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US Post Office
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National Register of Historic Places

US Post Office

On the National Register since 198541 years
Classical RevivalListed 1985The Dalles
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About US Post Office

US Post Office, at 100 W. 2nd St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Mar 4, 1985. It was among the first 10 of The Dalles’s 23 listings. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the state level. It describes its style as Classical Revival, as it does for 60 other Oregon listings. It was listed as part of Significant US Post Offices in Oregon 1900-1941 TR. Seven more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isFormer post office in The Dalles, Oregon, built in 1916. 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 · 31 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1916 to today

  1. 1916Built, designed by Oscar Wenderoth
  2. 1985Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 41 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

100 W. 2nd St., The Dalles · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1US Post OfficeStart here
  2. 2John L. Thompson HouseQueen Anne · next door
  3. 3St. Peter's Roman Catholic ChurchGothic Revival · Built 1897 · next door
  4. 4First Wasco County CourthouseVernacular · Built 1859 · next door
  5. 5Trevitt's Addition Historic DistrictLate Victorian · 0.1 mi on
Around it

14 more Register listings within half a mile

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

DThe Dalles Commercial Historic DistrictLate Victorian: Gothic Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne0.1 miBThe Dalles Civic AuditoriumNeo-Classical Revival · Built 19210.2 miBDalles Carnegie LibraryBeaux Arts Classicism · Built 19100.2 miBEdward French HouseLate Victorian0.2 miBFulton-Taylor HouseCraftsman0.3 miBSharp, Edward F., Residential EnsembleQueen Anne Cottage0.3 miBHeimrich-Seufert HouseLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals: Tudor0.4 miBDr. J. A. Reuter HouseArts and Crafts0.4 miBJohn and Murta Van Dellen HouseLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements0.4 miBOrlando Humason HouseMid-19th Century Rural Gothic0.4 miBHugh Glenn HouseLate Victorian · Built 18820.4 miBBennett-Williams HouseQueen Anne · Built 18990.4 miSRock Fort CampsiteSite0.4 miBJoseph D. and Margaret Kelly HouseVernacular Queen Anne0.5 mi

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Questions about US Post Office

Is US Post Office on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Mar 4, 1985 (Register number 85000545).

Is US Post Office a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Oregon has 16 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Columbia River Highway Historic District, 5.3 miles away.

Can you visit US Post Office?

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 US Post Office?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 31 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 77848496 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.