3 of Raleigh Hills’ places are on the National Register
More historic than 36% of U.S. towns · #73 of 142 in Oregon. What drives it
Its Register listings are the Thomas Michos House, the J. F. Watkins House and the Portland Golf Club Clubhouse and Golf Course. Most of Raleigh Hills was built recently: 2% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1967. Below: maps from 1939 on.
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Raleigh Hills is more historic than 36% of U.S. towns, #73 of 142 in Oregon. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Raleigh Hills’ overall grade.
Oregon towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Oregon town has 2.9 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Raleigh Hills’ 7.4 sits near the middle of its state (63% of Oregon towns have fewer) while its 5 historic buildings outnumber those of 70% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on two of the three inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. The pre-1940 share (±0.9 points) is firm at this size.
Founding year: our sources. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Raleigh Hills’ past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Raleigh Hills was named after Raleigh Robinson, a resident of the neighborhood. A post office named Raleigh was established in the area in April 1892, and was closed twelve years later. Southern Pacific's Red Electric line had a stop in Raleigh from 1914 until the line ceased operations in 1929. A Raleigh Hills branch of the Portland post office was opened in 1968.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Raleigh Hills. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1939Tualatin sheet · 1:62,500
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Raleigh Hills.
On the National Register
3 historic places in Raleigh Hills
The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Raleigh Hills is more historic than 36% of U.S. towns, #73 of 142 in Oregon. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
What is on the National Register in Raleigh Hills?
Three places: the Thomas Michos House (listed 1991), the J. F. Watkins House (1993) and the Portland Golf Club Clubhouse and Golf Course (2023).
How old are the homes in Raleigh Hills?
2% of Raleigh Hills’ homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate), against a typical 5.3% for an Oregon town; the median home was built in 1967.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
From Wikimedia Commons (3), the National Register of Historic Places (3), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
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