National Register of Historic Places listings in Union County, Oregon

Location of Union 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 Union 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 19 of those are found in Union 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	Administration Building		February 27, 1980 (#80003384)	Eastern Oregon University campus 45°19′17″N 118°05′25″W / 45.321508°N 118.090349°W	La Grande
2	John Anthony House		September 22, 1988 (#88001530)	1606 6th Street 45°19′33″N 118°05′41″W / 45.325951°N 118.094744°W	La Grande
3	Anthony–Buckley House		February 28, 1985 (#85000372)	1602 6th Street 45°19′33″N 118°05′40″W / 45.32571°N 118.0944°W	La Grande
4	Ascension Episcopal Church and Rectory		December 3, 1974 (#74001718)	Church Street 45°17′52″N 117°48′47″W / 45.297900°N 117.813100°W	Cove
5	Dry Creek School		August 31, 2000 (#00001019)	69281 Summerville Road 45°31′17″N 118°01′34″W / 45.521294°N 118.025989°W	Summerville vicinity
6	Abel E. Eaton House		November 2, 1977 (#77001115)	464 N. Main Street 45°12′42″N 117°51′57″W / 45.211719°N 117.865840°W	Union	This fine French Second Empire house represents a style unusual in Eastern Oregon. It was built ca. 1900[lower-alpha 1] for Abel Eaton, a prosperous businessman, civic leader, and mayor. It stands in the north Union neighborhood that was the town's upscale residential area during its period of rapid growth in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.[7][8]
7	Elgin City Hall and Opera House		October 10, 1980 (#80003383)	100 N. 8th Street 45°33′56″N 117°55′02″W / 45.5655°N 117.9173°W	Elgin
8	Foley Building		December 2, 1985 (#85003080)	206 Chestnut Street 45°19′47″N 118°05′44″W / 45.32965°N 118.095462°W	La Grande
9	Hot Lake Resort		March 15, 1979 (#79002148)	66172 Highway 203 45°14′35″N 117°57′28″W / 45.24313°N 117.9577°W	La Grande vicinity
10	A. B. Hudelson and Son Building		October 28, 1999 (#99001286)	200 E Street 45°01′39″N 117°55′08″W / 45.02741°N 117.9188°W	North Powder
11	La Grande Commercial Historic District		September 3, 2001 (#01000933)	Roughly bounded by Union Pacific Railroad tracks along Jefferson Street, Greenwood and Cove Streets, Washington Street, and 4th Street 45°19′41″N 118°05′36″W / 45.327943°N 118.093397°W	La Grande
12	La Grande Neighborhood Club		July 15, 1988 (#88001042)	1108 N Avenue 45°19′26″N 118°05′43″W / 45.32381°N 118.0954°W	La Grande
13	Liberty Theater		August 5, 1999 (#99000948)	1008–1010 Adams Avenue 45°19′45″N 118°05′45″W / 45.329123°N 118.095766°W	La Grande
14	Roesch Building		June 3, 1996 (#96000623)	101–111 Fir Street 45°19′36″N 118°05′34″W / 45.326737°N 118.092873°W	La Grande
15	Slater Building		August 11, 1983 (#83002179)	214–224 Fir Street 45°19′41″N 118°05′31″W / 45.327952°N 118.091957°W	La Grande
16	August J. Stange House		September 27, 1996 (#96001048)	1612 Walnut Street 45°19′33″N 118°06′15″W / 45.32583°N 118.1041°W	La Grande
17	W. J. Townley House		November 6, 1980 (#80003386)	782 N. 5th Street 45°12′50″N 117°52′14″W / 45.21396°N 117.8706°W	Union
18	U.S. Post Office and Federal Building		January 25, 1979 (#79002149)	1000 Adams Avenue 45°19′46″N 118°05′46″W / 45.329348°N 118.096077°W	La Grande
19	Union Main Street Historic District		August 20, 1997 (#97000907)	Along Main Street, between Birch and Fulton Streets 45°12′33″N 117°51′56″W / 45.209228°N 117.865463°W	Union	The buildings of Union's downtown core and oldest residential neighborhoods recall the town's long and vitalizing, but ultimately unsuccessful, rivalry in the late 19th century with nearby La Grande to lead Union County in transportation, commerce, population, and government. Significant structures include many from Union's period of rapid growth from its early years through World War I (1870–1919), and a smaller number from the decades just after the town reached its zenith (1920–1940).[8]

Former listings

[5]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Date removed	Location	City or town	Summary
1	Union County Alliance Flouring Mill	Upload image	August 25, 1980 (#80003385)	November 25, 1986	Willow St. and E. M Ave.	La Grande

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Oregon
• Listings in neighboring counties: Baker, Grant, Umatilla, Wallowa
• Historic preservation
• History of Oregon
• Lists of Oregon-related topics

Notes

1. Sources differ regarding the Eaton House's date of construction. Dates given include ca. 1898,^[7] 1904,^[8] and 1907.^[9]

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. Sutton, Robert K. (February 9, 1977), National Register of Historic Places Inventory — Nomination Form: Eaton, Abel E., House (PDF), retrieved September 2, 2015.
8. Almquist, Kathleen Edvalson; Morrison, Cathi; Brookshire, K. Walter; Carter, Elizabeth J.; et al. (July 1, 1997), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Union Main Street Historic District (PDF), retrieved September 2, 2015 Cite uses deprecated parameter |coauthors= (help).
9. Beckham, Stephen Dow (August 10, 1976), State of Oregon Inventory, Historic Sites and Buildings: Eaton (Abel E.) House (PDF), retrieved September 2, 2015.

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 Union County, Oregon at Wikimedia Commons