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LaDow Block
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National Register of Historic Places

LaDow Block

Also known as Laatz Apartments

On the National Register since 199234 years
Late VictorianListed 1992Pendleton
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About LaDow Block

LaDow Block, at 201--239 SE. Court Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Oct 22, 1992. The Register lists it for its commerce, exploration/settlement and architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Late Victorian, as it does for 78 other Oregon listings. 12 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric building 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 · 71 MB · National Archives↗
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201--239 SE. Court Ave., Pendleton · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1LaDow BlockStart here
  2. 2Hamley and Company Leather Goods StoreLate Italianate Commercial · Built 1900 · next door
  3. 3Milarkey BuildingCommercial Italianate · next door
  4. 4US Post Office and CourthouseSecond Renaissance Revival · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Empire BlockItalianate · next door
Around it

11 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BJohnson-Ellis HouseQueen Anne0.1 miBEdgar Sommerville HouseQueen Anne · Built 18990.1 miBMatlock-Brownfield BuildingItalianate · Built 19040.2 miBMasonic TempleHigh Victorian Italianate0.2 miDSouth Main Street Commercial Historic DistrictItalianate0.2 miBHendricks Building (K.O.T.M.)High Victorian Italianate · Built 18970.2 miBUmatilla County LibraryItalian Renaissance0.2 miBWilliam J. and Lodema Clarke HouseBungalow/Craftsman0.2 miBBowman HotelRichardsonian Romanesque0.3 miBEllis-Hampton HouseColonial Revival · Built 19010.3 miBGonzalez M. and Maude R. Rice HouseBuilding0.3 mi
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Late Victorian style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Late Victorian.

Greasewood Finnish Apostolic Lutheran Church9.2 mi away
Reese and Redman General Merchandise StoreBuilt 1885 · 12.5 mi away
Meacham Hotel21 mi away

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Questions about LaDow Block

Is LaDow Block on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Oct 22, 1992 (Register number 92001381).

Is LaDow Block a National Historic Landmark?

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

Can you visit LaDow Block?

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 LaDow Block?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 71 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 77851332 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.