Joseph Main Street, Between Joseph & Second Avenues, Joseph, Wallowa County, OR
Summary
Significance: The Joseph Main Street is a good example of a historic Eastern Oregon commercial district and social center that retains many of the characteristics of a small town that developed with the arrival of a railroad and declined after the Great Depression. It is eligible for the National Register under Criterion C, because it embodies many of the distinctive characteristics of a rural Oregon Main Street.
Survey number: HABS OR-174
Building/structure dates: 1880-1929 Initial Construction
Tags
joseph main street
second avenues
wallowa
wallowa county
oregon
historic american buildings survey
david louter
photo
ultra high resolution
high resolution
historic american engineering record
historic american landscapes survey
architecture
railroad
railroad architecture
library of congress
Date
1929 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Louter, David, transmitter
Location
joseph
,
45.35432, -117.22961
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html