Historic buildings
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Historical buildings; Historic houses, etc
Found in 252 Collections and/or Records:
Old North School
Digital Image
Identifier: https://cdm16085.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15013coll6/id/193
Old North School
Item — Box 07: Series Archives081:12; Series Archives081:13 [Barcode: 35138008263201], Object: 060
Identifier: Archives081:13.132
Scope and Contents
A postcard picture of the old North School, Ashland, built in 1885.
Dates:
1920-1970
Old Photographs of Ashland
File — Box 08: Series MSS025:02 [Barcode: 35138008116409], Folder: 01
Identifier: MSS025:02.01
Scope and Contents
The collection of photographs shows the city of Ashland through the lens of a local photographer, Terry Skibby. Skibby has spent years photographing and documenting the history of Ashland.
Dates:
1890-2004
Orlando Coolidge House, 137 North Main Street, Ashland, Oregon, 1979
File — Box 05: Series MSS025:01 [Barcode: 35138008116375], Folder: 03
Identifier: MSS025:01.60
Scope and Contents
The National Registry of Historic Places describes the Coolidge House as a private residence built about 1875 for Orlando Coolidge. Coolidge was the first commercial nurseryman in Jackson County. He operated his nursery business for thirty years. The home remained in the family until 1929.Two pages from "Portrait and Biographical Record of Western Oregon" give an account of the lives of the Coolidge's. Also included are handwritten notes concerning the research of the...
Dates:
1979
Ownership of Whiskey Creek cabin, Rogue River canyon, bulk: 1916-1972
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS025:04.05
Scope and Contents
Note about Holly Peake and publications about it; Sketch of Cy Whiteneck, Whiskey Creek; color a city by a sea; cut out newspaper article from June 2, 1945 about George H. Holly Peake; Cy Whiteneck’s cabin in the woods, 1916; letter to Louise J. Nichols from San Heaney of the United States Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management in regards to her occupying a cabin in Whiskey Creek for a set time to remove her property, dated March 1973; appraisal Report from the United States...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1916-1972
Parker Meadows Shelter, Butte Falls Ranger District, Rogue River National Forest, Jackson County, Oregon, 1976
File — Box 07: Series MSS025:01 [Barcode: 35138008116391], Folder: 03
Identifier: MSS025:01.80
Scope and Contents
The research compiled in 1976 outlines the Parker Meadows Shelter. Materials provide an evaluation and recommendation of the area with images of the existing structures and a copy of a map. A second research paper expands on the findings of the Parker Meadows Shelter with handwritten notations.
Dates:
1976
Patton Draft File, The Hamilton and Edith Patton House, 245 Valley View Drive, Medford, Oregon, 1992
File — Box 02: Series MSS025:01 [Barcode: 35138008116342], Folder: 06
Identifier: MSS025:01.25
Scope and Contents
There are letters and other materials concerning the nomination of the Hamilton and Edith Patton House into the National Register of Historic Places. Louis B. Humphrys designed the home in the Tudor Revival style. He also designed the landscape to be of English design. Humphrys was the only designer that was a genuine challenge to the dominance of Frank C. Clark in the Rogue Valley.The May 8, 1927, Medford Mail Tribune article titled "Alfred S. V. Carpenter's Beautiful Home...
Dates:
1992
Pelton, John and Charlotte House, 228 B Street, Ashland, Oregon, 1993
File — Box 02: Series MSS025:01 [Barcode: 35138008116342], Folder: 04
Identifier: MSS025:01.23
Scope and Contents
The National Registry of Historic Places nomination form describes the Pelton House located in the Railroad District of Ashland. William J. Schmidt built the Late Victorian house in 1894. In 1991 the house was damaged by fire, and many of the residents of Ashland encouraged Pelton's to preserve the dwelling. The house is the sole example of its type and style in the Railroad District.The file consists of images of a plot plan, house floor plans, correspondence concerning restoring...
Dates:
1993
Perozzi house, 88 Granite Street, Ashland, Oregon, 1979
File — Box 01: Series MSS025:01 [Barcode: 35138008116334], Folder: 08
Identifier: MSS025:01.08
Scope and Contents
The National Register of Historic Places nomination form describes the Domingo Perozzi house as a private residence built-in 1902. The architect is unknown. Included are elevation and floor plans for the main floor and upper level of the house, as well as one property plot plan.Born in Switzerland in 1871, Domingo came to California with his father when he was a young child. After moving to Ashland, he started the Ashland Creamery in Autumn of 1896, delivering milk, butter, and...
Dates:
1979
Pioneer Courthouse
Item — Box 33: Series Archives081:07; Series Archives081:08; Series Archives081:09 [Barcode: 35138008263466], Object: 131
Identifier: Archives081:08.49
Scope and Contents
This pioneer courthouse, built in 1884 in Jacksonville, still stands as a monument to the integrity and growth of a community set on the principles of fair democratic government. The courthouse is now a museum featuring items of western history. Jacksonville was born of the first gold rush days in Oregon during 1851. (Oregon State Highway Department Photo 5996).
Dates:
1893-