Oregon Commercial Company Building

Oregon Commercial Company Building
Oregon Commercial Company Building is located in Oregon
Oregon Commercial Company Building
Oregon Commercial Company Building is located in the United States
Oregon Commercial Company Building
Location40--50 E. Washington St., Huntington, Oregon
Coordinates44°21′5″N 117°15′59″W / 44.35139°N 117.26639°W / 44.35139; -117.26639
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1891
ArchitectSteel, R.M.
Architectural styleItalianate, High Victorian Italianate
NRHP reference No.92000666[1]
Added to NRHPJune 04, 1992

The Oregon Commercial Company Building, in Huntington, Baker County, Oregon, United States, was built in 1890. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[2]

According to the Statement of Significance in its application for appearance on the Register, the Oregon Commercial Company Building is "the best preserved, most dominant building remaining [in Huntington] that reflects the era of expansion associated with the economic impact of the railroad ... ". It is also described there as a "rare and prominent vestige of Huntington's heyday as a railroad town".[3]

The building burned down on May 24, 2019.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "Oregon Commercial Company Building". npgallery.nps.gov. National Park Service (U.S. Department of the Interior). Retrieved April 16, 2017.
  3. ^ "Oregon Commercial Company Building: Statement of Significance". npgallery.nps.gov (PDF). National Park Service (U.S. Department of the Interior). April 25, 1992. The Statement of Significance is a six-page attachment for section 8 of the application. The quoted passages are from, respectively, page 6 and page 2.