Breithbarth, Henry, House - Jacksonville Historic District - Jacksonville, Oregon - NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing Buildings on Waymarking.com

This Classic Revival house was built for Henry Breitbarth in 1868. Breitbarth was the longtime saloon keeper at the Bella Union. However, Breitbarth was unable to pay the building debts and lost the property, with the builder then using the property as a rental house. In 1890, William J. Plymale purchased the property. Plymale had arrived in Jacksonville in 1852 and was a farmer and livery stable owner for more than 25 years. He was elected to the Oregon Legislature in 1874 and was twice elected as Jackson County Surveyor.

This house was originally considered a primary contributing structure in the State of Oregon's Historic Property Inventory conducted in 1976. However, a resurvey in 2011 shows that due to renovations made to the building in 2000, the state no longer considers it "contributing" - what impact this has on it's standing within the U.S. National Historic District is unclear to me - it's possible this is no longer a contributing building.

Name of Historic District (as listed on the NRHP): Jacksonville Historic District Link to nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com page with the Historic District: [Web Link] NRHP Historic District Waymark (Optional): [Web Link] Address: 180 North Oregon Street Jacksonville, Oregon 97530 How did you determine the building to be a contributing structure?: Narrative found on the internet (Link provided below) Optional link to narrative or database: [Web Link]

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