Oregon - Josephine County - Historic Districts
Josephine County Oregon (Historic Districts) has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Oregon Caves Historic District, Golden Historic District and Siskiyou Smokejumper Base, Grants Pass G Street Historic District.

The famous person William Ruble is associated with one of more of the Josephine County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Josephine County places including Gust Lium and Francis Lange. Prominent architectural styles found in Josephine Country are Chicago, Italianate and Queen Anne.

Golden Historic District (added 2002 - - #02000825)
Also known as Golden Ghost Town, Goldenville
3482 Coyote Creek Rd. , Wolf Creek
Tedder, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Person
Historic Person:
Ruble, William
Significant Year:
1920, 1890, 1884
Area of Significance:
Industry, Exploration/Settlement
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Extractive Facility, Village Site
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Conservation Area, Outdoor Recreation
Grants Pass G Street Historic District (added 1993 - - #93001030)
Also known as See Also:Kienlen-Harbeck Building
Bounded by SW. G and H Sts. and 4th and 6th Sts. , Grants Pass
Ipoellet, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Chicago
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Restaurant, Specialty Store, Warehouse
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Restaurant, Specialty Store
Oregon Caves Historic District (added 1992 - - #92000058)
Also known as See Also:Oregon Caves Chateau
Caves Hwy., Oregon Caves NM, Siskiyou NF , Cave Junction
Werewombat, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Lange,Francis, Lium,Gust
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Landscape Architecture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic, Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Institutional Housing, Outdoor Recreation, Park, Secondary Structure
Current Function:
Domestic, Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Hotel, Institutional Housing, Outdoor Recreation, Park, Secondary Structure
Siskiyou Smokejumper Base (added 2006 - - #06001035)
Also known as Siskiyou Aerial Project; Gobi Desert, Cave Junction; CJ
Smokejumper Way, 4 mi. SE of Cave Junction off OR 199 , Cave Junction
Tedder, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Conservation, Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Fire Station
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Air-Related
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