Oregon Historic Sites Database

SEARCH TIPS

• A City and Street Name search is the most common way to find properties.
• Building numbers and street names may have changed over time. Some buildings may have more than one address (e.g. located on corners, multi-tenant commercial buildings).
• Property Name searches: search by the most distinctive word in the name, not the full name, given the potential for not matching every word ("Atkinson" vs "Atkinson Memorial Congregation Church"). Two-word searches work only if the words are in exactly that order in the database (e.g. "Memorial Church" won't work for example above).
• Try alternative spellings of names if your initial search wasn't successful ("Anderson" vs "Andersen").
• Property Name searches look in both the "Historic Name" and "Other Names" fields for matches, increasing the chances of locating a property that may have multiple names.
• Use fewer search criteria initially in order to capture the broadest range of properties. Example: all 1930s Art Deco city halls in the Willamette Valley - search first for just Art Deco (Style) and City Hall (Original Use); no need to enter counties or date ranges. Add more criteria as necessary to refine your results.