Oregon - Grant County - Historic Districts
Grant County Oregon (Historic Districts) has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Cant, James, Ranch Historic District and Fremont Powerhouse, Sumpter Valley Railway Historic District, Sumpter Valley Railway, Middle Fork-John Day River.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Grant County places including Cress & Bisbee, E. W. Cummings and Joseph A. West. Prominent architectural styles found in Grant Country are Romanesque.

Cant, James, Ranch Historic District (added 1984 - - #84003000)
Also known as Sheep Rock Unit of John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
OR 19 , Dayville
H-stt, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Cress & Bisbee
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum, Park
Fremont Powerhouse (added 1983 - - #83002151)
Umatilla National Forest , Granite
Ipoellet, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Cummings,E. W.
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Energy Facility, Water Works
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
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 , Bates
Panoramio upload bot, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
Sumpter Valley Railway, Middle Fork-John Day River (added 1987 - - #87001066)
Also known as Oregon Lumber Company Railroad
Sumpter Valley Railway's Middle Fork Spur between Bates and Susanville , Bates
Ipoellet, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Transportation, Industry
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Federal, Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Unoccupied Land
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