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

Wasco County Oregon (Vacant / Not In Use) has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Columbia Southern Hotel, Fivemile Rapids Site (35 WS 4) and Shaniko Historic District, Imperial Stock Ranch Headquarters Complex.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Native American dating back to 8999 BC.

The famous person Richard Rolland Hinton is associated with one of more of the Wasco County historic places. Prominent architectural styles found in Wasco Country are Colonial Revival and Italianate.

Columbia Southern Hotel (added 1979 - - #79002150)

Also known as Shaniko Hotel

4th and E Sts. , Shaniko

Werewombat, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Italianate

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Social, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Financial Institution, Hotel, Restaurant, Road-Related

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Vacant/Not In Use

Fivemile Rapids Site (35 WS 4) (added 1974 - - #74001719)

Also known as 35 WS 4

Address Restricted , The Dalles

Ipoellet, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Historic - Aboriginal, Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Native American

Period of Significance:

7000-8999 BC, 5000-6999 BC, 4500-4999 BC, 4000-4499 BC, 3000-4999 BC, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Fishing Facility Or Site

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Imperial Stock Ranch Headquarters Complex (added 1994 - - #94000808)

Also known as Hinton--Ward Ranch

Hinton Rd. 3 mi. E of jct. with Bakeoven Rd. , Shaniko

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Historic Significance:

Event, Person

Historic Person:

Hinton, Richard Rolland

Significant Year:

1945, 1932, 1900

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Exploration/Settlement

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Animal Facility, Processing, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use, Work In Progress

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Processing, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Shaniko Historic District (added 1982 - - #82003754)

US 97 and OR 218 , Shaniko

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Politics/Government, Transportation, Commerce, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Federal, Private, Local

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Rail-Related, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Business, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling