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

Union County Oregon (Historic Districts) has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Oregon Trail: La Grande to Hilgard Segment and Oregon Trail: La Grande to Hilgard Segment, La Grande Commercial Historic District, Union Main Street Historic District.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Union County places including Charles Miller and Calvin Thornton. Prominent architectural styles found in Union Country are Italianate, Early Commercial and Second Empire.

La Grande Commercial Historic District (added 2001 - - #01000933)

Roughly bounded by UP RR tracts along Jefferson St., Greenwood and Cove Sts., Washington St., & Fourth St. , La Grande

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Thornton, Calvin, Miller, Charles

Architectural Style:

Other, Italianate

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce, Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Recreation And Culture, Social, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Clubhouse, Government Office, Hotel, Rail-Related, Theater, Warehouse

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government, Recreation And Culture, Social, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Business, City Hall, Clubhouse, Rail-Related, Specialty Store, Theater, Warehouse

Oregon Trail: La Grande to Hilgard Segment (added 2021 - - #100006679)

Hilgard Quadrangle, T3S R37E Secs. 10, 11, 12; T3S R38E Sec. 7 (South of I 84 between La Grande and Hilgard), La Grande

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Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Commerce, Transportation

Union Main Street Historic District (added 1997 - - #97000907)

Also known as See also:Eaton, Abel, House

Along Main St., between Birch and Fulton Sts. , Union

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Italianate, Second Empire, Early Commercial

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Social History, Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Financial Institution, Hotel, Multiple Dwelling, Restaurant, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Business, Financial Institution, Hotel, Multiple Dwelling, Restaurant, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store