National Register of Historic Places listings in Umatilla County, Oregon

Location of Umatilla 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 Umatilla 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 42 of those are found in Umatilla County.

This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted December 2, 2016.^[4]

Current listings

[5]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed[6]	Location	City or town	Description
1	Adams Odd Fellows Hall		August 5, 1994 (#94000810)	190 Main St. 45°46′03″N 118°33′48″W / 45.76746667°N 118.5633278°W	Adams
2	Arlington Hotel		August 28, 1997 (#97000897)	131 W. Main St. 45°44′33″N 119°11′43″W / 45.7425°N 119.195278°W	Echo
3	Bank of Echo Building		April 15, 1982 (#82003747)	230 W. Main St. 45°44′33″N 119°11′39″W / 45.7425°N 119.194167°W	Echo
4	Bowman Hotel		November 6, 1980 (#80003381)	17 SW Frazer Ave. 45°40′12″N 118°47′11″W / 45.669936°N 118.786398°W	Pendleton
5	Central School		October 20, 2010 (#10000849)	306 SW 2nd Ave. 45°55′59″N 118°23′26″W / 45.933056°N 118.390556°W	Milton-Freewater
6	William J. and Lodema Clarke House		June 13, 1997 (#97000576)	203 NW Despain Ave. 45°40′30″N 118°47′22″W / 45.674868°N 118.789485°W	Pendleton
7	Columbia College		January 21, 2004 (#03001481)	722 S. Main St. 45°55′43″N 118°23′07″W / 45.928717°N 118.385292°W	Milton-Freewater
8	Joseph Cunha Farmstead		August 28, 1997 (#97000898)	33263 Oregon Trail Rd. 45°44′29″N 119°12′05″W / 45.741389°N 119.201389°W	Echo
9	Echo City Hall		August 28, 1997 (#97000899)	20 S. Bonanza St. 45°44′31″N 119°11′39″W / 45.741944°N 119.194167°W	Echo
10	Echo Methodist Church		August 28, 1997 (#97000900)	1 N. Bonanza St. 45°44′34″N 119°11′41″W / 45.742820°N 119.194839°W	Echo	Originally built in 1886 a simple New England vernacular style, this church was expanded and transformed into the Gothic Revival style in 1910. It is the best example of Gothic Revival construction in the Echo area.[7]
11	James Edwards Building		August 28, 1997 (#97000901)	320 W. Main St. 45°44′32″N 119°11′34″W / 45.742222°N 119.192778°W	Echo
12	Ellis–Hampton House		October 23, 1986 (#86002909)	711 SE Byers Ave. 45°40′31″N 118°46′48″W / 45.675324°N 118.779983°W	Pendleton
13	Empire Block		June 1, 1982 (#82003748)	21–37 SW Emigrant Ave. 45°40′14″N 118°47′13″W / 45.670563°N 118.787007°W	Pendleton
14	Williams Frazier Farmstead		June 5, 1986 (#86001234)	1403 Chestnut St. 45°55′24″N 118°22′36″W / 45.923333°N 118.376667°W	Milton-Freewater
15	Greasewood Finnish Apostolic Lutheran Church		July 14, 1988 (#88001041)	Finn Rd. at Finland Cemetery Rd. 45°46′32″N 118°39′47″W / 45.775556°N 118.663056°W	Adams
16	Hamley and Company Leather Goods Store		June 9, 1982 (#82003749)	30 SE Court Ave. 45°40′22″N 118°47′12″W / 45.672683°N 118.786613°W	Pendleton
17	Hendricks Building (K.O.T.M.)		June 1, 1982 (#82003750)	369 S. Main St. 45°40′14″N 118°47′12″W / 45.670652°N 118.786627°W	Pendleton
18	Sarah E. Ireland House		January 21, 1994 (#93001500)	311 S. Main St. 45°55′56″N 118°23′10″W / 45.932222°N 118.386111°W	Milton-Freewater
19	Johnson–Ellis House		March 14, 1986 (#86000347)	326 SE 2nd St. 45°40′19″N 118°47′04″W / 45.671923°N 118.784454°W	Pendleton
20	J. H. Koontz Building		August 28, 1997 (#97000902)	111 W. Main St. 45°44′33″N 119°11′44″W / 45.7425°N 119.195556°W	Echo
21	James H. and Cynthia Koontz House		August 28, 1997 (#97000903)	210 N. Dupont St. 45°44′41″N 119°11′44″W / 45.744722°N 119.195556°W	Echo
22	LaDow Block		October 22, 1992 (#92001381)	201–239 SE Court Ave. 45°40′25″N 118°47′07″W / 45.673566°N 118.785274°W	Pendleton
23	Masonic Temple		June 1, 1982 (#82003751)	18 SW Emigrant Ave. 45°40′13″N 118°47′11″W / 45.670397°N 118.786454°W	Pendleton
24	Matlock–Brownfield Building		June 1, 1982 (#82003752)	413–425 S. Main St. 45°40′13″N 118°47′11″W / 45.670206°N 118.786339°W	Pendleton
25	Meacham Hotel		August 6, 2002 (#01000830)	Main St. 45°30′28″N 118°25′10″W / 45.507778°N 118.419444°W	Meacham
26	Milarkey Building		September 23, 1982 (#82003753)	203 S. Main St. 45°40′21″N 118°47′16″W / 45.672459°N 118.787762°W	Pendleton
27	Reese and Redman General Merchandise Store		August 8, 1994 (#94000811)	130 S. Main St. 45°45′59″N 118°33′44″W / 45.766389°N 118.562222°W	Adams
28	St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church		August 28, 1997 (#97000905)	Junction of Marble St. and Leezer Ave. 45°44′23″N 119°12′05″W / 45.739818°N 119.201365°W	Echo
29	Isham Saling House		January 1, 1976 (#76001590)	314 N. Water St. 45°49′01″N 118°25′26″W / 45.816944°N 118.423889°W	Weston
30	Edgar Sommerville House		October 14, 1980 (#80003382)	104 SE 5th St. 45°40′29″N 118°46′58″W / 45.674689°N 118.782779°W	Pendleton
31	South Main Street Commercial Historic District		October 10, 1986 (#86003260)	Roughly bounded by Dorion Ave., SE 1st St., Union Pacific Railroad, and SW 2nd St. 45°40′14″N 118°47′10″W / 45.670630°N 118.786230°W	Pendleton
32	Still–Perkins House		September 9, 1993 (#93000925)	112 SE 6th Ave. 45°55′49″N 118°22′59″W / 45.930278°N 118.383056°W	Milton-Freewater
33	Umatilla County Library		August 15, 1997 (#97000848)	214 N. Main St. 45°40′28″N 118°47′19″W / 45.674504°N 118.788633°W	Pendleton
34	Umatilla Masonic Lodge Hall		August 28, 1997 (#97000906)	20 S. Dupont St. 45°44′30″N 119°11′47″W / 45.741727°N 119.196485°W	Echo
35	Umatilla Site (35UM1)	Upload image	January 30, 1981 (#81000522)	Address restricted[8]	Umatilla	The prehistoric component of this archeological site dates to 470 BCE and earlier, and may represent the largest such site in Oregon. Remains found include pit houses, stone and bone art objects, burials, and extensive animal remains, and are associated with the origins of seasonal sedentism around fishing opportunities. The site may also yield useful evidence of the historical period of the town of Umatilla.[9]
36	U.S. Post Office and Courthouse		March 4, 1985 (#85000544)	104 SW Dorion Ave. 45°40′16″N 118°47′17″W / 45.671002°N 118.788059°W	Pendleton
37	Joseph Vey House		February 27, 1986 (#86000299)	1304 SE Court Pl. 45°40′25″N 118°46′20″W / 45.673495°N 118.772185°W	Pendleton
38	Walla Walla Valley Traction Company Passenger Station and Powerhouse		September 9, 1993 (#93000926)	403 Robbins St. 45°56′26″N 118°23′46″W / 45.940470°N 118.396200°W	Milton-Freewater
39	M. L. Watts House		March 9, 1988 (#88000090)	4th at Jefferson St. 45°48′47″N 118°29′16″W / 45.813056°N 118.487778°W	Athena
40	Weston Commercial Historic District		October 5, 1982 (#82001515)	E. Main St. between Water and Broad St. 45°48′49″N 118°25′27″W / 45.813609°N 118.424080°W	Weston
41	Weston School		December 30, 2011 (#11000976)	205 E. Wallace St. 45°48′44″N 118°25′24″W / 45.812122°N 118.423211°W	Weston
42	Winn Barn		December 30, 2011 (#11000977)	79560 Winn Rd. 45°50′25″N 118°24′19″W / 45.840353°N 118.405303°W	Weston vicinity

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Oregon
• Listings in neighboring counties: Benton, Columbia, Grant, Morrow, Union, Walla Walla, Wallowa
• Historic preservation
• History of Oregon
• Lists of Oregon-related topics

References

1. Andrus, Patrick W.; Shrimpton, Rebecca H.; et al. (2002), How to Apply the National Register Criteria for Evaluation, National Register Bulletin (15), National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, OCLC 39493977, archived from the original on April 6, 2014, retrieved June 20, 2014.
2. National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places Program: Research, archived from the original on February 1, 2015, retrieved January 28, 2015.
3. Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, Oregon Historic Sites Database, retrieved August 6, 2015. Note that a simple count of National Register records in this database returns a slightly higher total than actual listings, due to duplicate records. A close reading of detailed query results is necessary to arrive at the precise count.
4. "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions". National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved on December 2, 2016.
5. Numbers represent an ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
6. The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
7. Donovan, Sally; Kadas, Marianne (December 15, 1996), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Echo Methodist Episcopal Church (PDF), retrieved December 2, 2014.
8. Federal and state laws and practices restrict general public access to information regarding the specific location of sensitive archeological sites in many instances. The main reasons for such restrictions include the potential for looting, vandalism, or trampling. See: Knoerl, John; Miller, Diane; Shrimpton, Rebecca H. (1990), Guidelines for Restricting Information about Historic and Prehistoric Resources, National Register Bulletin (29), National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, OCLC 20706997.
9. Schalk, Randall (January 4, 1980), National Register of Historic Places Inventory — Nomination Form for Federal Properties: Old Umatilla.

External links

• Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, National Register Program
• National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places site
• Media related to National Register of Historic Places in Umatilla County, Oregon at Wikimedia Commons