Oregon State Hospital Historic District

Oregon State Hospital Historic District
The Dome Building
LocationRoughly bounded by D Street, Park Avenue, 24th Street and Bates Drive, Salem, Oregon
Coordinates44°56′24″N 123°00′09″W / 44.93992°N 123.00260°W / 44.93992; -123.00260
Built1910-1912
ArchitectEdgar M. Lazarus, et al.
NRHP reference No.08000118[1]
100004300 (decrease)
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 28, 2008[1]
Boundary decreaseAugust 23, 2019

The Oregon State Hospital Historic District is a National Historic District in Salem, Oregon, United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 28, 2008,[2] and encompasses many of the buildings of the present-day Oregon State Hospital. The district is roughly bounded by D Street, Park Avenue, 24th Street and Bates Drive[2] and includes the main hospital building as well as the headquarters of the Oregon Department of Corrections, known as the Dome Building, across the street.[3]

The hospital was cited as an example of Kirkbride Plan mental hospital design.[3] More than 60 historic buildings and structures are sited on 130-acre (0.53 km2) campus and are considered excellent examples of institutional buildings designed by Oregon architects, including Pietro Belluschi, William C. Knighton, Edgar M. Lazarus (the designer of Crown Point Vista House), and Walter D. Pugh.[3][4]

  1. ^ a b "Oregon National Register List" (PDF). State of Oregon. Retrieved January 21, 2009.
  2. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings: March 7, 2008". National Park Service. Retrieved March 8, 2008.
  3. ^ a b c "National Register of Historic Places adds Oregon State Hospital Historic District". Oregon Parks and Recreation Department News. Oregon State Parks and Recreation Department. March 7, 2008. Retrieved March 8, 2008.
  4. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Oregon State Hospital Historic District" (PDF). Oregon State Parks and Recreation Department. Retrieved March 8, 2008.