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The Portland Oregon Temple is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) located on 7 acres (28,000 m 2) of land near the intersection of Highway 217 and I-5 in Lake Oswego, Oregon. The intent to build the temple was announced on April 7, 1984 by church president Spencer W. Kimball, during the church's general ...
March 26, 1973 (19130 Lot Whitcomb Drive [7: Oregon City: John C. Ainsworth (1822–1893), businessman and co-founder of the Oregon Steam Navigation Company, built this house in 1851, where he lived until Portland supplanted Oregon City as the commercial center of the Northwest.
The John M. and Elizabeth Bates House No. 4 is a historic house in Lake Oswego, Oregon, United States.It is the fourth and final residence designed by architect Wade Pipes (1877–1961) for his friends John and Elizabeth Bates, and the penultimate and finest commission of his career.
The Clackamas people once occupied the land that later became Lake Oswego, [7] but diseases transmitted by European explorers and traders killed most of the natives. Before the influx of non-native people via the Oregon Trail, the area between the Willamette River and Tualatin River had a scattering of early pioneer homesteads and farms.
The Oregon Iron Company Furnace, or Oswego Iron Furnace, is an iron furnace used by the Oregon Iron Company, in Lake Oswego, Oregon's George Rogers Park, in the United States. The structure was added to the National Register of Historic Places [3] in 1974 [1] and underwent a major renovation in 2010.
The Lake Oswego Odd Fellows Hall, in Lake Oswego, Oregon, was built in 1890. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [1] It served historically as a meeting hall of the local Independent Order of Odd Fellows chapter, which was formed in 1888. It also has served as a specialty store and in other uses. [2]
It was the first ranch style home listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Oregon. The William F. Wayman-designed house was built of Arizona flagstone on the exterior and wood native to Oregon, including curly maple and myrtlewood. The 7,500 square feet (700 m 2) home includes an elevator to the basement. [20] 33: Rice–Gates House
There are listings in all of Oregon's 36 counties. The National Register of Historic Places recognizes buildings, structures, objects, sites, and districts 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 more than 2,000 NRHP listings. [3]