Post Office – Grants Pass OR
Date added: August 17, 2013; Modified: April 11, 2017
This New Deal Post Office was constructed circa 1935-1936.
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This New Deal Post Office was constructed circa 1935-1936.
Date added: February 11, 2013; Modified: April 11, 2017
This large post office was constructed by the Treasury Department in 1941. Unfortunately, as of late 2011, the post office was scheduled to close and the building was listed for sale. Update on current status needed.
Date added: April 14, 2015; Modified: April 11, 2017
Located in the Snow Mountain Ranger District of the Malheur National Forest (transferred from the Ochoco National Forest in 2003), the Allison Ranger Station can be described as historically significant given its age and continuous use in the administration of… read more
Date added: June 21, 2012; Modified: April 11, 2017
“Almost immediately upon the initiation of CCC-ID work on the Klamath Reservation, several projects were outlined. Authority was granted to spend $25,000 to conduct CCC-ID conservation work. The first project, implemented on December 9, 1933, was coyote eradication. The second… read more
Date added: December 18, 2013; Modified: April 11, 2017
The Dee Wright Observatory in the Willamette National Forest was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps and was completed in 1935. It was named after the construction crew’s foreman who died a year before the observatory was completed. “The observatory… read more
Date added: December 18, 2013; Modified: April 11, 2017
Built in 1935 by the Civilian Conservation Corps, the Antlers Guard Station was originally used to house project and fire crews. Later on, guard stations lost their utility, because the Forest Service had quicker ways to get to forest areas… read more
Date added: September 13, 2016; Modified: April 11, 2017
This former Department of Forestry building was purchased by a private owner to preserve and live in after it was vacated by the DoF in 2011. From the Nugget Newspaper: “County records show that the residence was built in 1938…. read more
Date added: June 20, 2012; Modified: April 11, 2017
“The Klamath Reclamation Project owes much to the CCC enrollees of Camp Klamath (BR-41) and Camp Tule Lake (BR-20). Between 1935 and 1941 the enrollees’ efforts, under the supervision of the Bureau of Reclamation, resulted in an expansion of the… read more
Date added: April 23, 2013; Modified: April 11, 2017
This smaller, concrete CCC project from 1940 is located at the west side of the junction of Lincoln Street and N 11th Street in Klamath Falls, OR. This smaller, CCC-built project is located along what’s known as the ‘A-Canal’, one… read more
Date added: January 6, 2012; Modified: October 5, 2016
“The Oregon State Capitol replaces a structure which was destroyed by fire in 1935. It occupies the site of the former building and is the dominating feature of a well-designed city plan. A mall has been laid out from the… read more
Date added: June 21, 2012; Modified: September 13, 2016
From the Journal of the Shaw Historical Library Editorial Committee: “The Notch Corral was built by the CCC in 1937 and has two circular stockade-like corrals connected by a center pen. On the way to the corral, you can see… read more
Date added: July 17, 2012; Modified: August 12, 2016
The federal Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) worked to develop southeast Oregon’s Malheur National Wildlife Refuge during the 1930s. “The Refuge was expanded on February 21st, 1935 to incorporate the 164,503 acre Blitzen Valley. The Blitzen Valley was purchased using funds… read more
Date added: June 21, 2012; Modified: July 11, 2016
“One of the most conspicuous reminders of the CCC program located along any state highway in Oregon is the Lake of the Woods Work Center. Situated about 30 miles northwest of Klamath Falls on OR-140, these structures were built from… read more
Date added: November 30, 2013; Modified: January 4, 2016
“Civic Stadium is an outdoor athletic stadium in Eugene, Oregon, owned by the Eugene School District. Civic Stadium, the vacant stadium located near East 20th Avenue and Willamette Street,[2] adjacent to South Eugene High School, has a seating capacity of… read more
Date added: December 12, 2015; Modified: December 12, 2015
Located on the University of Oregon campus. Work on the ornamental Dads’ Gates began in August 1940. They were formally dedicated on February 8, 1941, as part of the 14th annual Dad’s Day celebration weekend. The UO Dads Club was… read more