National Register of Historic Places listings in Wallowa County, Oregon

This list presents the full set of buildings, structures, objects, sites, or districts designated on the National Register of Historic Places in Wallowa County, Oregon, and offers brief descriptive information about each of them. The National Register recognizes places of national, state, or local historic significance across the United States.[1] Out of over 90,000 National Register sites nationwide,[2] Oregon is home to over 2,000,[3] and 22 of those are found in Wallowa County.

This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted January 29, 2021.[4]

Location of Wallowa County in Oregon

Current listings

[5]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed[6]	Location	City or town	Description
1	Dr. J. W. Barnard Building and First National Bank of Joseph	Dr. J. W. Barnard Building and First National Bank of Joseph	June 19, 1991 (#91000810)	012–014 Main St. 45°21′07″N 117°13′41″W	Joseph
2	Billy Meadows Guard Station	Billy Meadows Guard Station	March 6, 1991 (#91000161)	Northeast of the summit of Red Hill in the Wallowa–Whitman National Forest 45°49′46″N 117°02′36″W	Joseph vicinity
3	Burnaugh Building	Burnaugh Building	May 27, 1993 (#93000434)	107 N. River St. 45°25′33″N 117°16′39″W	Enterprise
4	College Creek Ranger Station	College Creek Ranger Station	March 6, 1991 (#91000171)	Along the Imnaha River in the Wallowa–Whitman National Forest 45°26′02″N 116°47′08″W	Imnaha
5	Enterprise IOOF Hall	Enterprise IOOF Hall	March 7, 2012 (#12000083)	105 NE 1st Street 45°25′34″N 117°16′33″W	Enterprise	Downtown Enterprise Multiple Property Submission
6	Enterprise Mercantile and Milling Company Building	Enterprise Mercantile and Milling Company Building	March 7, 2012 (#12000084)	115 E Main Street 45°25′33″N 117°16′42″W	Enterprise	Downtown Enterprise Multiple Property Submission
7	Enterprise Public Library	Enterprise Public Library	September 30, 2013 (#13000806)	101 NE 1st Street 45°25′33″N 117°16′34″W	Enterprise
8	First Bank of Joseph	First Bank of Joseph	February 23, 1978 (#78002324)	2nd and Main Sts. 45°21′03″N 117°13′43″W	Joseph
9	Flora School	Flora School	June 13, 1997 (#97000579)	82744 Church St. 45°24′52″N 117°18′25″W	Flora
10	Gotter Hotel	Gotter Hotel	January 21, 1994 (#93001499)	301 W. Main St. 45°25′33″N 117°16′46″W	Enterprise
11	Hells Canyon Archeological District	Hells Canyon Archeological District	August 10, 1984 (#84000984)	Address restricted[7]	Imnaha	Also extends into Adams, Idaho, and Nez Perce counties, Idaho
12	Hoodoo Ridge Lookout	Hoodoo Ridge Lookout	May 26, 2015 (#15000273)	Umatilla National Forest, Walla Walla Ranger District 45°56′52″N 117°36′40″W	Troy vicinity
13	Hunter–Morelock House	Hunter–Morelock House	February 28, 1985 (#85000373)	104 Holmes St. 45°34′10″N 117°31′33″W	Wallowa
14	Kirkland Lookout Ground House (Guard Station)	Kirkland Lookout Ground House (Guard Station)	March 6, 1991 (#91000165)	East of Joseph Creek in the Wallowa–Whitman National Forest 45°50′15″N 117°07′59″W	Joseph
15	Lick Creek Guard Station	Lick Creek Guard Station	April 8, 1986 (#86000844)	Wallowa–Whitman National Forest 45°09′48″N 117°01′56″W	Enterprise
16	Lostine Pharmacy	Lostine Pharmacy	November 24, 2014 (#14000961)	125 Highway 82 45°29′18″N 117°25′57″W	Lostine
17	Nez Perce Traditional Site, Wallowa Lake	Nez Perce Traditional Site, Wallowa Lake	October 15, 1966[8] (#89001082)	Oregon Route 82 south of Joseph 45°20′11″N 117°13′20″W	Joseph	The religious and cultural values associated with this traditional Nez Perce campground have persisted for over a century since Chief Joseph the Younger and his band of nontreaty Nez Perce were driven out. It provides a view of high, glaciated lake and mountain country,[9] and includes the final resting place of Chief Joseph the Elder. It is a unit within the Nez Perce National Historical Park.[10]
18	O.K. Theatre	O.K. Theatre	March 7, 2012 (#12000085)	208 W Main Street 45°25′31″N 117°16′46″W	Enterprise	Downtown Enterprise Multiple Property Submission
19	Wallowa County Chieftain Building	Wallowa County Chieftain Building	November 21, 2012 (#12000964)	106 NW 1st Street 45°25′34″N 117°16′45″W	Enterprise
20	Wallowa County Courthouse	Wallowa County Courthouse	July 14, 2000 (#00000805)	101 S. River St. 45°25′31″N 117°16′33″W	Enterprise
21	Wallowa Ranger Station	Wallowa Ranger Station	October 28, 2009 (#09000865)	602 W. 1st St. 45°34′13″N 117°32′09″W	Wallowa
22	William P. Warnock House	William P. Warnock House	November 15, 1984 (#84000486)	501 S. 5th St. 45°25′16″N 117°16′08″W	Enterprise

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Oregon
• Listings in neighboring counties: Adams, Asotin, Baker, Columbia, Garfield, Idaho, Nez Perce, Umatilla, Union
• List of National Historic Landmarks in Oregon
• Historic preservation
• History of Oregon
• Lists of Oregon-related topics

References

1. Andrus, Patrick W.; Shrimpton, Rebecca H.; et al. (2002), How to Apply the National Register Criteria for Evaluation, National Register Bulletin, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, OCLC 39493977, archived from the original on April 6, 2014, retrieved June 20, 2014.
2. National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places Program: Research, archived from the original on February 1, 2015, retrieved January 28, 2015.
3. Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, Oregon Historic Sites Database, retrieved August 6, 2015. Note that a simple count of National Register records in this database returns a slightly higher total than actual listings, due to duplicate records. A close reading of detailed query results is necessary to arrive at the precise count.
4. "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions". National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved on January 29, 2021.
5. Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
6. The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
7. Federal and state laws and practices restrict general public access to information regarding the specific location of this resource. In some cases, this is to protect archeological sites from vandalism, while in other cases it is restricted at the request of the owner. See: Knoerl, John; Miller, Diane; Shrimpton, Rebecca H. (1990), Guidelines for Restricting Information about Historic and Prehistoric Resources, National Register Bulletin, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, OCLC 20706997.
8. Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, Oregon Historic Sites Database, retrieved November 23, 2014.
9. National Park Service. "National Historic Landmark Program: NHL Database". Archived from the original on March 1, 2007. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
10. National Park Service. "Nez Perce NHP - Oregon and Washington Sites". Retrieved August 30, 2013. This source refers to the location as "Old Chief Joseph's Gravesite".

External links

• Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, National Register Program
• National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places site
• Media related to National Register of Historic Places in Wallowa County, Oregon at Wikimedia Commons