Oregon - Baker County
Baker County Oregon has 14 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Unity Ranger Station, Baker Historic District and SUMPTER VALLEY GOLD DREDGE (dredge), Antlers Guard Station and Baker Municipal Natatorium.

Several famous people are associated with these Baker County historic places including Ed Rand and James Maxwell.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Baker County places including USDA Forest Svce. Architecture Group, Civilian Conservation Corps, Michael P. White, Joseph A. West, Ed Rand, Charles Benjamin Miller, Sumpter Townsite Co. Ltd. and R.M. Steel. Prominent architectural styles found in Baker Country are Italianate, Late Victorian and Bungalow/Craftsman.

Antlers Guard Station (added 1991 - - #91000166)
SE of Whitney, Wallowa--Whitman NF , Whitney
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Conservation, Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Government Office
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Government Office
More Information:
Baker Historic District (added 1978 - - #78002277)
Also known as Baker City Historic District
Irregular pattern along Main St. from Madison to Estes Sts. , Baker
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Commerce, Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Baker Municipal Natatorium (added 1977 - - #77001097)
2470 Grove St. , Baker
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
White,Michael P.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Auditorium, Sport Facility
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use, Work In Progress
More Information:
Churchill School (added 2008 - - #08000182)
3451 Broadway , Baker City
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Miller, Charles Benjamin
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Clark, Robert F. and Elizabeth, House (added 1989 - - #89001857)
Also known as Clark--Moulton House
1522 Washington Ave. , Baker
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Cornucopia Jailhouse (added 2014 - - #14000959)
Cornucopia, Cornucopia
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Maxwell, James O., Farmstead (added 1986 - - #86003086)
Rt. 2, Box 82 on N side Muddy Creek Rd. , Haines
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian
Historic Person:
Maxwell,James
Significant Year:
1917, 1880
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Oregon Commercial Company Building (added 1992 - - #92000666)
Also known as Howell's Cafe
40--50 E. Washington St. , Huntington
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Steel,R.M.
Architectural Style:
Other, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store, Multiple Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Restaurant
More Information:
Rand, Ed, House (added 1981 - - #81000709)
1700 4th St. , Baker
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Rand,Ed
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman
Historic Person:
Rand,Ed
Significant Year:
1909
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
SUMPTER VALLEY GOLD DREDGE (dredge) (added 1971 - - #71000676)
SW of Sumpter near Cracker Creek , Sumpter
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Extractive Facility, Water-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
St. Elizabeth Hospital (Old) (added 1989 - - #89000047)
Also known as St. Elizabeth Nursing Home;St. Elizabeth Towers
2365 Fourth St. , Baker
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., White,Michael P.
Architectural Style:
Other, Tudor Revival
Area of Significance:
Health/Medicine, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Health Care
Historic Sub-function:
Hospital
Current Function:
Work In Progress
More Information:
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 , Sumpter
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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
More Information:
Superintendent's House (added 2004 - - #04000879)
Also known as Wright, Oliver C. and L. Mae, House
271 Mill St. , Sumpter
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Sumpter Townsite Co. Ltd.
Architectural Style:
Stick/Eastlake, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Unity Ranger Station (added 1986 - - #86000823)
Wallowa-Whitman National Forest , Unity
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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:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Public Works, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Warehouse
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government
Current Sub-function:
Camp, Public Works, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Warehouse
More Information:
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