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Umatilla County Library
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National Register of Historic Places

Umatilla County Library

Also known as Pendleton Public Library

On the National Register since 199729 years
Italian RenaissanceListed 1997Pendleton
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Umatilla County Library

Umatilla County Library, at 214 N. Main St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Aug 15, 1997. The Register lists it for its architecture and education, at the local level. It describes its style as Italian Renaissance, as it does for 17 other Oregon listings. Six more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isArt center in Pendleton, 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 · 88 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

214 N. Main St., Pendleton · about 0.5 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Umatilla County LibraryStart here
  2. 2William J. and Lodema Clarke HouseBungalow/Craftsman · next door
  3. 3Gonzalez M. and Maude R. Rice HouseBuilding · 0.2 mi on
  4. 4Milarkey BuildingCommercial Italianate · 0.3 mi on
  5. 5Hamley and Company Leather Goods StoreLate Italianate Commercial · Built 1900 · 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.

BUS Post Office and CourthouseSecond Renaissance Revival0.2 miBLaDow BlockLate Victorian0.2 miBBowman HotelRichardsonian Romanesque0.3 miBMatlock-Brownfield BuildingItalianate · Built 19040.3 miBMasonic TempleHigh Victorian Italianate0.3 miDSouth Main Street Commercial Historic DistrictItalianate0.3 miBEmpire BlockItalianate0.3 miBHendricks Building (K.O.T.M.)High Victorian Italianate · Built 18970.3 miBJohnson-Ellis HouseQueen Anne0.3 miBEdgar Sommerville HouseQueen Anne · Built 18990.3 miBEllis-Hampton HouseColonial Revival · Built 19010.4 mi

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Questions about Umatilla County Library

Is Umatilla County Library on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Aug 15, 1997 (Register number 97000848).

Is Umatilla County Library a National Historic Landmark?

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

Can you visit Umatilla County Library?

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 Umatilla County Library?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 88 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 77851326 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.