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The National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center is a 23,000-square-foot (2,100 m 2) interpretive center about the Oregon Trail located 6 miles (9.7 km) northeast of Baker City, Oregon on Oregon Route 86 atop Flagstaff Hill.
This rustic-styled cabin and garage were built for the Forest Service by the Civilian Conservation Corps around 1935. They recall both the CCC's Depression-era relief programs, and the use of architecture to express the Forest Service's identity and mission in the first half of the 20th century. [7] 2: Baker Historic District: Baker Historic ...
The Baker Historic District, located in Baker City, Oregon, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [2] Contributing properties include the former Baker Hotel and St. Francis de Sales Cathedral .
The Baker City Cycling Classic is a set of bicycle races held in Baker City and the surrounding region. [39] Similar bicycle races, the Elkhorn Classic, were based in Baker City through 2011. [40] The city hosts the Oregon School Activities Association Class 1A girls and boys basketball tournaments at Baker High School in March. [41]
The Baker Municipal Natatorium, located in Baker City, Oregon, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [2] Baker Heritage Museum, previously the Oregon Trail Regional Museum, is now housed in this building.
Baker City Tower or Baker Tower (originally Baker Community Hotel, then Baker Hotel) is the tallest building east of the Cascade Range in the U.S. state of Oregon, located in Baker City. It was constructed in 1929 in the Art Deco style and is nine stories high. [ 4 ]
The Diocese of Baker City, later shortened to Baker, was created in 1903, and St. Francis de Sales Church was elevated to cathedral status. The present cathedral was constructed from 1906 to 1908. The rectory was built at the same time as the cathedral, but it was completed a year earlier in 1907.
An original postcard of the hotel states that the hotel was built and owned by the Baker Brothers. According to the Oregonian newspaper, Mr. Geiser bought the hotel in 1900 and in 1901 planned "another story" (which obviously was not built), a reconstructed interior, and the installation of all the latest conveniences and appliances.