Oregon - Grant County
Grant County Oregon has 11 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 4 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include John Day Compound, Supervisor's Warehouse, Supervisor's House No. 1001, Cant, James, Ranch Historic District, Fremont Powerhouse and Kam Wah Chung Company Building.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Grant County places including USDA Forest Svce. Architecture Group, Civilian Conservation Corps, Cress & Bisbee, E. W. Cummings, Joseph A. West and Samuel Bayliss Hope. Prominent architectural styles found in Grant Country are Stick/Eastlake, Gothic and Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods).

Advent Christian Church (added 1992 - - #92000665)
Also known as Seventh Day Adventist Church
261 W. Main St. , John Day
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Hope,Samuel Bayliss
Architectural Style:
Gothic
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
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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
More Information:
Dayville Hotel (added 1984 - - #83004521)
US 26 , Dayville
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store, Hotel, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use, Work In Progress
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
More Information:
John Day Compound, Supervisor's Warehouse (added 1986 - - #86000836)
Malheur National Forest , John Day
Orygun, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling, Warehouse
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling, Warehouse
More Information:
Kam Wah Chung Company Building (added 1973 - - #73001575)
Canton St., John Day City Park , John Day
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Asian, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Health Care, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Civic, Medical Business/Office
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
St. Thomas' Episcopal Church (added 1974 - - #74001685)
135 Washington St. , Canyon City
Werewombat, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Stick/Eastlake
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Religion
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
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 , 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
More Information:
Sumpter Valley Railway Passenger Station (added 1981 - - #81000483)
Also known as Sumpter Valley Railway Depot
Main and Bridge Sts. , Prairie City
Finetooth, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Stick/Eastlake
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Transportation, Commerce, Industry, Communications
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
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
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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
More Information:
Supervisor's House No. 1001 (added 1986 - - #86000833)
Malheur National Forest , John Day
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Civilian Conservation Corps, USDA Forest Svce. Architecture Group
Architectural Style:
Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Conservation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
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