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Joseph Vey House
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National Register of Historic Places

Joseph Vey House

Listed as “Vey, Joseph, House”

On the National Register since 198640 years
CraftsmanListed 1986Pendleton
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About Joseph Vey House

Joseph Vey House, at 1304 S.E. Court Pl., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Feb 27, 1986. It was among the first 10 of Pendleton’s 17 listings. The Register lists it for its agriculture, exploration/settlement and architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Craftsman, as it does for 105 other Oregon listings.

What it isHistoric house in Pendleton, Oregon, United States. From Wikidata (CC0).

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 30 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1913 to today

  1. 1913Built
  2. 1986Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 40 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 25 minutes

1304 S.E. Court Pl., Pendleton · about 0.8 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Joseph Vey HouseStart here
  2. 2Ellis-Hampton HouseColonial Revival · Built 1901 · 0.4 mi on
  3. 3Edgar Sommerville HouseQueen Anne · Built 1899 · 0.2 mi on
  4. 4LaDow BlockLate Victorian · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Johnson-Ellis HouseQueen Anne · 0.1 mi on
Around it

12 more Register listings within a mile

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

BBowman HotelRichardsonian Romanesque0.7 miBMatlock-Brownfield BuildingItalianate · Built 19040.7 miBMasonic TempleHigh Victorian Italianate0.7 miDSouth Main Street Commercial Historic DistrictItalianate0.7 miBHendricks Building (K.O.T.M.)High Victorian Italianate · Built 18970.7 miBHamley and Company Leather Goods StoreLate Italianate Commercial · Built 19000.7 miBEmpire BlockItalianate0.8 miBUS Post Office and CourthouseSecond Renaissance Revival0.8 miBMilarkey BuildingCommercial Italianate0.8 miBUmatilla County LibraryItalian Renaissance0.8 miBWilliam J. and Lodema Clarke HouseBungalow/Craftsman0.9 miBGonzalez M. and Maude R. Rice HouseBuilding0.9 mi

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Questions about Joseph Vey House

Is Joseph Vey House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Feb 27, 1986 (Register number 86000299).

Is Joseph Vey House a National Historic Landmark?

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

Can you visit Joseph Vey House?

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 Joseph Vey House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 30 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 77851289 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.