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Oregon's Most Endangered Places is a list established in 2011, compiled by the American historic preservation non-profit Restore Oregon (formerly the Historic Preservation League of Oregon), that raises awareness of Oregon's "historic treasures in need of the advocacy and support to save them from demise".[1]

Beginning in 2015, new sites were listed while some previously listed sites remained on the list. After 2020, Restore Oregon did not compile a yearly list. Many of the sites are also listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

Listings

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The League's first list of endangered places was released in 2011 and included ten sites.[2]

Year Site Location NRHP Image Ref. Fate Notes
2011 Baker City Middle School Baker City [3] Gutted by fire in May 2024. Demolished in July 2024.[4][5]
2011 Civic Stadium Eugene Yes (delisted) [6] Destroyed by fire in 2015.
2011 Dr. Pierce's Barn Cottage Grove Yes [7] Demolished in 2012. Part of the NRHP-listed Cochran-Rice Farm Complex.
2011 Egyptian Theatre Coos Bay Yes [8] Restored; Won DeMuro Award in 2016.[9]
2011 Francis Ermatinger House Oregon City Yes [10] Restored.[11]
2011 Josiah Burnett House aka The Lucy House Eagle Creek [12] Restored.[13] Now part of the Philip Foster Farm complex (not part of the original NRHP nomination)
2011 Kirk Whited Farmstead Redmond Being considered [14] Listed due to annexation into the city. House made of lava field stones.
2011 Petersen Rock Garden Redmond Yes [15] Under restoration.[16] Listed on the NRHP in 2013.
2011 Tillamook Bay Lifesaving Station Barview Determined eligible in 2015 [17]
2011 Watson-Price Barn Philomath Yes [18] 1848 barn documented in the HABS. Part of the Watson-Price Farmstead.
2012 Ice House Eagle Point Yes [19] Threatened with demolition in 2023.[20] Now part of the Butte Creek Mill complex (listed in 2018)
2012 Jantzen Beach Carousel Portland Delisted in 2008 [21][22][23][24] In storage since 2012. Relocated in 2023 to the National Neon Sign Museum in The Dalles. Being restored for a planned 2028 unveiling. Relisted for 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020
2012 Rivoli Theater Pendleton Yes [25] Under restoration. Relisted for 2016. Part of the South Main Street Commercial Historic District.
2012 Rosemont Farm Smokehouse Yamhill [26] Restoration began in 2013.[27]
2012 Skidmore/Old Town Historic District Portland Yes [28] Various restoration projects, including historically compatible infill (230 Ash–DeMuro Award 2020: PAE Building–DeMuro Award 2022). Also a National Historic Landmark District.
2012 St. Francis Hotel Albany Yes [29] Under restoration. Part of the Albany Downtown Commercial Historic District.
2012 Uppertown Net Shed Astoria [30][22] Relisted for 2016 and 2017. Aka Uppertown Net Loft, "Big Red".
2012 View Point Inn Corbett Yes [31] Under restoration.[32]
2012 Willamette Falls Locks West Linn Yes [33] Under restoration.[34]
2013 Antelope School Antelope Yes; Listed in 2016 [35] Under restoration.[36]
2013 Astoria Marine Construction Astoria Yes; Listed in 2014 [37] Clean up of chemical contamination was completed in 2022. Also a federal EPA Superfund site.
2013 Dirigible Hangar B Tillamook Yes Dirigible Hangar B (Tillamook Air Museum) [38] Structural assessment done. Funds being sought.
2013 Dome Building Salem Yes [39] Restored. Part of the Oregon State Hospital Historic District.
2013 Knotts-Owens Barn Corvallis [40] Assessment completed. Grants received. Part of the City of Corvallis' Owens Farm Natural Area.
2013 Multnomah County Courthouse Portland Yes Multnomah County Courthouse [41] Awaiting restoration.
2013 Oregon Trail Pioneer Farmsteads Various Willamette Valley structures built between 1841 and 1865. May be individually listed. [42] Various. May be part of the Settlement-era Dwellings, Barns and Farm Groups of the Willamette Valley, Oregon, 1841-circa 1865 MPD (Multiple Property Document). 255 surviving homes, barns, and outbuildings from this era remained in 2013.
2013 Pioneer Mothers Memorial Cabin Champoeg Pioneer Mothers Memorial Cabin Museum [43] Moved from Champoeg and restored. Now located at the Newell Pioneer Village museum.
2013 Saling House Weston Yes Isham Saling House [44] Stabilized. Pending restoration.[45]
2013 The Dalles Chinatown Site The Dalles Yes [46] Potential archaeological sites threatened. Part of The Dalles Commercial Historic District.
2015 First Congregational Church Bell Tower Portland Yes [47] Restored.[48]
2015 Eastern Oregon University Grand Staircase La Grande Yes Eastern Oregon University Grand Staircase [47][22][49] Restored Relisted for 2016 and 2017. Part of Inlow Hall.
2015 Gray Building Portland [47][22][49] Demolished c. 2017. Relisted for 2016 and 2017. c. 1900 Black historic site. Housed various soul food restaurants including the Burger Barn.
2015 Mildred Kanipe House Oakland Mildred Kanipe House [47][22] Relisted for 2016 and 2017. Part of Mildred Kanipe Memorial County Park.
2015 Shipley-Cook Barn Lake Oswego Yes [47] Restored.[50] Part of the Shipley-Cook Farmstead.
2015 Smith Straw Barn Cave Junction [47] Aka Martin Powers Barn. 1896 barn donated to ODOT for a wayside in 1991 and never maintained.
2015 Wong Laundry Portland Yes [47][22][49] Relisted for 2016, 2017 and 2018. Part of the Portland New Chinatown/Japantown Historic District
2016 Floed–Lane House Roseburg Yes [22]
2016 A. T. Smith House Forest Grove Yes [22][49] Under restoration. Relisted for 2017. Documented in the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS).
2016 Peter John Lindberg House Port Orford Yes [22] Destroyed by fire in 2021.
2016 Fort Rock Museum Homestead Fort Rock [22] 1911 Belletable House restored.
2016 Sumpter Valley Railroad Depot Prairie City Yes [22][49][23] As of 2017 assessed and funds being sought. Relisted for 2017 and 2018. Aka the Dewitt Museum.
2016 Oregon Caves Chateau & Historic District Cave Junction Yes [22][49] Chateau is under restoration. Relisted for 2017.
2016 Upper Sandy Guard Station Mount Hood National Forest Yes [22][49][23][24] Relisted for 2017, 2018 and 2019
2016 Concord School Oak Grove [22][49][23] Planning and funding underway. Relisted for 2017 and 2018. Acquired by the North Clackamas Parks & Recreation District in 2018.
2017 Elks Lodge in Medford Medford Yes [49][23][24] Relisted for 2018 and 2019
2017 M & N Building Astoria [49] Restored; Won DeMuro Award in 2019 Aka the Mary & Nellie (Flavel) Building.
2017 Vale Hotel Vale Yes Vale Hotel and Grand Opera House [49][23][24] Relisted for 2018 and 2019
2018 Astoria Ferry (Tourist No. 2) Astoria Yes [51][24] Partially sank and was demolished in 2022. Relisted for 2019
2018 Butte Creek Mill Eagle Point Yes [23][24] Relisted for 2019
2018 Heryford Building Lakeview Yes [23][24] Relisted for 2019
2018 Oregon Agricultural Experiment Station (OSU) Red Barn Union [23][24] Relisted for 2019
2018 Santiam Pass Ski Lodge Santiam Pass Yes [23][24] Relisted for 2019 and 2020
2019 Waldron Brothers Drugstore The Dalles [24] Relisted for 2020
2019 Cumberland Church Albany Yes [24] Under restoration. Relisted for 2020
2019 Robert and Charles Wilson Homes Warm Springs [24] Relisted for 2020
2020 Billy Webb Elks Lodge Portland Yes
2020 Mayo House Portland
2020 Oregon's Rural Historic Theaters Various
2022 Gates School Gates Former Gates Elementary School [52] Survived the Beachie Creek Fire; restoration efforts underway

See also

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References

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  2. ^ "Oregon's Most Endangered Places – Past Lists". Historic Preservation League of Oregon (HPLO). Archived from the original on June 18, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  3. ^ "Baker City Middle School". HPLO. Archived from the original on March 20, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  4. ^ Hathaway, Joe (May 24, 2024). "Baker City locals Lament the Loss of Historic Central School Building". Elkhorn Media Group. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  5. ^ Hathaway, Joe (July 1, 2024). "Historic Central School Building in Baker City Set to be Demolished". Elkhorn Media Group. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  6. ^ "Civic Stadium". HPLO. Archived from the original on November 10, 2011. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  7. ^ "Dr. Pierce's Barn". HPLO. Archived from the original on May 2, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  8. ^ "Egyptian Theater". HPLO. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  9. ^ "Most Endangered Places: Alumni Update – The Egyptian Theatre". Restore Oregon. September 24, 2020. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  10. ^ "Ermatinger House". HPLO. Archived from the original on May 30, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  11. ^ "Saving the Ermatinger House". Restore Oregon. November 25, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  12. ^ "Josiah Burnett House". HPLO. Archived from the original on May 8, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  13. ^ "Lucy House Restoration". Phillip Foster Farm. 22 February 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  14. ^ "Kirk Whited Farmstead". HPLO. Archived from the original on May 2, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  15. ^ "Petersen's Rock Garden". HPLO. Archived from the original on March 20, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  16. ^ "New Petersen Rock Garden Owners Giving the Old Place a Big Facelift". Central Oregon Daily News. April 11, 2023. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  17. ^ "Tillamook Life Saving Station". HPLO. Archived from the original on March 20, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  18. ^ "Watson-Price Barn". HPLO. Archived from the original on June 18, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  19. ^ "Ice House". HPLO. Archived from the original on February 18, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  20. ^ Sharma, Diksha (March 24, 2023). "The Butte Creek Mill Foundation is About to Demolish Their Old Ice House". KOBI. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  21. ^ "Jantzen Beach Carousel". HPLO. Archived from the original on December 16, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
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  23. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Hale, Jamie (November 11, 2017). "Oregon's 12 Most Endangered Places for 2018". The Oregonian. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  24. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "2019 Most Endangered Places". Restore Oregon. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  25. ^ "Rivoli Theater". HPLO. Archived from the original on February 18, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  26. ^ "Rosemont Farm Smokehouse". HPLO. Archived from the original on February 18, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  27. ^ "Progress on the Smokehouse Restoration". Arciform. June 17, 2013. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  28. ^ "Skidmore/Old Town District". HPLO. Archived from the original on June 25, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  29. ^ "St. Francis Hotel". HPLO. Archived from the original on February 18, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  30. ^ "Uppertown Net Loft". HPLO. Archived from the original on February 15, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  31. ^ "View Point Inn". HPLO. Archived from the original on September 8, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  32. ^ "Our New Location". The Healing Order. 5 June 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
  33. ^ "Willamette Falls Locks". HPLO. Archived from the original on February 15, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  34. ^ Bartholomew, Holly (October 2, 2023). "Repairs to Begin at Willamette Falls Locks This Month". West Linn Tidings. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
  35. ^ "Antelope School, Antelope (1924)". HPLO. Archived from the original on September 5, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  36. ^ Pittman, Travis (August 28, 2024). "Before and After: 99-year-old Antelope School Gets New (Old) Paint Job". Central Oregon Daily News. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
  37. ^ "Astoria Marine Construction Company, Astoria (1922)". HPLO. Archived from the original on September 5, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  38. ^ "Dirigible Hangar B, Tillamook (1943)". HPLO. Archived from the original on September 5, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  39. ^ "Dome Building, Salem (1912)". HPLO. Archived from the original on September 5, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  40. ^ "Knotts-Owens Barn, Corvallis (1870)". HPLO. Archived from the original on September 5, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  41. ^ "Multnomah County Courthouse, Portland (1914)". HPLO. Archived from the original on September 5, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  42. ^ "Pioneer Farmsteads of the Willamette Valley (1840-1865)". HPLO. Archived from the original on September 5, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  43. ^ "Pioneer Mothers Memorial Cabin, Champoeg (1931)". HPLO. Archived from the original on September 5, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  44. ^ "Saling House, 1880, Weston". HPLO. Archived from the original on September 5, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  45. ^ "Home". Isham Saling House. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
  46. ^ "The Dalles Chinatown Site (1865-1930)". HPLO. Archived from the original on September 5, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  47. ^ a b c d e f g "Oregon's Most Endangered Places: History, Hard Times, Neglect". The Oregonian. November 6, 2014. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  48. ^ Katcha, Josette (October 22, 2015). "Case Study: First Congregational Church". Uniquely Versatile. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
  49. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Oregon's 14 Most 'Endangered' Places for 2017". The Oregonian. November 12, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  50. ^ Gould, Jeremy (June 8, 2016). "Restoring a Historic Oregon Barn". Arciform. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
  51. ^ Hale, Jamie (November 11, 2017). "Oregon's 12 Most Endangered Places for 2018". The Oregonian. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  52. ^ "Saving Gates School". Restore Oregon. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
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