Union Creek Historic District - Prospect, OR
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N 42° 54.431 W 122° 26.665
10T E 545352 N 4750657
The Union Creek Historic District comprises 56 contributing buildings and structures, most of them built by the North Umpqua Civilian Conservation Corps Camp in the 1930s.
Waymark Code: WMT3C9
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 09/18/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Outspoken1
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Located at Union Creek is the Union Creek Historic District, listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. It comprises 56 contributing buildings and structures and nine non-contributing buildings/structures. The majority of the District is centered around a large group of buildings that were erected from 1933-1942 by the North Umpqua Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Camp. Most of these buildings have been preserved and only slightly modified from their original use and function. This Historic District now serves as a lodge and resort and campground and is a popular tourist destination for visitors who often pass through here on their way to Crater Lake National Park.

The table below contains links to submitted contributing buildings/structures within this historic district.

List of Historic Contributing Structures

Farewell Bend Campground Ski Hill - Winter Sports Area
Warming Shelter Fireplace - Winter Sports Area Rogue Gorge
Rock Quarry 1930 Huckleberry Mountain Rd
Log Drift Fence Bridge Site
Old Crater Lake Rd - 1865 Military Wagon Rd

Union Creek Resort Complex
Union Creek Lodge Resort Cabins
Linen Storage Building Shower House
Storage Shed Shed
Large Drinking Fountain Beckie's Cafe
The Permittee's Residence Union Creek Service Station
Union Creek Garage Employee's Cabin
Water Fountain and Reflecting Pool Small Drinking Fountain
Resort Picnic Area Forest Service Residence #1031
Garage #1529 Forest Service Residence #1032
Garage #1528 Forest Service Residence #1033
Garage #1525 Forest Service Residence #1035
Horse Barn #2413 Fire Equipment Shed #2306
Fire Warehouse #2205 Light Plant House #1602
Gas and Lube Shed #2564 Garage
Union Creek Campground Community Kitchen
Registry Booth Community Bonfire Ring
Tract of Summer Homes, Block B Tract of Summer Homes, Block A
Site of Upper Rogue CCC Camp Mess Hall #1400
Shower House #1725 Tract of Summer Homes, Block E
Union Creek - Huckleberry Mt Wagon Rd Upper Rogue River Trail
Natural Bridge Campground Community Bonfire Ring
Stone Walk, Entrance Overlook Remnant - Stone Walk, Exit Overlook
Natural Bridge

Note: The above table is a work in progress as waymarks have not yet been created for all contributing buildings and sites in the district. If you create a new "contributing" waymark in the district, let me know and I'll add the link to the table above. Thank you.

Street address:
Oregon Highway 62
Prospect, OR


County / Borough / Parish: Jackson County

Year listed: 1980

Historic (Areas of) Significance: Politics/Government, Commerce, Entertainment/Recreation, Transportation, Landscape Architecture, Architecture

Periods of significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Historic function: Domestic, Government, Recreation And Culture

Current function: Domestic, Government, Recreation And Culture

Privately owned?: yes

Primary Web Site: [Web Link]

Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]

Secondary Website 2: [Web Link]

Season start / Season finish: Not listed

Hours of operation: Not listed

National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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