. 44°34′03″N 123°15′47″W / 44.5675°N 123.263056°W |
Corvallis | ||
8 | Burnap–Rickard House |
(#84002931) |
518 SW 3rd St. 44°33′36″N 123°15′48″W / 44.56005556°N 123.2633611°W |
Corvallis | ||
9 | Camp Arboretum Sign Shop |
(#08000544) |
8592–8399 NW Peavy Arboretum 44°39′22″N 123°13′58″W / 44.656078°N 123.232910°W |
Corvallis vicinity | ||
10 | Jesse H. Caton House |
(#79002037) |
602 NW 4th St. 44°34′12″N 123°15′30″W / 44.57°N 123.258333°W |
Corvallis | ||
11 | Children's Farm Home School |
(#08000254) |
4455 US 20 NE 44°36′34″N 123°12′54″W / 44.609444°N 123.215°W |
Corvallis vicinity | ||
12 | College Hill West Historic District |
(#02000827) |
Roughly bounded by NW Johnson, Polk, Arnold and 36th 44°34′15″N 123°17′09″W / 44.570966°N 123.285750°W |
Corvallis | ||
13 | Corvallis Hotel |
(#87001533) |
201–211 SW Second St. 44°33′47″N 123°15′32″W / 44.563056°N 123.258889°W |
Corvallis | ||
14 | Crystal Lake Cemetery |
(#04000613) |
1945 SE Crystal Lake Dr. 44°32′52″N 123°15′12″W / 44.547778°N 123.253333°W |
Corvallis | ||
15 | Episcopal Church of the Good Samaritan |
(#71000677) |
700 SW Madison Ave. 44°33′52″N 123°15′54″W / 44.564444°N 123.265°W |
Corvallis | ||
16 | J. Leo Fairbanks House |
(#85000290) |
316 NW 32nd 44°34′16″N 123°17′13″W / 44.57113333°N 123.28705°W |
Corvallis | ||
17 | Dr. George R. Farra House |
(#81000472) |
660 SW Madison Ave. 44°33′52″N 123°15′51″W / 44.564444°N 123.264167°W |
Corvallis | ||
18 | John Fiechter House |
(#85000789) |
Finley Road, William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge 44°25′11″N 123°19′28″W / 44.419807°N 123.324378°W |
Corvallis vicinity | ||
19 | First Congregational Church |
(#81000473) |
760 SW Madison Avenue 44°33′52″N 123°16′00″W / 44.564413°N 123.266550°W |
Corvallis | ||
20 | Fort Hoskins Site |
(#74001672) |
38150 Hoskins Road 44°40′37″N 123°27′43″W / 44.6768543193°N 123.461943669°W |
Kings Valley | ||
21 | Charles Gaylord House |
(#91000805) |
600 NW Seventh St. 44°34′14″N 123°15′47″W / 44.570456°N 123.262939°W |
Corvallis | ||
22 | Hannah and Eliza Gorman House |
(#15000045) |
641 NW 4th Street 44°34′12″N 123°15′32″W / 44.570095°N 123.258870°W |
Corvallis | ||
23 | Hadley–Locke House |
(#81000474) |
704 NW 9th St. 44°34′19″N 123°15′48″W / 44.571944°N 123.263333°W |
Corvallis | ||
24 | Harris Bridge |
(#79002040) |
W of Wren 44°34′48″N 123°27′37″W / 44.580023°N 123.460198°W |
Wren | ||
25 | Hayden Bridge |
(#79002034) |
W of Alsea 44°23′00″N 123°37′47″W / 44.383333°N 123.629722°W |
Alsea | ||
26 | Helm–Hout House |
(#85001176) |
844 SW 5th St. 44°33′26″N 123°16′02″W / 44.55728611°N 123.267175°W |
Corvallis | ||
27 | Hotel Benton |
(#82003719) |
408 SW Monroe Ave. 44°33′52″N 123°15′45″W / 44.564473°N 123.262366°W |
Corvallis | This hotel building is a distinctive example of the Italian Renaissance style by architects Houghtaling and Dougan. Reflecting the progressive spirit of the early 1920s, the hotel was financed through public subscription and built by local contractors. Opening in 1925, it became social and business center of Corvallis for over 30 years. | |
28 | Hull–Oakes Lumber Company |
(#96000869) |
23837 Dawson Rd. 44°22′N 123°25′W / 44.36°N 123.41°W |
Monroe | The last steam powered saw mill in the U.S. | |
29 | Independent School |
(#13000332) |
25381 SW Airport Avenue 44°29′45″N 123°21′40″W / 44.495901°N 123.361097°W |
Philomath | ||
30 | Irish Bend Covered Bridge No. 14169 |
(#13000117) |
SW Campus Way Bike Path 44°34′00″N 123°18′03″W / 44.566535°N 123.300802°W |
Corvallis | Previously listed on the National Register in 1979, and removed in 1989 upon relocation from the Monroe vicinity to Oregon State University property in Corvallis. | |
31 | Richard S. Irwin Barn |
(#88000954) |
26208 Finley Refuge Rd. 44°23′57″N 123°18′15″W / 44.399073°N 123.304067°W |
Corvallis vicinity | ||
32 | Julian Hotel |
(#84002933) |
105 SW 2nd St. 44°33′50″N 123°15′30″W / 44.563889°N 123.258333°W |
Corvallis | ||
33 | Charles King House |
(#90000833) |
22930 Harris Rd. 44°34′47″N 123°27′38″W / 44.579639°N 123.460476°W |
Philomath vicinity | ||
34 | Isaac King House and Barn |
(#75001579) |
N of Philomath off OR 223 44°40′10″N 123°25′37″W / 44.669444°N 123.426944°W |
Kings Valley | ||
35 | Lewis G. Kline Building |
(#86000293) |
146 SW 2nd St. 44°33′48″N 123°15′33″W / 44.563333°N 123.259167°W |
Corvallis | ||
36 | Lewis G. Kline House |
(#81000475) |
308 NW 8th St. 44°34′05″N 123°15′51″W / 44.568056°N 123.264167°W |
Corvallis | ||
37 | Lewisburg Hall and Warehouse Company Building |
(#91000804) |
6000 NE Elliott Cir. 44°37′54″N 123°14′21″W / 44.631667°N 123.239167°W |
Lewisburg | ||
38 | Monroe State Bank Building |
(#92000065) |
190 S. Fifth St. 44°18′51″N 123°17′46″W / 44.314167°N 123.296111°W |
Monroe | ||
39 | North Palestine Baptist Church |
(#13000804) |
7300 NE Arnold Avenue (approx.) 44°40′16″N 123°12′50″W / 44.670995°N 123.213868°W |
Adair Village | ||
40 | Oregon State University Historic District |
(#08000546) |
Monroe and Orchard Ave., 30th St., Washington Wy., Jefferson Ave., 11th St. 44°33′56″N 123°16′39″W / 44.565661°N 123.277506°W |
Corvallis | ||
41 | Dr. Henry S. Pernot House |
(#82003720) |
242 SW 5th St. 44°33′48″N 123°15′51″W / 44.56323611°N 123.2642361°W |
Corvallis | ||
42 | Philomath College |
(#72001078) |
Main St. 44°32′30″N 123°22′10″W / 44.541667°N 123.369444°W |
Philomath | ||
43 | Pi Beta Phi Sorority House |
(#82003721) |
3002 NW Harrison Blvd. 44°34′18″N 123°17′06″W / 44.57155556°N 123.2849556°W |
Corvallis | ||
44 | Poultry Building and Incubator House |
(#06000725) |
800 SW Washington Ave. 44°33′42″N 123°16′06″W / 44.56167778°N 123.2682417°W |
Corvallis | ||
45 | Peter Rickard Farmstead |
(#83002142) |
SW of Corvallis 44°26′53″N 123°21′15″W / 44.448056°N 123.354167°W |
Corvallis vicinity | ||
46 | Charles L. Schuster House |
(#86002843) |
228 NW 28th St. 44°34′13″N 123°16′58″W / 44.57030556°N 123.2828306°W |
Corvallis | ||
47 | Soap Creek School |
(#91000803) |
37465 Soap Creek Rd. 44°39′37″N 123°16′42″W / 44.660278°N 123.278333°W |
Corvallis vicinity | ||
48 | Edwin and Anna Starr House |
(#86002840) |
26845 McFarland Rd. 44°22′09″N 123°19′11″W / 44.369167°N 123.319722°W |
Monroe | ||
49 | George Taylor House |
(#81000476) |
504 NW 6th St. 44°34′10″N 123°15′39″W / 44.569444°N 123.260833°W |
Corvallis | AKA "Oliver House" | |
50 | Jack Taylor House |
(#81000470) |
806 SW 5th St. 44°33′28″N 123°16′01″W / 44.55784722°N 123.26695°W |
Corvallis | ||
51 | Watson–Price Farmstead |
(#05000638) |
23380 Hoskins Rd. 44°40′22″N 123°26′47″W / 44.672778°N 123.446389°W |
Kings Valley | Built 1848, one of ten entries on the Historic Preservation League of Oregon's Most Endangered Places in Oregon 2011 list. | |
52 | Charles and Ibby Whiteside House |
(#07000774) |
344 SW 7th St. 44°33′46″N 123°16′01″W / 44.562753°N 123.266883°W |
Corvallis | This excellent example of an airplane bungalow, built from planbooks in 1922 during a period of rapid growth in Corvallis, is probably the only house of that style ever constructed in the city. | |
53 | Whiteside Theatre |
(#09000060) |
361 SW Madison Ave. 44°33′49″N 123°15′44″W / 44.563733°N 123.262184°W |
Corvallis | ||
54 | Willamette Community and Grange Hall |
(#09000359) |
27555 Greenberry Road 44°27′18″N 123°16′33″W / 44.455100°N 123.275932°W |
Corvallis vicinity | ||
55 | Willamette Valley and Coast Railroad Depot – Corvallis |
(#97000137) |
500 SW 7th St. 44°33′41″N 123°16′03″W / 44.561444°N 123.267472°W |
Corvallis | ||
56 | James O. Wilson House |
(#80004546) |
340 SW 5th St. 44°33′44″N 123°15′53″W / 44.562274°N 123.264750°W |
Corvallis | ||
57 | Elias Woodward House |
(#83002143) |
442 NW 4th St. 44°34′07″N 123°15′32″W / 44.568611°N 123.258889°W |
Corvallis |
Former listings
Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Date removed | Location | City or town | Summary | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ransom A. Belknap House |
(#79002038) |
|
W of Monroe |
Monroe | Destroyed by fire | |
2 | Corvallis High School (Oregon) |
(#03000692) |
|
836 NW 11th St. |
Corvallis | Demolished in 2004 | |
3 | Old Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority House |
(#89000516) |
|
145 NW 21st St. |
Corvallis |
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Oregon
- Listings in neighboring counties: Lane, Lincoln, Linn, Polk
- 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
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