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Old US Post Office
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National Register of Historic Places

Old US Post Office

Also known as Old Main Post Office

On the National Register since 198541 years
Listed 1985Bend
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

About

About Old US Post Office

Old US Post Office, at 745 NW Wall, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Feb 14, 1985. It was among the first 7 of Bend’s 28 listings. The Register lists it for its politics and architecture, at the local level. 14 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric post office 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 · 36 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1932 to today

  1. 1932Built, designed by James A. Wetmore
  2. 1985Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 41 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

745 NW Wall, Bend · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Old US Post OfficeStart here
  2. 2D.H. Sphier BuildingBuilding · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3O'Kane BuildingCommercial Style · next door
  4. 4Downing BuildingEarly 20th Century Commercial Style · next door
  5. 5New Taggart HotelCommercial Style · 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.

BBend Amateur Atheletic Club GymnasiumJacobean/Jugendstil · Built 19180.1 miBBend High SchoolBeaux Arts Classicism0.1 miBSmith, N. P., Pioneer Hardware StoreBuilding0.1 miBGoodwillie-Allen HouseLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements · Built 19040.1 miBReid SchoolRichardsonian Romanesque · Built 19140.2 miBTrinity Episcopal ChurchLate Gothic Revival · Built 19280.2 miBEvan Andreas Sather HouseLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements0.2 miBDeschutes County LibraryArts and Crafts0.2 miBThomas McCann HouseGeorgian Revival0.2 miBRobert D. Moore HouseLate 19th and Early 20th Century Revival0.2 miBPutnam, George Palmer and Dorothy Binney HouseLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements0.2 miBSimpson E. Jones HouseBungalow/Craftsman0.3 miBBenjamin Hamilton HouseBungalow/Craftsman · Built 19230.3 miDDrake Park Neighborhood Historic DistrictDistrict0.3 miBB. A. and Ruth Stover House20th Century Revivals · Built 19240.3 miBHope-Van Allen HouseLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals · Built 19270.3 miBPeter Byberg HouseLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements0.4 miDOld Town Historic DistrictBungalow/Craftsman0.4 mi
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BCongress ApartmentsLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements · Built 19240.4 miBEmil and Ottilie Wienecke HouseLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.5 mi

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Questions about Old US Post Office

Is Old US Post Office on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Feb 14, 1985 (Register number 85000293).

Is Old US Post Office a National Historic Landmark?

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

Can you visit Old US Post Office?

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 Old US Post Office?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 36 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 77849157 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.