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Dads' Gates
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National Register of Historic Places

Dads' Gates

Also known as Oregon Dads' Gates

On the National Register since 200422 years
Listed 2004Eugene
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About Dads' Gates

Dads' Gates, at 11th Ave. E. bet. Kincaid St. and Franklin Blvd., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Aug 11, 2004. The Register lists it for its art and landscape design, at the local level. Seven more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric campus gate at the University of 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↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

11th Ave. E. bet. Kincaid St. and Franklin Blvd., Eugene · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Dads' GatesStart here
  2. 2Deady HallItalianate · Built 1876 · next door
  3. 3Villard HallSecond Empire · Built 1886 · next door
  4. 4Johnson HallClassical · 0.2 mi on
  5. 5Women's Memorial Quadrangle EnsembleGeorgian · next door
Around it

14 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BUniversity of Oregon Museum of ArtModernistic · Built 19330.2 miBAlpha Phi Sorority HouseTudor Revival · Built 19240.2 miBChi Psi Fraternity HouseTudor Revival0.2 miBGamma Phi Beta Sorority HouseTudor Revival0.2 miBUniversity of Oregon Library and Memorial QuadrangleModernistic0.3 miBWindsor W. Calkins HouseQueen Anne0.3 miSEugene Pioneer CemeterySite0.4 miBPsi Alpha Chapter, Chi Omega HouseTudor Revival · Built 19260.4 miBThompson-Roach BuildingMission · Built 19270.4 miBFirst Congregational ChurchMediterranean · Built 19250.4 miBDorris ApartmentsTudor Revival0.4 miBBenjamin Franklin Dorris HouseItalianate0.5 miBFoster-Simmons HouseBuilt 19130.5 miBBeta Theta Pi Fraternity House, OldCraftsman0.5 mi

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Questions about Dads' Gates

Is Dads' Gates on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Aug 11, 2004 (Register number 04000829).

Is Dads' Gates a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Oregon has 16 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Deady Hall, 0.1 miles away.

Can you visit Dads' Gates?

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 Dads' Gates?

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 77849849 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.