National Register of Historic Places listings in Columbia County, Oregon

Location of Columbia County in Oregon

The following list presents the full set of National Register of Historic Places listings in Columbia County, Oregon, and offers brief descriptive information about each of them. The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) recognizes buildings, structures, objects, sites, and districts of national, state, or local historic significance across the United States.^[1] Out of over 80,000 NRHP sites nationwide,^[2] Oregon is home to approximately 1,900,^[3] and 11 of those are found in Columbia County.

This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted November 10, 2011.^[4]

Current listings

[5]	Site name[6]	Image	Date listed[6]	Location[7]	City or Town[8]	Summary
1	Dr. Charles G. and Lucinda McBride Caples Farmstead		0Error: invalid timeNone	1925 1st Street 45°53′25″N 122°48′28″W / 45.89032°N 122.8077°W / 45.89032; -122.8077 (Dr. Charles G. and Lucinda McBride Caples Farmstead)	Columbia City
2	Cox–Williams House		0Error: invalid timeNone	280 S 1st Street 45°51′45″N 122°47′52″W / 45.86254°N 122.7978°W / 45.86254; -122.7978 (Cox-Williams House)	St. Helens
3	Thomas J. Flippin House		0Error: invalid timeNone	620 Tichenor Street 46°06′03″N 123°12′28″W / 46.10074°N 123.2077°W / 46.10074; -123.2077 (Flippin, Thomas J., House)	Clatskanie
4	John and Carolena Heimuller Farmstead		0Error: invalid timeNone	32600 SW J.P. West Rd. 45°45′21″N 122°53′45″W / 45.755833°N 122.895833°W / 45.755833; -122.895833 (John and Carolena Heimuller Farmstead)	Scappoose vicinity
5	Longview Bridge		0Error: invalid timeNone	On Washington Highway 433 spanning the Columbia River[6] 46°05′58″N 122°58′00″W / 46.09934°N 122.9667°W / 46.09934; -122.9667 (Longview Bridge)	Rainier
6	George F. Moeck House		0Error: invalid timeNone	713 B Street, W 46°05′28″N 122°56′42″W / 46.09115°N 122.9451°W / 46.09115; -122.9451 (George F. Moeck House)	Rainier
7	Oregon–American Lumber Company Mill Office		0Error: invalid timeNone	511 E Bridge Street 45°51′27″N 123°10′52″W / 45.85759°N 123.1811°W / 45.85759; -123.1811 (Oregon-American Lumber Company Mill Office)	Vernonia
8	Portland and Southwestern Railroad Tunnel		0Error: invalid timeNone	Along the Scappoose–Vernonia Highway; details of the specific location are restricted.[9]	Scappoose vicinity	The Portland and Southwestern Railroad's 1910–1920 construction of this timber-lined tunnel across the Nehalem Divide was an unusual step for a logging railroad, which would typically rely on less permanent infrastructure. The tunnel and rail line were abandoned in 1945 as the timber industry transitioned to log transport by truck.[9]
9	St. Helens Downtown Historic District		0Error: invalid timeNone	Roughly Strand, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, Cowlitz, and St. Helens Streets, and Columbia Boulevard[6] 45°51′50″N 122°47′56″W / 45.86388°N 122.799°W / 45.86388; -122.799 (St. Helens Downtown Historic District)	St. Helens
10	James Grant Watts House		0Error: invalid timeNone	206 SE 1st Street 45°45′22″N 122°52′36″W / 45.75618°N 122.8767°W / 45.75618; -122.8767 (James Grant Watts House)	Scappoose
11	Woodbine Cemetery – Green Mountain Cemetery		0Error: invalid timeNone	75900 Larson Road 46°05′56″N 122°59′52″W / 46.09894°N 122.9977°W / 46.09894; -122.9977 (Woodbine Cemetery - Green Mountain Cemetery)	Rainier vicinity

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Oregon
• Listings in adjacent counties: Clark, Clatsop, Cowlitz, Multnomah, Tillamook, Wahkiakum, Washington
• List of National Historic Landmarks in Oregon
• Historic preservation
• History of Oregon
• Lists of Oregon-related topics

References

1. ^ National Park Service (1997). "How to Apply the National Register Criteria for Evaluation". http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/publications/bulletins/nrb15/nrb15.pdf. Retrieved 2008-12-17. 
2. ^ National Park Service. "National Register Research". National Register of Historic Places. http://www.nps.gov/nr/research/index.htm. Retrieved 2008-12-17. 
3. ^ Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (2009-01-05). "Oregon National Register List". http://www.oregonheritage.org/OPRD/HCD/NATREG/docs/oregon_nr_list.pdf. Retrieved 2009-02-14. 
4. ^ "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions". National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved on November 10, 2011.
5. ^ Numbers represent an ordering by significant words (e.g. last name). Various colorings (defined here) differentiate standalone NRHP sites from NRHP sites that also hold status as National Historic Landmarks, historic districts, National Historical Parks, or hold other historic designations.
6. ^ ^{a b c d} National Park Service. "National Register Information System". http://www.cr.nps.gov/NR/research/nris.htm. Retrieved 2009-03-29. ^{[dead link]}
7. ^ Text: Except as otherwise noted, all entries are drawn from: Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (2009-01-05). "Oregon National Register List". http://www.oregonheritage.org/OPRD/HCD/NATREG/docs/oregon_nr_list.pdf. .
   Coordinates: Except as otherwise noted, all entries are drawn from Google Earth KMZ files available at: National Park Service. "National Register Information System". http://www.cr.nps.gov/NR/research/nris.htm. 
8. ^ Except as otherwise noted, all entries are drawn from: Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (2009-01-05). "Oregon National Register List". http://www.oregonheritage.org/OPRD/HCD/NATREG/docs/oregon_nr_list.pdf. Retrieved 2009-02-14. 
9. ^ ^{a b} McCamish, Brian (2006-06-30). "Portland & Southwestern Railroad and the Nehalem Divide Tunnel". In Search of History Expeditions. Gresham, Oregon. http://www.brian894x4.com/PortlandandSouthwesternRR.html. Retrieved 2009-04-03. 

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