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Deschutes County Library
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National Register of Historic Places

Deschutes County Library

On the National Register since 199333 years
Arts and CraftsListed 1993Bend
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Deschutes County Library

Deschutes County Library, at 507 NW. Wall St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Sep 23, 1993. The Register lists it for its town planning, at the local level. It describes its style as Arts and Crafts, as it does for 70 other Oregon listings. It was listed as part of Historic Development of the Bend Company in Bend, Oregon MPS. 13 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric library building in Bend, Oregon, USA. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 46 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

507 NW. Wall St., Bend · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Deschutes County LibraryStart here
  2. 2Trinity Episcopal ChurchLate Gothic Revival · Built 1928 · next door
  3. 3Reid SchoolRichardsonian Romanesque · Built 1914 · next door
  4. 4Bend Amateur Atheletic Club GymnasiumJacobean/Jugendstil · Built 1918 · next door
  5. 5Bend High SchoolBeaux Arts Classicism · next door
Around it

20 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BEvan Andreas Sather HouseLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements0.1 miBThomas McCann HouseGeorgian Revival0.1 miBRobert D. Moore HouseLate 19th and Early 20th Century Revival0.1 miBPutnam, George Palmer and Dorothy Binney HouseLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements0.1 miBSimpson E. Jones HouseBungalow/Craftsman0.2 miBCongress ApartmentsLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements · Built 19240.2 miBBenjamin Hamilton HouseBungalow/Craftsman · Built 19230.2 miBOld US Post OfficeBuilt 19320.2 miDDrake Park Neighborhood Historic DistrictDistrict0.2 miBPeter Byberg HouseLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements0.3 miBD.H. Sphier BuildingBuilding0.3 miBO'Kane BuildingCommercial Style0.3 miBSmith, N. P., Pioneer Hardware StoreBuilding0.3 miBGoodwillie-Allen HouseLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements · Built 19040.3 miBB. A. and Ruth Stover House20th Century Revivals · Built 19240.3 miDOld Town Historic DistrictBungalow/Craftsman0.4 miBDowning BuildingEarly 20th Century Commercial Style0.4 miBNew Taggart HotelCommercial Style0.4 mi
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BHope-Van Allen HouseLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals · Built 19270.4 miBEmil and Ottilie Wienecke HouseLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.5 mi

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Questions about Deschutes County Library

Is Deschutes County Library on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Sep 23, 1993 (Register number 93000914).

Is Deschutes County Library a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Oregon has 16 National Historic Landmarks.

Can you visit Deschutes County Library?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Deschutes County Library?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 46 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 77847871 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.