National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington County, Oregon

The following list presents the full set of National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington 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 43 of those are found in Washington 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	Beaverton Downtown Historic District		01986-01-07 January 7, 1986	Roughly bounded by SW Canyon Road and SW East, Washington, 2nd, and Watson Streets[6] 45°29′14″N 122°48′17″W / 45.48713°N 122.8047°W / 45.48713; -122.8047 (Beaverton Downtown Historic District)	Beaverton	Beaverton's downtown commercial core remains largely intact as a pedestrian-oriented business district constructed along the street pattern from the city's earliest plats. Significant buildings include a handful from the city's first decades (1868–1920) and a larger number from the period of profound transformation between the world wars (1920–1940).[9]
2	Silas Jacob N. Beeks House		01984-06-14 June 14, 1984	Martin Road 45°32′53″N 123°04′28″W / 45.54813°N 123.0744°W / 45.54813; -123.0744 (Silas Jacob N. Beeks House)	Forest Grove vicinity
3	Stephen and Parthena M. Blank House		01988-07-14 July 14, 1988	2117 A Street 45°31′17″N 123°06′50″W / 45.52126°N 123.1138°W / 45.52126; -123.1138 (Stephen and Parthena M. Blank House)	Forest Grove
4	M.E. Blanton House		01989-03-02 March 2, 1989	3980 SW 170th Avenue 45°29′27″N 122°51′06″W / 45.4907°N 122.8518°W / 45.4907; -122.8518 (M.E. Blanton House)	Aloha
5	Clark Historic District		02002-06-01 June 1, 2002	Roughly bounded by 18th and 16th Avenues, A and Elm Streets[6] 45°30′57″N 123°06′33″W / 45.51595°N 123.1092°W / 45.51595; -123.1092 (Clark Historic District)	Forest Grove
6	Benjamin Cornelius, Jr., House		01988-07-14 July 14, 1988	2314 19th Avenue 45°31′06″N 123°06′22″W / 45.51835°N 123.1062°W / 45.51835; -123.1062 (Benjamin Cornelius, Jr., House)	Forest Grove
7	Harry A. Crosley House		01993-09-09 September 9, 1993	2125 A Street 45°31′17″N 123°06′50″W / 45.52134°N 123.1138°W / 45.52134; -123.1138 (Harry A Crosley House)	Forest Grove
8	Doriot–Rider Log House[3]		02008-06-25 June 25, 2008[3]	14850 SW 132nd Terrace[3] 45°24′46.27″N 122°48′43.95″W / 45.4128528°N 122.8122083°W / 45.4128528; -122.8122083 (Doriot-Rider Log House)	Tigard[3]
9	Dundee Lodge		01985-06-06 June 6, 1985	South Road 45°27′34″N 123°11′57″W / 45.4594°N 123.1991°W / 45.4594; -123.1991 (Dundee Lodge)	Gaston vicinity
10	Augustus Fanno Farmhouse		01984-04-05 April 5, 1984	8405 SW Creekside Place[10] 45°27′31.94″N 122°47′35.40″W / 45.4588722°N 122.793167°W / 45.4588722; -122.793167 (Augustus Fanno Farmhouse)	Beaverton	After emigrating across the Oregon Trail in 1846, Augustus Fanno settled this land claim — the twelfth claim filed at the Oregon City Land Office and the first in what is now Washington County. Fanno built the New England-style farmhouse with neoclassical details in 1859. The farm continued in productive operation until the 1940s, and the family occupied the house until the 1970s.[10]
11	Adam and Johanna Feldman House		01993-02-11 February 11, 1993	8808 SW Rambler Lane 45°28′03″N 122°46′03″W / 45.46748°N 122.7675°W / 45.46748; -122.7675 (Adam and Johanna Feldman House)	Portland
12	First Church of Christ Scientist		01994-01-21 January 21, 1994	1904 Pacific Avenue 45°31′11″N 123°06′49″W / 45.51966°N 123.1136°W / 45.51966; -123.1136 (First Church of Christ Scientist)	Forest Grove
13	Imbrie Farm		01977-02-15 February 15, 1977	21860 NW Imbrie Drive 45°32′57″N 122°54′02″W / 45.54919°N 122.9005°W / 45.54919; -122.9005 (Imbrie Farm)	Hillsboro
14	Belle Ainsworth Jenkins Estate		01978-11-28 November 28, 1978	8005 SW Grabhorn Road[10] 45°27′36.95″N 122°53′28.94″W / 45.4602639°N 122.8913722°W / 45.4602639; -122.8913722 (Belle Ainsworth Jenkins Estate)	Beaverton	Ralph and Belle Jenkins began construction on this 68-acre (28 ha) estate in 1912 as an escape from the city. They included fine equestrian facilities, as well as gardens, a greenhouse, an ornamental pool, a tea house, a carriage house, and a water tower. After the Jenkinses died the property changed hands several times, and was finally acquired as a public park in 1976.[10]
15	Zula Linklater House		01984-08-01 August 1, 1984	230 NE 2nd Avenue 45°31′28″N 122°59′16″W / 45.52436°N 122.9879°W / 45.52436; -122.9879 (Zula Linklater House)	Hillsboro
16	Isaac Macrum House		01998-08-28 August 28, 1998	2225 12th Avenue 45°30′39″N 123°06′29″W / 45.51076°N 123.108°W / 45.51076; -123.108 (Isaac Macrum House)	Forest Grove
17	Manning–Kamna Farm		02007-10-10 October 10, 2007	29375 Evergreen Road 45°33′01.93″N 122°58′44.64″W / 45.5505361°N 122.9790667°W / 45.5505361; -122.9790667 (Manning-Kamna Farm)	Hillsboro
18	C.W. Mertz Rental House#2		02005-08-10 August 10, 2005	1933 16th Avenue 45°30′52″N 123°06′48″W / 45.51456°N 123.1133°W / 45.51456; -123.1133 (C.W. Mertz Rental House #2)	Forest Grove
19	Thomas Michos House		01991-10-17 October 17, 1991	4400 SW Scholls Ferry Road 45°29′19″N 122°44′46″W / 45.48872°N 122.746°W / 45.48872; -122.746 (Thomas Michos House)	Portland
20	Old Scotch Church		01974-11-05 November 5, 1974	Scotch Church Road 45°34′22″N 122°59′40″W / 45.57281°N 122.9945°W / 45.57281; -122.9945 (Old Scotch Church)	Hillsboro
21	Ole and Polly Oleson Farmhouse		01991-02-22 February 22, 1991	5430 SW Ames Way 45°28′50.70″N 122°44′48.65″W / 45.48075°N 122.7468472°W / 45.48075; -122.7468472 (Ole and Polly Oleson Farmhouse)	Portland vicinity
22	Painter's Woods Historic District[11]		02009-05-28 May 28, 2009[11]	Centered on 15th Avenue and Birch Street, including portions of 12th, 13th, and 14th Avenues, and Cedar and Douglas Streets[11] 45°30′47.49″N 123°06′30.59″W / 45.5131917°N 123.1084972°W / 45.5131917; -123.1084972 (Painter's Woods Historic District)	Forest Grove[11]	Painter's Woods includes the earliest modern subdivision addition to Forest Grove, and represents Forest Grove's transition from a largely agrarian community to a small-urban center of commerce and education. Subsequent construction reflected the ebbs and flows of development in Forest Grove over time. Primarily residential in character, the district includes well-preserved examples of a broad range of architectural styles in currency between 1880 and 1948.[12]
23	John and Elsie Parsons House		02005-08-10 August 10, 2005	1825 Mountain View Lane 45°31′04″N 123°04′33″W / 45.51785°N 123.0758°W / 45.51785; -123.0758 (John and Elsie Parsons House)	Forest Grove
24	Harold Wass Ray House		01994-01-21 January 21, 1994	5611 NE Elam Young Parkway 45°31′50.84″N 122°55′20.27″W / 45.5307889°N 122.9222972°W / 45.5307889; -122.9222972 (Harold Wass Ray House)	Hillsboro
25	Richard and Helen Rice House		02006-11-29 November 29, 2006	26385 NW Groveland Drive 45°34′29″N 122°56′54″W / 45.57477°N 122.9482°W / 45.57477; -122.9482 (Richard and Helen Rice House)	Hillsboro
26	Rice–Gates House		01980-09-08 September 8, 1980	308 SE Walnut Street 45°31′03″N 122°59′10″W / 45.51755°N 122.986°W / 45.51755; -122.986 (Rice-Gates House)	Hillsboro
27	James D. Robb House		01988-07-14 July 14, 1988	2606 17th Avenue 45°30′57″N 123°06′03″W / 45.51576°N 123.1008°W / 45.51576; -123.1008 (James D. Robb House)	Forest Grove
28	Schanen–Zolling House		01985-12-10 December 10, 1985	6750 SW Oleson Road 45°28′17″N 122°44′58″W / 45.47131°N 122.7495°W / 45.47131; -122.7495 (Schanen-Zolling House)	Portland
29	Edward Schulmerich House		01991-02-28 February 28, 1991	614 E Main Street 45°31′21″N 122°58′49″W / 45.52257°N 122.9804°W / 45.52257; -122.9804 (Edward Schulmerich House)	Hillsboro
30	Shaver–Bilyeu House		01993-02-11 February 11, 1993	16445 SW 92nd Avenue 45°24′04″N 122°46′17″W / 45.401°N 122.7714°W / 45.401; -122.7714 (Shaver-Bilyeu House)	Tigard
31	Albert S. Sholes House		01982-09-02 September 2, 1982	1599 S Alpine Street 45°31′09″N 123°03′08″W / 45.51919°N 123.0523°W / 45.51919; -123.0523 (Albert S. Sholes House)	Cornelius
32	Charles Shorey House		01989-06-16 June 16, 1989	905 E Main Street 45°31′20″N 122°58′31″W / 45.52224°N 122.9754°W / 45.52224; -122.9754 (Charles Shorey House)	Hillsboro
33	Alvin T. Smith House		01974-11-08 November 8, 1974	S Elm Street 45°30′16″N 123°06′15″W / 45.50454°N 123.1041°W / 45.50454; -123.1041 (Alvin T. Smith House)	Forest Grove vicinity
34	John Sweek House		01974-11-08 November 8, 1974	18815 SW Boones Ferry Road 45°23′03″N 122°45′51″W / 45.38412°N 122.7643°W / 45.38412; -122.7643 (John Sweek House)	Tualatin
35	Dr. W.R. and Eunice Taylor House		02005-08-10 August 10, 2005	2212 A Street 45°31′21″N 123°06′50″W / 45.52258°N 123.1139°W / 45.52258; -123.1139 (Dr. W.R. and Eunice Taylor House)	Forest Grove
36	John W. Tigard House		01979-07-20 July 20, 1979	10310 SW Canterbury Lane 45°24′53″N 122°47′00″W / 45.4146°N 122.7833°W / 45.4146; -122.7833 (John W. Tigard House)	Tigard
37	Tualatin Academy		01974-02-12 February 12, 1974	2043 College Way 45°31′13″N 123°06′39″W / 45.5203°N 123.11074°W / 45.5203; -123.11074 (Tualatin Academy)	Forest Grove	Today named Old College Hall, this 1850 building was the earliest home of what grew into Pacific University. Tracing its earliest roots to an orphanage operated by Tabitha Brown and Harvey L. Clark, Tualatin Academy received its official charter in 1849 as the first act of the Oregon Territorial Legislature, and awarded Oregon's first bachelor's degree in 1863. Old College Hall remains the oldest educational building in the West.[13]
38	J.S. and Melinda Waggener Farmstead		02003-07-25 July 25, 2003	34680 SW Firdale Road 45°26′37″N 123°02′29″W / 45.44359°N 123.0415°W / 45.44359; -123.0415 (J.S. and Melinda Waggener Farmstead)	Cornelius
39	Walker Naylor Historic District		02011-03-03 March 3, 2011	Gayles Way, Covey Run Dr., A St., and 21st Ave. 45°31′23″N 123°6′56″W / 45.52306°N 123.11556°W / 45.52306; -123.11556 (Walker Naylor Historic District)	Forest Grove
40	J. F. Watkins House		01993-05-27 May 27, 1993	5419 SW Scholls Ferry Road 45°28′51″N 122°45′36″W / 45.48091°N 122.7601°W / 45.48091; -122.7601 (J.F. Watkins House)	Portland
41	West Union Baptist Church		01974-07-10 July 10, 1974	West Union Road 45°34′25″N 122°54′24″W / 45.57367°N 122.9066°W / 45.57367; -122.9066 (West Union Baptist Church)	West Union	Built in 1853, this is the oldest Baptist church building in Oregon, and one of the earliest surviving pioneer churches in the state. The West Union congregation, organized in 1844, was the first Baptist church west of the Rocky Mountains.[14]
42	Woods and Caples General Store		01985-12-02 December 2, 1985	2020 Main Street 45°31′12″N 123°06′44″W / 45.52002°N 123.1121°W / 45.52002; -123.1121 (Woods and Caples General Store)	Forest Grove
43	John Quincy Adams and Elizabeth Young House[15]		02008-12-31 December 31, 2008[15]	12050 NW Cornell Road[15] 45°31′35.80″N 122°48′03.12″W / 45.526611°N 122.8008667°W / 45.526611; -122.8008667 (John Quincy Adams and Elizabeth Young House)	Portland vicinity[15]	The Young family settled in this saltbox house in the 1860s when John acquired an interest in a nearby lumber mill. Over time, the house and mill became central to the early development of the local Cedar Mill community. When the Youngs moved to new, larger quarters in 1874, John opened Cedar Mill's first general store and post office on the house's first floor. When the store and post office closed in 1881, the house reverted to residential use, and is today the oldest remaining historic structure in Cedar Mill.[16]

Former listings

Site name	Image	Date listed/removed	Location	City or Town	Summary
Washington County Jail[17]		01986-07-31 July 31, 1986 (listed)[6] 02008-12-24 December 24, 2008 (removed)[17]	872 NE 28th Avenue (former)[6]	Hillsboro[6]	Part or all of the jail building was moved to the Washington County Museum.[18]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Oregon
• Listings in adjacent counties: Clackamas, Clatsop, Columbia, Multnomah, Tillamook, Yamhill
• 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" (PDF). 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. ^ ^{a b c d e} Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (2009-01-05). "Oregon National Register List" (PDF). 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 e f g} National Park Service. "National Register Information System". http://www.cr.nps.gov/NR/research/nris.htm. Retrieved 2009-04-14. ^{[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 either: (a) Google Earth KMZ files available at: National Park Service. "National Register Information System". http://www.cr.nps.gov/NR/research/nris.htm.  (b) A Google Earth search for the given street address. In limited instances, editors have adjusted coordinates for accuracy.
8. ^ Except as otherwise noted, all entries are drawn from: Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (2009-01-05). "Oregon National Register List" (PDF). http://www.oregonheritage.org/OPRD/HCD/NATREG/docs/oregon_nr_list.pdf. Retrieved 2009-02-14.  In limited instances where the source locates the site in the "vicinity" of a city or town, editors have removed the "vicinity" qualifier in the interest of clarity.
9. ^ Demuth, Kimberly; Rees, Judith (1985-03-14). National Register of Historic Places Inventory — Nomination Form: Beaverton Downtown Historic District. 
10. ^ ^{a b c d} Tualatin Hills Park and Recreation District. "Historic Properties". http://www.thprd.org/facilities/historic.cfm. Retrieved 2009-04-24. 
11. ^ ^{a b c d} National Park Service (2009-06-05). "Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 5/26/09 through 5/29/09". http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/listings/20090605.htm. Retrieved 2009-06-05. 
12. ^ Fitzgerald, Kimberli; Dennis, Michelle; Paulson, Sara (July 1, 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Painter's Woods Historic District" (PDF). http://www.oregonheritage.org/OPRD/HCD/NATREG/docs/national_register_recent/Washington_PaintersWoodsHD_nrnom.pdf. Retrieved 2009-12-20. 
13. ^ Pacific University. "A Short History of Pacific University". http://www.pacificu.edu/about/history/index.cfm. Retrieved 2009-04-24. 
14. ^ Hartwig, Paul (August 1973). National Register of Historic Places Inventory–Nomination Form: West Union Baptist Church. 
15. ^ ^{a b c d} National Park Service (2009-01-09). "Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/29/08 through 1/02/09". http://www.nps.gov/nr/listings/20090109.HTM. Retrieved 2009-04-14. 
16. ^ Carter, Liz; Fitzgerald, Kimberli (2008-07-01). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Young, John Quincy Adams and Elizabeth, House" (PDF). http://www.oregonheritage.org/OPRD/HCD/NATREG/docs/national_register_recent/Washington_Unincorporated_Young.pdf. Retrieved 2009-12-20. 
17. ^ ^{a b} National Park Service (2009-01-02). "Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/22/08 through 12/24/08". http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/listings/20090102.HTM. Retrieved 2009-05-13. 
18. ^ Campbell (2004-09-09). "West Zoner: The years have changed 'Doing Time'". The Oregonian: p. 2. 

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