National Register of Historic Places - Oregon (OR), Grant County

Grant County Oregon has 11 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 4 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include John Day Compound, Supervisor's Warehouse, Supervisor's House No. 1001, Cant, James, Ranch Historic District, Fremont Powerhouse and Kam Wah Chung Company Building.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Grant County places including USDA Forest Svce. Architecture Group, Civilian Conservation Corps, Cress & Bisbee, E. W. Cummings, Joseph A. West and Samuel Bayliss Hope. Prominent architectural styles found in Grant Country are Stick/Eastlake, Gothic and Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods).

Advent Christian Church (added 1992 - - #92000665)

Also known as Seventh Day Adventist Church

261 W. Main St. , John Day

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Hope,Samuel Bayliss

Architectural Style:

Gothic

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

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Cant, James, Ranch Historic District (added 1984 - - #84003000)

Also known as Sheep Rock Unit of John Day Fossil Beds National Monument

OR 19 , Dayville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Cress & Bisbee

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum, Park

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Dayville Hotel (added 1984 - - #83004521)

US 26 , Dayville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Department Store, Hotel, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use, Work In Progress

Fremont Powerhouse (added 1983 - - #83002151)

Umatilla National Forest , Granite

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Cummings,E. W.

Architectural Style:

Romanesque, Other

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Industry, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Energy Facility, Water Works

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

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John Day Compound, Supervisor's Warehouse (added 1986 - - #86000836)

Malheur National Forest , John Day

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Civilian Conservation Corps, USDA Forest Svce. Architecture Group

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Conservation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling, Warehouse

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling, Warehouse

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Kam Wah Chung Company Building (added 1973 - - #73001575)

Canton St., John Day City Park , John Day

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Asian, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Health Care, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Civic, Medical Business/Office

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

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St. Thomas' Episcopal Church (added 1974 - - #74001685)

135 Washington St. , Canyon City

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other, Stick/Eastlake

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Religion

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

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Sumpter Valley Railway Historic District (added 1987 - - #87001065)

Roughly between Baker and Prairie City starting near the McEwen station site and W to the Dixie Pass area , Bates

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Transportation, Industry

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

State, Federal, Private

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Unoccupied Land

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Sumpter Valley Railway Passenger Station (added 1981 - - #81000483)

Also known as Sumpter Valley Railway Depot

Main and Bridge Sts. , Prairie City

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Stick/Eastlake

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Transportation, Commerce, Industry, Communications

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

More Information:

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Sumpter Valley Railway, Middle Fork-John Day River (added 1987 - - #87001066)

Also known as Oregon Lumber Company Railroad

Sumpter Valley Railway's Middle Fork Spur between Bates and Susanville , Bates

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Transportation, Industry

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Federal, Private

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Unoccupied Land

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Supervisor's House No. 1001 (added 1986 - - #86000833)

Malheur National Forest , John Day

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Civilian Conservation Corps, USDA Forest Svce. Architecture Group

Architectural Style:

Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Conservation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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