National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington County, Oregon

This list presents the full set of buildings, structures, objects, sites, or districts designated on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington 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 50 of those are found in Washington County.

This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted January 29, 2021.[4]
Location of Washington County in Oregon

Current listings
[5] Name on the Register Image Date listed[6] Location City or town Description
1 Aloha Farmhouse
Aloha Farmhouse
 September 30, 2014
(#14000812)		 1080 SW 197th Avenue
45°30′43″N 122°52′45″W		 Beaverton Pietro Belluschi (1899–1994), Oregon's highest-regarded architect of the 20th century, lived in this then-isolated house from 1944 to 1948 during one of the most productive periods of his career. His renovations to the house reflect his ideas in the Northwest Regional style that he helped develop.[7]
2 Beaverton Downtown Historic District
Beaverton Downtown Historic District
 January 7, 1986
(#86000037)		 Roughly bounded by SW Canyon Road and SW East, Washington, 2nd, and Watson Streets
45°29′15″N 122°48′20″W		 Beaverton Beaverton's downtown commercial core remains largely intact as a pedestrian-oriented business district constructed along the street pattern from the city's earliest plats. Significant buildings include a handful from the city's first decades (1868–1920) and a larger number from the period of profound transformation between the world wars (1920–1940).[8]
3 Silas Jacob N. Beeks House
Silas Jacob N. Beeks House
 June 14, 1984
(#84003100)		 3869 NW Martin Road
45°32′53″N 123°04′28″W		 Forest Grove vicinity
4 Stephen and Parthena M. Blank House
Stephen and Parthena M. Blank House
 July 14, 1988
(#88001035)		 2117 A Street
45°31′17″N 123°06′49″W		 Forest Grove Built c. 1858, this house is a prominent example of mid-19th century Greek Revival architecture in Forest Grove. It also exhibits a mix of frame construction techniques of the period. It was relocated a short distance in 1895, and may have been used as a stagecoach inn about that time.[9]
5 M. E. Blanton House
M. E. Blanton House
 March 2, 1989
(#89000123)		 3980 SW 170th Avenue
45°29′28″N 122°51′05″W		 Aloha This 1912 house, built during the early stages of the suburbanization of the area, is an unusually large and well-preserved example of the Craftsman architecture of the period. The design details, both exterior and interior, are exceptionally intact and richly express the Craftsman style.[10]
6 Clark Historic District
Clark Historic District
 June 1, 2002
(#02000617)		 Roughly bounded by 18th and 16th Avenues, A and Elm Streets
45°30′57″N 123°06′33″W		 Forest Grove
7 Benjamin Cornelius Jr. House
Benjamin Cornelius Jr. House
 July 14, 1988
(#88001034)		 2314 19th Avenue
45°31′05″N 123°06′21″W		 Forest Grove This architecturally-important house was built c. 1873 by carpenter Harley McDonald, one of the first settlers to offer architectural services in Oregon, and is one of only two houses designed by McDonald remaining in Forest Grove.[lower-alpha 1] Its Italianate form and Gothic details are highly distinctive in the local area.[11]
8 Harry A. Crosley House
Harry A. Crosley House
 September 9, 1993
(#93000919)		 2125 A Street
45°31′17″N 123°06′50″W		 Forest Grove
9 Doriot–Rider Log House
Doriot–Rider Log House
 June 25, 2008
(#08000554)		 14850 SW 132nd Terrace
45°24′46″N 122°48′44″W		 Tigard
10 Dundee Lodge
Dundee Lodge
 June 6, 1985
(#85001186)		 South Road
45°27′34″N 123°11′57″W		 Gaston vicinity
11 Augustus Fanno Farmhouse
Augustus Fanno Farmhouse
 April 5, 1984
(#84003103)		 8405 SW Creekside Place[12]
45°27′32″N 122°47′36″W		 Beaverton After emigrating across the Oregon Trail in 1846, Augustus Fanno settled this land claim — the twelfth claim filed at the Oregon City Land Office and the first in what is now Washington County. Fanno built the New England-style farmhouse with neoclassical details in 1859. The farm continued in productive operation until the 1940s, and the family occupied the house until the 1970s.[12]
12 Adam and Johanna Feldman House
Adam and Johanna Feldman House
 February 11, 1993
(#93000013)		 8808 SW Rambler Lane
45°28′03″N 122°46′03″W		 Portland
13 First Church of Christ Scientist
First Church of Christ Scientist
 January 21, 1994
(#93001505)		 1904 Pacific Avenue
45°31′11″N 123°06′49″W		 Forest Grove
14 Fogelbo House
Fogelbo House
 July 15, 2020
(#100005343)		 8740 SW Oleson Road
45°27′24″N 122°46′00″W		 Portland
15 Forest Grove Downtown Historic District October 26, 2020
(#100005727)		 Roughly bounded by one parcel north of 21st Ave., Ash, 19th, and A Sts.
45°31′11″N 123°06′44″W		 Forest Grove
16 Imbrie Farm
Imbrie Farm
 February 15, 1977
(#77001117)		 4045 NE Cornelius Pass Road
45°32′57″N 122°54′02″W		 Hillsboro This former farm with buildings dating to 1855 includes an Italian Villa style home, an eight-sided barn, a shed, and several other out-buildings.[13] In 1986, the McMenamins chain bought the farm and converted it into the Cornelius Pass Roadhouse brewpub, which added Imbrie Hall constructed from timbers from Henry Weinhard's Brewery.[14]
17 Belle Ainsworth Jenkins Estate
Belle Ainsworth Jenkins Estate
 November 28, 1978
(#78002327)		 8005 SW Grabhorn Road[12]
45°27′37″N 122°53′29″W		 Beaverton Ralph and Belle Jenkins began construction on this 68-acre (28 ha) estate in 1912 as an escape from the city. They included fine equestrian facilities, as well as gardens, a greenhouse, an ornamental pool, a tea house, a carriage house, and a water tower. After the Jenkinses died the property changed hands several times, and was finally acquired as a public park in 1976.[12]
18 Zula Linklater House
Zula Linklater House
 August 1, 1984
(#84003108)		 230 NE 2nd Avenue
45°31′28″N 122°59′16″W		 Hillsboro This Mediterranean style office building in downtown was oringally a residence. Completed in 1923, it was converted into office space in 1984. The structure is built of concrete, wood, and stucco.[15]
19 Isaac Macrum House
Isaac Macrum House
 August 28, 1998
(#98001120)		 2225 12th Avenue
45°30′39″N 123°06′29″W		 Forest Grove
20 Manning–Kamna Farm
Manning–Kamna Farm
 October 10, 2007
(#07001077)		 29375 Evergreen Road
45°33′02″N 122°58′45″W		 Hillsboro The oldest of ten buildings on this farm is the cross-wing western farmhouse that was completed in 1883. Other buildings include a two-story barn, a privy, a woodshed, and a chicken coop, amongst other structures. The farm was settled in the 1850s, with the newest building a garage completed in the 1920s.[16]
21 Andrew Jackson and Sarah Jane Masters House
Andrew Jackson and Sarah Jane Masters House
 September 17, 2015
(#15000615)		 20650 SW Kinnaman Road
45°29′20″N 122°53′23″W		 Aloha
22 Malcolm McDonald House
Malcolm McDonald House
 January 14, 2015
(#14001160)		 7250 Northeast Birch Street
45°31′39″N 122°54′17″W		 Hillsboro
23 C. W. Mertz Rental House #2
C. W. Mertz Rental House #2
 August 10, 2005
(#05000852)		 1933 16th Avenue
45°30′52″N 123°06′48″W		 Forest Grove
24 Thomas Michos House
Thomas Michos House
 October 17, 1991
(#91001552)		 4400 SW Scholls Ferry Road
45°29′19″N 122°44′46″W		 Portland
25 Oak Hills Historic District
Oak Hills Historic District
 July 10, 2013
(#13000482)		 Roughly bounded by NW. West Union & Cornell Rds., NW 143rd Ave., Bethany Blvd.
45°32′20″N 122°49′57″W		 Beaverton vicinity
26 Old Scotch Church
Old Scotch Church
 November 5, 1974
(#74001723)		 Scotch Church Road
45°34′22″N 122°59′40″W		 Hillsboro The Carpenter Gothic-style building was completed in 1878, and expanded in 1905. More expansion occurred in 1940, 1955, 1960, and 1984, including the first indoor restrooms in 1955. The cemetery on the grounds holds the graves of church members as well as local pioneer settlers of the Tualatin Plains, including Joseph Meek.[17]
27 Ole and Polly Oleson Farmhouse
Ole and Polly Oleson Farmhouse
 February 22, 1991
(#91000140)		 5430 SW Ames Way
45°28′51″N 122°44′49″W		 Portland vicinity
28 Painter's Woods Historic District
Painter's Woods Historic District
 May 28, 2009
(#09000360)		 Centered on 15th Avenue and Birch Street, including portions of 12th, 13th, and 14th Avenues, and Cedar and Douglas Streets
45°30′45″N 123°06′30″W		 Forest Grove This residential area was the earliest modern subdivision addition to Forest Grove, and represents the town's transition from an agrarian community to a small-urban center. The district includes well-preserved examples of a broad range of architectural styles in currency between 1880 and 1948.[18]
29 John and Elsie Parsons House
John and Elsie Parsons House
 August 10, 2005
(#05000853)		 1825 Mountain View Lane
45°31′04″N 123°04′33″W		 Forest Grove
30 Harold Wass Ray House
Harold Wass Ray House
 January 21, 1994
(#93001504)		 5611 NE Elam Young Parkway
45°31′51″N 122°55′20″W		 Hillsboro Designed by Charles W. Ertz, the two-story home was completed in 1935. The Prairie School and Crafstman in style house sits on what was Hawthorn Farm, that later became one of Intel Corporation's campuses. The namesake had made his money from his cannery that became part of Birdseye Frozen Foods.[19]
31 Richard and Helen Rice House
Richard and Helen Rice House
 November 29, 2006
(#06001096)		 26385 NW Groveland Drive
45°34′29″N 122°56′54″W		 Hillsboro The 1952 home is the main part of the Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals. It was the first ranch style home listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Oregon. The William F. Wayman-designed house was built of Arizona flagstone on the exterior and wood native to Oregon, including curly maple and myrtlewood. The 7,500 square feet (700 m2) home includes an elevator to the basement.[20]
32 Rice–Gates House
Rice–Gates House
 September 8, 1980
(#80003391)		 308 SE Walnut Street
45°31′03″N 122°59′10″W		 Hillsboro This Second Empire style residence has a mansard roof with diamond shaped shingles. The roof features a boxed cornice, Gable fronted dormers, and eaves with paired brackets. This 1890 structure has windows topped with an arch, plus include a pediment above each window. A former owner, Harry V. Gates, was a state legislator.[21]
33 James D. Robb House
James D. Robb House
 July 14, 1988
(#88001033)		 2606 17th Avenue
45°30′57″N 123°06′03″W		 Forest Grove
34 Schanen–Zolling House
Schanen–Zolling House
 December 10, 1985
(#85003340)		 6750 SW Oleson Road
45°28′15″N 122°44′57″W		 Portland
35 Edward Schulmerich House
Edward Schulmerich House
 February 28, 1991
(#91000050)		 614 E Main Street
45°31′21″N 122°58′49″W		 Hillsboro Completed in 1915, this two-story home in downtown Hillsboro was built for state senator Edward Schulmerich. He was a local merchant who was inspired by Craftsman architecture after a trip to Pasadena, California. The Airplane Bungalow-style house includes a wraparound porch.
36 Shaver–Bilyeu House
Shaver–Bilyeu House
 February 11, 1993
(#93000014)		 16445 SW 92nd Avenue
45°24′04″N 122°46′17″W		 Tigard
37 Albert S. Sholes House
Albert S. Sholes House
 September 2, 1982
(#82003755)		 1599 S Alpine Street
45°31′09″N 123°03′08″W		 Cornelius
38 Charles Shorey House
Charles Shorey House
 June 16, 1989
(#89000518)		 905 E Main Street
45°31′20″N 122°58′31″W		 Hillsboro Completed about 1908, the house is situated on land that was once part of a dairy farm. This Queen Anne style structure is a cross-shaped structure featuring the mixture of both a gambrel roof and a gable roof. The two-story home also has features of the Colonial Revival style.[22]
39 Shute–Meierjurgen Farmstead
Shute–Meierjurgen Farmstead
 July 6, 2018
(#100002647)		 4825 NE Starr Boulevard
45°33′19″N 122°56′14″W		 Hillsboro vicinity
40 Alvin T. Smith House
Alvin T. Smith House
 November 8, 1974
(#74001721)		 S Elm Street
45°30′16″N 123°06′15″W		 Forest Grove vicinity
41 John Sweek House
John Sweek House
 November 8, 1974
(#74001724)		 18815 SW Boones Ferry Road
45°23′03″N 122°45′54″W		 Tualatin
42 Dr. W. R. and Eunice Taylor House
Dr. W. R. and Eunice Taylor House
 August 10, 2005
(#05000851)		 2212 A Street
45°31′21″N 123°06′50″W		 Forest Grove
43 John W. Tigard House
John W. Tigard House
 July 20, 1979
(#79003739)		 10310 SW Canterbury Lane
45°24′53″N 122°47′00″W		 Tigard
44 Tualatin Academy
Tualatin Academy
 February 12, 1974
(#74001722)		 2043 College Way
45°31′13″N 123°06′39″W		 Forest Grove This c. 1850 Colonial Revival building was the earliest home of what grew into Pacific University. Tracing its earliest roots to an orphanage operated by Tabitha Moffatt Brown and Harvey L. Clark, Tualatin Academy received its official charter in 1849 as the first act of the Oregon Territorial Legislature. Renamed as Old College Hall in 1949,[23] it is the oldest educational building in the West.[24][25][26]
45 J. S. and Melinda Waggener Farmstead
J. S. and Melinda Waggener Farmstead
 July 25, 2003
(#03000693)		 34680 SW Firdale Road
45°26′37″N 123°02′29″W		 Cornelius
46 Walker Naylor Historic District
Walker Naylor Historic District
 March 3, 2011
(#11000155)		 Gayles Way, Covey Run Dr., A St., and 21st Ave.
45°31′23″N 123°06′56″W		 Forest Grove
47 J. F. Watkins House
J. F. Watkins House
 May 27, 1993
(#93000448)		 5419 SW Scholls Ferry Road
45°28′51″N 122°45′36″W		 Portland
48 West Union Baptist Church
West Union Baptist Church
 July 10, 1974
(#74001725)		 West Union Road
45°34′25″N 122°54′24″W		 West Union Built in 1853, this is the oldest Baptist church building in Oregon, and one of the earliest surviving pioneer churches in the state. The West Union congregation, organized in 1844, was the first Baptist church west of the Rocky Mountains.[27]
49 Woods and Caples General Store
Woods and Caples General Store
 December 2, 1985
(#85003028)		 2020 Main Street
45°31′12″N 123°06′44″W		 Forest Grove
50 John Quincy Adams and Elizabeth Young House
John Quincy Adams and Elizabeth Young House
 December 31, 2008
(#08001264)		 12050 NW Cornell Road
45°31′36″N 122°48′03″W		 Portland vicinity The Young family settled in this saltbox house in the 1860s when they acquired an interest in a nearby lumber mill, which became central to the local Cedar Mill community. In 1874, John Young opened Cedar Mill's first general store and post office in the house, which lasted until 1881. The house is the oldest remaining structure in Cedar Mill.[28]

Former listings
[5] Name on the Register Image Date listedDate removed Location City or town Summary
1 Washington County Jail
Washington County Jail
 July 31, 1986
(#86002090)		December 24, 2008 872 NE 28th Avenue (former)
45°31′36″N 122°48′03″W		 Hillsboro Part or all of the jail building was moved to the Washington County Museum.[29]

Notes
  1. The other remaining home by McDonald in Forest Grove is the similar James D. Robb House.

See also

References
  1. Andrus, Patrick W.; Shrimpton, Rebecca H.; et al. (2002), How to Apply the National Register Criteria for Evaluation, National Register Bulletin, 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 January 29, 2021.
  5. Numbers represent an alphabetical 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. Painter, Diana J.; Gunkel, Connie (May 16, 2014), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Aloha Farmhouse (PDF), retrieved December 14, 2017.
  8. Demuth, Kimberly; Rees, Judith (March 14, 1985), National Register of Historic Places Inventory — Nomination Form: Beaverton Downtown Historic District (PDF), retrieved August 22, 2013
  9. Haynes, Gladys; Gibbard, Mrs. Julian (August 1987), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Blank, Stephen and Parthena M., House (PDF), retrieved December 17, 2017.
  10. Morrison, Jane (October 1988), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Blanton, M. E., House (PDF), retrieved December 21, 2017.
  11. Waldorf, Mrs. Eric; Pearson, Kathleen (August 1987), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Cornelius, Benjamin, Jr., House (PDF), retrieved March 5, 2018.
  12. Tualatin Hills Park and Recreation District. "Historic Properties". Archived from the original on 2009-03-24. Retrieved 2009-04-24.
  13. "Oregon Historic Site Record". Oregon Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  14. "Cornelius Pass Roadhouse - McMenamins". www.mcmenamins.com. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  15. "Site Information: Zula Linklater House". Oregon Historic Sites Database. Oregon Parks & Recreation. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  16. "Site Information: Manning-Kamna Farm". Oregon Historic Sites Database. Oregon Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  17. "Old Scotch Church: History". www.oldscotchchurch.org. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  18. Fitzgerald, Kimberli; Dennis, Michelle; Paulson, Sara (July 1, 2008), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Painter's Woods Historic District (PDF), retrieved November 14, 2015.
  19. Fitzgerald, Kimberli; Deborah Raber (2009). Hillsboro. Arcadia Publishing. p. 100. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  20. Trappen, Michelle. “Close-in sun and fun: A stone's throw away”, The Oregonian, July 3, 2008, Metro West Neighbors, p. 10
  21. "Site Information: Rice-Gates House". Oregon Historic Sites Database. Oregon Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  22. "Site Information: Charles Shorey House". Oregon Historic Sites Database. Oregon Department of Parks & Recreation. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  23. Colby, Richard N. “Tour of time: An open house will make it easy to take in the county’s hidden treasures, historic and otherwise, in one swoop”, The Oregonian, April 23, 1998, West Zoner, p. 1.
  24. Pacific University. "History of Pacific University". Archived from the original on December 21, 2017. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
  25. Hartwig, Paul B. (November 1973), National Register of Historic Places Inventory — Nomination Form: Old College Hall (PDF), retrieved December 20, 2017.
  26. O'Brien, Elizabeth J. (2003), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Old College Hall/Tualatin Academy (PDF), begins at PDF p. 7, retrieved December 20, 2017.
  27. Hartwig, Paul (August 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory–Nomination Form: West Union Baptist Church". Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  28. Carter, Liz; Fitzgerald, Kimberli (July 1, 2008), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Young, John Quincy Adams and Elizabeth, House (PDF), retrieved December 20, 2009.
  29. Campbell (September 9, 2004). "West Zoner: The years have changed 'Doing Time'". The Oregonian. p. 2.
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