National Register #00000446: Ashland Downtown Historic District in Jackson County, Oregon

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Ashland Springs Hotel
21 September 2006
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National Register #00000446
Ashland Downtown Historic District
Bounded by Lithia Way, C Street, Church Street, Lithia Park, Hargadine Street, Gresham Street
Ashland

When European settlers arrived in 1852, they built Ashland's commercial center at The Plaza where the Applegate Trail crossed Ashland Creek. The earliest surviving map of Ashland, drawn in 1860, shows lots clustered in front of a flour mill. On these blocks stood the wood frame Ashland Boarding House, a livery, blacksmith shop and Robert Hargadine's Store and residence.

The commercial district gradually expanded east along Main Street to Third Street, with most major buildings Ashland Downtown Historic District completed by 1929.

Ashland's downtown is a dense commercial core characterized by vertical masonry buildings and traditional architecture set within a small valley that maintains an overall rural character.

Name	Year	Address	Remarks	Sort Address	Sort Name
B&G Sandwich Shop	1949	11 First Street North		Street 01 N 0011	B&G Sandwich Shop
Western Oil & Burner Company Building	1947	15 First Street North		Street 01 N 0015	Western Oil & Burner Company Building
Lithia Springs Garage	1925	30 First Street South	Industrial	Street 01 S 0030	Lithia Springs Garage
Enders House	1896	31 Second Street North	Queen Anne	Street 02 N 0031	Enders House
Frideger House	1910	36 Second Street North	Craftsman	Street 02 N 0036	Frideger House
Trinity Episcopal Church (National Register Listing #84003015)	1894	44 Second Street North	Gothic Revival	Street 02 N 0044	Trinity Episcopal Church (National Register Listing #84003015)
Beach-Good House	1895	66 Second Street North	Queen Anne	Street 02 N 0066	Beach-Good House
Roper (Fordyce and Julia) House (National Register Listing #85003075)	1886	35 Second Street South	Stick Eastlake	Street 02 S 0035	Roper (Fordyce and Julia) House (National Register Listing #85003075)
Shaw-Sanderson Annex	1911	37 Third Street North	American Renaissance	Street 03 N 0037	Shaw-Sanderson Annex
Nininger's Drive In Market	1945	180 C Street	Streamlined Art Moderne	Street C 0180	Nininger's Drive In Market
First Baptist Church (National Register Listing #79002066)	1911	241 Hargadine Street	California Mission Revival	Hargadine 0241	First Baptist Church (National Register Listing #79002066)
Goldsby-Bryan House	1907	353 Hargadine Street	Vernacular	Hargadine 0353	Goldsby-Bryan House
Carter Memorial Fountain	1910	The Plaza			Carter Memorial Fountain
Lithia Water Fountain	1927	The Plaza			Lithia Water Fountain
Veteran's Memorial Flag Pole & Marker	1949	The Plaza			Veteran's Memorial Flag Pole & Marker
City Hall	1891	20 Main Street East		Main E 0020	City Hall
Knox Building	1946	33 Main Street East and 75-77 Oak Street	Art Moderne/Streamlined	Main E 0033	Knox Building
Pioneer Building	1880	38-42 Main Street East	Vernacular storefront commercial	Main E 0038	Pioneer Building
Chautauqua Walk	1898	42-50 Main Street East	The walk is between the buildings at 42 and 50 Main Street East	Main E 0040	Chautauqua Walk
Flatiron Building-Claycomb Block	1920	40 Main Street East	Vernacular storefront concrete. Substantially remodeled in 1946.	Main E 0040	Flatiron Building-Claycomb Block
Camps Building	1904	50 Main Street East	Vernacular storefront commercial	Main E 0050	Camps Building
Vaupel Store/Oregon Hotel Building (National Register Listing #80003319)	1910	68 Main Street East	American Renaissance	Main E 0068	Vaupel Store/Oregon Hotel Building (National Register Listing #80003319)
First National Bank Building (National Register Listing #80003319)	1909	100 Main Street East	American Renaissance	Main E 0100	First National Bank Building (National Register Listing #80003319)
Dodge Building	1904	125 Main Street East	Vernacular storefront commercial	Main E 0125	Dodge Building
First Southern Oregon Spiritualist Society Building	1905	131 Main Street East	American Renaissance	Main E 0131	First Southern Oregon Spiritualist Society Building
McGee-Fortmiller Building	1925	142 Main Street East	American Renaissance	Main E 0142	McGee-Fortmiller Building
Weber (George) Building	1904	145 Main Street East	The original brick façade was updated to streamlined art moderne, probably in the 1930'	Main E 0145	Weber (George) Building
Ashland Daily Tidings Building	1938	154 Main Street East	Vernacular storefront commercial.	Main E 0154	Ashland Daily Tidings Building
Varsity Theater	1937	166 Main Street East	Art Moderne/Streamlined	Main E 0166	Varsity Theater
Jordon Electric Building	1911	180 Main Street East	Vernacular storefront commercial. The brick potion probably was built before 1911 and the concrete portion was built in 1925.	Main E 0180	Jordon Electric Building
Lithia Springs Hotel (National Register Listing #78002289)	1925	212 Main Street East	Gothic Revival	Main E 0212	Lithia Springs Hotel (National Register Listing #78002289)
Citizen's Banking & Trust Company Building (National Register Listing #85000364)	1910	232-236 Main Street East	Chicago School	Main E 0232	Citizen's Banking & Trust Company Building (National Register Listing #85000364)
Ashland	1910	247-255 Main Street East	American Renaissance	Main E 0247	Ashland
Enders Building and Annex (National Register Listing #86002902)	1910	264-266 Main Street East	Chicago School	Main E 0264	Enders Building and Annex (National Register Listing #86002902)
Peterson Furniture (Hershey Building)	1907	281 Main Street East	Vernacular storefront commercial	Main E 0281	Peterson Furniture (Hershey Building)
Swedenburg Building	1909	283 Main Street East	American Renaissance	Main E 0283	Swedenburg Building
Paulson-Drue Rental Building	1910	341 Main Street East	Vernacular storefront concrete	Main E 0341	Paulson-Drue Rental Building
Drue-Miller Building	1928	343 Main Street East	Vernacular storefront concrete	Main E 0343	Drue-Miller Building
Stoner Building	1904	345 Main Street East	Vernacular storefront concrete	Main E 0345	Stoner Building
Sanderson Building	1909	349 Main Street East	Vernacular storefront concrete	Main E 0349	Sanderson Building
Rundell Building	1909	369 Main Street East	Vernacular storefront brick	Main E 0369	Rundell Building
Shook Isaac Building/White House Grocery	1910	372-374 Main Street East	American Renaissance	Main E 0372	Shook Isaac Building/White House Grocery
General Petroleum Service Station	1931	376 Main Street East	Colonial Revival	Main E 0376	General Petroleum Service Station
Shaw-Sanderson Building	1911	393-399 Main Street East	American Renaissance	Main E 0393	Shaw-Sanderson Building
Mickelson-Chapman Fountain	1929	400 Main Street East		Main E 0400	Mickelson-Chapman Fountain
Bank of Ashland	1884	11-15 Main Street North	Beaux Arts Classicism. The vernacular brick extension was built in 1906. The first floor of the main building has been repeatedly remodeled and bears no resemblance to the original classical façade.	Main N 0011	Bank of Ashland
Masonic Lodge (National Register Listing #92000663)	1879	25 Main Street North	Colonial Revival	Main N 0025	Masonic Lodge (National Register Listing #92000663)
Ashland Improvement Company Building	1904	27-29 Main Street North	Classical Revival	Main N 0027	Ashland Improvement Company Building
Mills-McCall Building	1904	31-35 Main Street North	American Renaissance	Main N 0031	Mills-McCall Building
Johnson-Simpson Building	1886	37 Main Street North	Vernacular storefront commercial. Remodeled in 1928.	Main N 0037	Johnson-Simpson Building
Avery Johnson Building	1886	41-45 Main Street North	Vernacular storefront commercial.	Main N 0041	Avery Johnson Building
Henry Judge Building	1886	47 Main Street North	Vernacular storefront brick	Main N 0047	Henry Judge Building
IOOF Building (National Register Listing #78002288)	1879	49 Main Street North	Italianate Victorian	Main N 0049	IOOF Building (National Register Listing #78002288)
Werth (Louis) Building	1909	82 Main Street North	Vernacular storefront concrete	Main N 0082	Werth (Louis) Building
Stock (Herman) Building	1909	88 Main Street North	Vernacular storefront concrete	Main N 0088	Stock (Herman) Building
Crocker (Josephine) Building	1889	89 Main Street North	Vernacular storefront brick	Main N 0089	Crocker (Josephine) Building
Cullen Building	1946	99 Main Street North	Vernacular storefront concrete	Main N 0099	Cullen Building
Wietzel's Department Store	1947	115 Main Street North	Art Moderne/Streamlined	Main N 0115	Wietzel's Department Store
Paulson Building	1905	89-93 Oak Street	Vernacular storefront brick	Oak 0089	Paulson Building
Whittle Garage Building (National Register Listing #97000142)	1925	101 Oak Street	Vernacular storefront concrete	Oak 0101	Whittle Garage Building (National Register Listing #97000142)
Paulson-Freeburg Building	1909	107 Oak Street	Vernacular storefront concrete	Oak 0107	Paulson-Freeburg Building
Dodge and Sons Funeral Home	1923	90 Pioneer Street North	California Mission Revival	Pioneer N 0090	Dodge and Sons Funeral Home
Chautauqua Dome Foundation	1916	0 Pioneer Street South		Pioneer S 0000	Chautauqua Dome Foundation
Selby Chevrolet Garage	1947	0 Pioneer Street South	Utilitarian	Pioneer S 0000	Selby Chevrolet Garage
Christian Science Church	1923	15 Pioneer Street South	Colonial Revival	Pioneer S 0015	Christian Science Church
Carnegie Library	1912	410 Siskiyou Boulevard	American Renaissance	Siskiyou 0410	Carnegie Library
Star Steam Laundry Building	1911	31 Water Street	American Renaissance	Water 0031	Star Steam Laundry Building

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