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Downing Building
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National Register of Historic Places

Downing Building

Also known as Downing's Cafe and Rooms; The Hub

On the National Register since 200422 years
Early 20th Century Commercial StyleListed 2004Bend
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About Downing Building

Downing Building, at 1033-1035 NW Bond St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Nov 26, 2004. The Register lists it for its architecture and commerce, at the local level. Six more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric 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 · 37 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

1033-1035 NW Bond St., Bend · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Downing BuildingStart here
  2. 2O'Kane BuildingCommercial Style · next door
  3. 3D.H. Sphier BuildingBuilding · next door
  4. 4Smith, N. P., Pioneer Hardware StoreBuilding · next door
  5. 5Goodwillie-Allen HouseLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements · Built 1904 · next door
Around it

17 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BNew Taggart HotelCommercial Style0.1 miBOld US Post OfficeBuilt 19320.2 miBBend Amateur Atheletic Club GymnasiumJacobean/Jugendstil · Built 19180.3 miBBend High SchoolBeaux Arts Classicism0.3 miBB. A. and Ruth Stover House20th Century Revivals · Built 19240.3 miBHope-Van Allen HouseLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals · Built 19270.3 miDOld Town Historic DistrictBungalow/Craftsman0.4 miBSimpson E. Jones HouseBungalow/Craftsman0.4 miBReid SchoolRichardsonian Romanesque · Built 19140.4 miBTrinity Episcopal ChurchLate Gothic Revival · Built 19280.4 miBEvan Andreas Sather HouseLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements0.4 miBDeschutes County LibraryArts and Crafts0.4 miBThomas McCann HouseGeorgian Revival0.4 miBRobert D. Moore HouseLate 19th and Early 20th Century Revival0.4 miBPutnam, George Palmer and Dorothy Binney HouseLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements0.4 miDDrake Park Neighborhood Historic DistrictDistrict0.4 miBBenjamin Hamilton HouseBungalow/Craftsman · Built 19230.5 mi

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Questions about Downing Building

Is Downing Building on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Nov 26, 2004 (Register number 04001262).

Is Downing Building a National Historic Landmark?

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

Can you visit Downing Building?

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 Downing Building?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 37 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 77849143 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.