Oregon City, OR Photos

Oregon City was the incorporated city of the Oregon Territory at the end of the Oregon trail. The town was founded by Dr. John McGloughlin in 1844 and today his house is open for tours by the National Parks Service. A heritage district preserves many early homes of this mill town on the Willamette Falls.

See also: Oregon
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Willamette Falls overview.

Willamette Falls dam & reservoir.

Oregon City mills at Willamette Falls.

Power plant at Willamette Falls.

Power plant at Willamette Falls with utilities bridge & conveyors.

Willamette Falls & reservoir.

Oregon City mills.

Oregon City mills from McLoughlin Promenade.

Oregon City Municipal Elevator & observation deck (1954) (610 Bluff St.).

Masonic Lodge (1907) (707 Main St.) beside Willamette River bridge (1922) was first lodge (1846) west of Rockies. On National Register.

Dr. John McLoughlin House (1846) (713 Center St.) operated by National Parks Service. Style: Georgian. On National Register.

Dr. Forbes Barclay House (1849) (719 Center St.). Style: Classic Revival. On National Register.

Stevens-Crawford House museum (1908) (603 6th St.). Style: Four Square.

Front entry of Stevens-Crawford House.

Francis Ermatinger House Museum (1845) (619 6th St.). Style: Federal. On National Register.

Francis Ermatinger House porch.

Charles Huntley House (1896) (916 Washington St.). Style: Queen Anne.

J.E. Jack House (c1913) (903 Washington St.). Style: Bungalow.

Judge Harvey Cross Residence (1888) (809 Washington St.).
Style: Italianate. On National Register.

Dr. Hugh Mount House (1920) (817 Center St.). Style: 20th Century Colonial.

Roses at heritage house in Oregon City.

Elizabeth Clarke House (1929) (812 John Adams St.). Style: Colonial Revival. Architect: Morris H. Whitehouse & Assoc. On National Register.

Senator Linwood E. Jones House (1913) (524 High St.). Style: Craftsman Bungalow.

M.&C. Latourette House (1914) on High St. Style: American Box.

American Four Square house with textured chimney on High St.

Atkinson Memorial Congregational Church (1925) (710 6th St.). Style: Gothic Revival. Architect: Willard F. Tobey. On National Register.

Carnegie Center (former public library) (1911) (606 John Adams St.).

Oregon City Fire Station (1923) (624 7th St.).

Oregon I.O.O.F. Hall Lodge No. 3 (1922) (604 7th St.).

Museum of Oregon Territory (211 Tumwater Dr.).

End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center (1726 Washington St.) encompassed by giant covered-wagon shaped structures.

End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center with sculptured frames in shape of covered wagon.


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