Weston Commercial Historic District - Weston, Oregon - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

Weston is the second oldest town in Umatilla County. The site of Weston was purchased by T.T. Lieuallen in 1866 from an earlier settler and he built the first buildings at the site. The Weston Post Office was established in Sept. 1869. On July 22, 1875 a fire destroyed 17 buildings on Main and Waters Street, including more than half of the businesses in town. The town was incorporated on October 19, 1878.
The Weston Commercial Historic District includes 3.23 acres of the historic business core of the agricultural community of Weston, Oregon. It includes two blocks on both sides of Main Street between Broad Street to the east and Water Street to the west. The district currently includes 12 buildings: 9 primary structures, 2 secondary structures, and one non-historic building (1960 Post Office).
100 East Main St - Polly’s Antiques - 1895
102 East Main St - D&F Cafe - 1912
103 East Main St - Jarman’s Department Store - 1895
104 East Main St - Weston Public Library - about 1905
105 East Main St - Blue Mountain Tavern - 1895
106 East Main St - Old Post Office - 1895
107 East Main St - Reynaud Building - 1895
108 East Main St - Farmer’s Bank of Weston - 1891
109 East Main St - Masonic Building - 1895
201 East Main St - Saling and Reese Store - about 1874
206 East Main St - Weston Opera House - 1897
Information comes from the Weston website: (visit link)

Street address: Main Street Weston, OR United States 97886 County / Borough / Parish: Umatilla Year listed: 1982 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Periods of significance: 1875 - 1949 Historic function: Commerce/Trade, Education, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Social Current function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Recreation and Culture Privately owned?: no Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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