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Oregon - Columbia County
Columbia County Oregon has 13 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Portland and Southwestern Railroad Tunnel and Longview Bridge, Caples, Dr. Charles G. and Lucinda McBride, Farmstead, Cox-Williams House and Flippin, Thomas J., House.

Several famous people are associated with these Columbia County historic places including Dr. Charles G. Caples, George F. Moeck, James Grant Watts and Thomas J. Flippin.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Columbia County places including Chapman Timber Co., Nehalem Timber & Logging Co., Pomeroy,J.H., & Co., Strauss Engineering Corp., Arthur George and Thomas J. Flippin. Prominent architectural styles found in Columbia Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Classical Revival and Queen Anne.

Caples, Dr. Charles G. and Lucinda McBride, Farmstead (added 2005 - - #05001060)
Also known as Caples House DAR Museum
1925 First St. , Columbia City
Tedder, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Event
Historic Person:
Caples, Dr. Charles G.
Significant Year:
1906, 1870
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Health/Medicine
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Health Care
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Medical Business/Office, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
Clatskanie IOOF Hall (added 2012 - - #12000078)
75 S. Nehalem St., Clatskanie
Werewombat, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
More Information:
Cox-Williams House (added 1982 - - #82001501)
280 S. 1st St. , St. Helens
Werewombat, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
George,Arthur
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Shingle Style
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
More Information:
Flippin, Thomas J., House (added 1979 - - #79002048)
Also known as The Castle
620 Tichenor St. , Clatskanie
Werewombat, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Flippin,Thomas J.
Architectural Style:
Other, Queen Anne, Renaissance
Historic Person:
Flippin,Thomas J.
Significant Year:
1900
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Heimuller, John and Carolena, Farmstead (added 2011 - - #11000049)
32600 SW J.O. West Rd, Scappoose
Jon Roanhaus, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
More Information:
Longview Bridge (added 1982 - - #82004208)
Spans Columbia river , RAINIER
Cacophony, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Pomeroy,J.H., & Co., Strauss Engineering Corp.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
More Information:
Moeck, George F., House (added 1978 - - #78002283)
713 B St., W. , Rainier
Werewombat, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Moeck,George F.
Significant Year:
1888
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Commerce, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
More Information:
Oregon--American Lumber Company Mill Office (added 2002 - - #02001485)
Also known as Oregon-American Lumber Corporation Mill Office
511 East Bridge St. , Vernonia
Werewombat, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Asian, Commerce, Industry, Black, Pacific-Islander
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
Portland and Southwestern Railroad Tunnel (added 1981 - - #81000481)
Also known as Nehalem Divide Railroad Tunnel
Address Restricted , Scappoose
Martin H., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Nehalem Timber & Logging Co., Chapman Timber Co.
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Engineering, Transportation, Industry, Commerce, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Unoccupied Land
St. Helens Downtown Historic District (added 1984 - - #84000137)
Roughly Strand, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, Cowlitz, St. Helens Sts., and Columbia Blvd. , St. Helens
Cacophony, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Commerce, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Funerary, Government, Social
More Information:
United States Post Office (Scappoose) (added 2017 - - #100000618)
52643 Columbia River Highway, Scappoose
Ipoellet, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Modern Movement, Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1966-1966 AD
Watts, James Grant, House (added 1980 - - #80003308)
Also known as Scappoose City Hall
206 SE 1st St. , Scappoose
Werewombat, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Historic Person:
Watts,James Grant
Significant Year:
1902
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Education, Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education
Historic Sub-function:
Library, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Education, Government, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
Woodbine Cemetery--Green Mountain Cemetery (added 2001 - - #01000829)
75900 Larson Rd. , Rainier
Werewombat, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Social History
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Funerary, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Funerary, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, Religious Structure
More Information:
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