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This article lists the oldest extant buildings in Oregon , including extant buildings and structures constructed prior to and during the United States rule over Oregon . Only buildings built prior to 1860 are suitable for inclusion on this list, or the building must be the oldest of its type.
In order to qualify for the list, a structure must:
be a recognizable building (defined as any human-made structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or continuous occupancy );
incorporate features of building work from the claimed date to at least 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) in height and/or be a listed building .
This consciously excludes ruins of limited height, roads and statues. Bridges may be included if they otherwise fulfill the above criteria. Dates for many of the oldest structures have been arrived at by radiocarbon dating or dendrochronology and should be considered approximate. If the exact year of initial construction is estimated, it will be shown as a range of dates.
List of oldest buildings [ edit ]
Building
Image
Location
First built
Use
Notes
Molalla Log House
near Canby, Oregon
1790s
Residence
Unknown who constructed the structure (possibly trappers, Native American or Russians). Building was moved to a new site in 2021 in the Hopkins Demonstration Forest.[ 1]
Jason Lee House
Salem, Oregon
1841
Residence
One of the oldest frame building remaining in the state
Methodist Mission Parsonage
Salem, Oregon
1841
Residence
One of the oldest frame building remaining in the state
Francis Ermatinger House
Oregon City, Oregon
1843
Residence
Long thought to be the oldest house in Clackamas County[ 2]
Delaney–Edwards House
Salem, Oregon
1845
Residence
Currently a Bed & Breakfast
St. Paul Roman Catholic Church (St. Paul, Oregon)
St. Paul, Oregon
1846
Church
Oldest church in Oregon and oldest brick building in Pacific Northwest
McLoughlin House National Historic Site
Oregon City, Oregon
1846
Residence
Home of John McLoughlin a leader of the Hudson's Bay Company and the "father of Oregon"
John D. Boon House
Salem, Oregon
1847
Residence
Butteville Jail
Champoeg, Oregon
1848
Jail
Silas Jacob N. Beeks House
Forest Grove, Oregon
1848
Residence
Watson–Price Farmstead Barn
Benton County, Oregon
1848
Barn
William L. Holmes House
Oregon City, Oregon
1848
Residence
Dr. Forbes Barclay House
Oregon City, Oregon
1849
Residence
Thomas and Walter Monteith House
Albany, Oregon
1849
Residence
Dayton Common School
Dayton, Oregon
1850
School
Granville H. Baber House
Linn County, Oregon
1850
Residence
Malcolm A. Moody House
The Dalles, Oregon
1850
Residence
Oldest house in The Dalles
Morton Matthew McCarver House
Oregon City, Oregon
1850
Residence
Tualatin Academy
Forest Grove, Oregon
1850
University Building
Oldest university building in the state
White–Kellogg House
Oregon City, Oregon
1850
Residence
Capt. John C. Ainsworth House
Oregon City, Oregon
1851
Residence
Hamilton Campbell House
Marion County, Oregon
1851
Residence
Knighton House
St. Helens, Oregon
1851
Residence
Oldest house in Columbia County[ 3]
Levi Hagey House
Dundee, Oregon
1851
Residence
Matthew Murphy House
St. Paul, Oregon
1851
Residence
Hiram Brown House
Astoria, Oregon
1852
Residence
A part of the Shively–McClure Historic District
Mountain House
Ashland, Oregon
1852
Residence
Robert Newell House
Champoeg, Oregon
1852
Residence
Watson–Price Farmstead
Benton County, Oregon
1852
Residence
Amos Cook House
Dayton, Oregon
1853
Residence
John Phillips House
Polk County, Oregon
1853
Residence
Lane County Clerk's Building
Eugene, Oregon
1853
Residence
Washington County Jail
Washington County, Oregon
1853
Jail
West Union Baptist Church
Hillsboro, Oregon
1853
Church
Andrew Jackson and Sarah Jane Masters House
Aloha, Oregon
1854
Residence
Creed Floed House
Roseburg, Oregon
1854
Residence
Jacob Conser House
Jefferson, Oregon
1854
Residence
Daniel and Catherine Christian House
Eugene, Oregon
1855
Residence
Oldest house in Eugene
James Mechlin Anderson House
Marion County, Oregon
1855
Residence
John Fiechter House
Corvallis, Oregon
1855
Residence
Patrick F. McManus House
Phoenix, Oregon
1855
Residence
Tigard-Rogers House
Portland, Oregon
1855
Residence
Oldest house in Portland
Alvin T. Smith House
Forest Grove, Oregon
1854-1856
Residence
Bybee–Howell House
Sauvie Island, Oregon
1856
Residence
Charles Applegate House
Yoncalla, Oregon
1856
Residence
[ 4]
Fort Yamhill Blockhouse
Dayton, Oregon
1856
Blockhouse
Hiram A. Straight House
Oregon City, Oregon
1856
Residence
Horace Baker Log Cabin
Carver, Oregon
1856
Residence
Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian Church
Linn County, Oregon
1856
Church
Burford-Stanley House
Monmouth, Oregon
1857
Residence
Charles Gaylord House
Corvallis, Oregon
1857
Residence
Fort Dalles Surgeon's Quarters
The Dalles, Oregon
1857
Residence
Fort Hoskins Commander's House
Benton County, Oregon
1857
Residence
Moved back to the fort from Pedee Creek Road; only surviving structure of the fort
Hallock–McMillan Building
Portland, Oregon
1857
Commercial
Oldest surviving commercial building and oldest brick building in Portland
Hannah and Eliza Gorman House
Corvallis, Oregon
1857
Residence
Jesse H. Caton House
Corvallis, Oregon
1857
Residence
Palmer House
Dayton, Oregon
1857
Residence
Sam Brown House
Gervais, Oregon
1857
Residence
Fulton–Taylor House
The Dalles, Oregon
1858
Residence
Jesse and Julia Harritt House
Salem, Oregon
1858
Residence
John P. Walker House
Ashland, Oregon
1858
Residence
John Sweek House
Tualatin, Oregon
1858
Residence
Pleasant Grove Presbyterian Church
Salem, Oregon
1858
Church
Rock Creek Methodist Church
Clackamas County, Oregon
1858
Church
Stephen and Parthena M. Blank House
Forest Grove, Oregon
1858
Residence
Andrew Smith House
Dayton, Oregon
1859
Residence
Augustus Fanno Farmhouse
Beaverton, Oregon
1859
Residence
Butteville Academy
Champoeg, Oregon
1859
School
First Wasco County Courthouse
The Dalles, Oregon
1859
Courthouse
Horace L. Dibble House
Molalla, Oregon
1859
Residence
Hugh Fields House
Linn County, Oregon
1859
Residence
John B. White House
Jackson County, Oregon
1859
Residence
Spring Valley Presbyterian Church
Zena, Oregon
1859
Church
333 NE First Street
Oakland, Oregon
1859
Residence
Moved from Old Town Oakland in the 1870s to its current location; part of the Oakland Historic District
Waller Hall
Salem, Oregon
1867
University building
Oldest university building in use on West Coast[ 5]
Cape Blanco Lighthouse
Curry County, Oregon
1870
Lighthouse
Oldest remaining lighthouse in the state