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Benton County Courthouse
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National Register of Historic Places

Benton County Courthouse

On the National Register since 197848 years
High Victorian ItalianateListed 1978Corvallis
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Benton County Courthouse

Benton County Courthouse, at NW 4th St. between Jackson and Monroe Sts., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jan 30, 1978. It was among the first 2 of Corvallis’s 37 listings. The Register lists it for its politics and architecture, at the state level. It describes its style as High Victorian Italianate, as it does for 18 other Oregon listings. The listing covers 1.3 acres. 14 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isCourthouse in Corvallis, 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 · 21 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

NW 4th St. between Jackson and Monroe Sts., Corvallis · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Benton County CourthouseStart here
  2. 2Benton HotelItalian Renaissance · Built 1925 · next door
  3. 3Whiteside TheatreLate Victorian · next door
  4. 4Lewis G. Kline BuildingHigh Victorian Italianate · next door
  5. 5Benton County State Bank BuildingRichardsonian · 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.

BCorvallis HotelChicago School0.2 miBDr. Henry S. Pernot HouseQueen Anne0.2 miBJulian HotelGeorgian0.2 miBDr. George R. Farra HouseQueen Anne · Built 19030.2 miBEpiscopal Church of the Good SamaritanGothic0.2 miBFirst Congregational ChurchGeorgian0.2 miBCharles Gaylord HouseMid-19th Century0.2 miBJ. R. Bryson HouseItalianate0.2 miBLewis G. Kline HouseItalian Bracketed0.2 miBElias Woodward HouseRural Gothic · Built 18710.2 miBJames O. Wilson HouseQueen Anne · Built 18910.3 miBCharles and Ibby Whiteside HouseLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements · Built 19220.3 miBGeorge Taylor HouseRural Gothic0.3 miBJesse H. Caton HouseGreek Revival0.3 miBHannah and Eliza Gorman House (Additional Documentation)Building0.3 miDAvery-Helm Historic DistrictCraftsman/Bungalow0.4 miBBurnap-Rickard HouseBungalow0.4 miBWillamette Valley and Coast Railroad Depot-CorvallisStick/Eastlake0.4 mi
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BPoultry Building and Incubator HouseLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.4 miBHadley-Locke HouseQueen Anne · Built 18930.4 mi
More like it

High Victorian Italianate style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as High Victorian Italianate.

Lewis G. Kline Building0.2 mi away
Independence National BankBuilt 1891 · 20.1 mi away
A.K. Wilson Building24.7 mi away

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Questions about Benton County Courthouse

Is Benton County Courthouse on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jan 30, 1978 (Register number 78002278).

Is Benton County Courthouse a National Historic Landmark?

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

Can you visit Benton County Courthouse?

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 Benton County Courthouse?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 21 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 77848729 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.