Oregon Commercial Historic District
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Oregon Commercial Historic District
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Historic buildings in the 300 Block of Washington Street, Oregon, Illinois.
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| Location | Roughly bounded by Jefferson, Franklin, 5th and 3rd Sts., Oregon, Illinois |
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| Coordinates | 42°00′52.6″N 89°19′56.7″W / 42.014611°N 89.332417°WCoordinates: 42°00′52.6″N 89°19′56.7″W / 42.014611°N 89.332417°W |
| Area | 0 acres (0 ha) |
| Built | Various |
| Architect | Pond & Pond; Taft, Lorado |
| Architectural style | Italianate, Queen Anne, Romanesque Revival, Classical Revival, Art Deco, Arts and Crafts, Art Nouveau, Art Moderne, Colonial Revival |
| NRHP Reference # | 06000713 |
| Added to NRHP | August 16, 2006 |
The Oregon Commercial Historic District is a historic district in Oregon, Illinois, that has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 2006. The district is roughly bordered by Jefferson, Franklin, 5th and 3rd Streets in Oregon. It is one of six Oregon sites listed on the National Register and one of three to be so listed since the turn of the 21st century. The other two are the Oregon Public Library, listed in 2003, and the Chana School, listed in 2005.
The Oregon Commercial Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 16, 2006. The National Register of Historic Places Registration form was dated July 12, 2006 and was completed by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency.
The boundaries for the district are roughly encompassed by Jefferson Street on the south, Franklin Street on the north, and 3rd and 5th Street on the east and west. The grounds cover 30 acres (120,000 m2) and include 62 buildings and objects. Of those, 51 are contributing properties, 44 buildings, two structures and five objects. Another eleven buildings are considered non-contributing to the overall general historical character of the historic district.
The 44 buildings, five objects and two structures that make up the contributing properties of the historic district represent a wide range of architectural styles and uses. Italianate, Romanesque Revival, Queen Anne, Art Nouveau, Art Deco and the Arts and Crafts Movement, and other styles and movements, have all had their influences on the collection of mostly low level commercial architecture in the district.
Of the numerous buildings two of them are listed individually on the National Register of Historic Places. They are the Arts and Crafts Oregon Public Library and the Romanesque Revival Ogle County Courthouse. The buildings are a mix of commercial, government and private residence usage, mostly some apartments on the upper floors of some buildings. Aside from buildings other sites are included, such as, cannons, a drinking fountain, sculptures and a well house.
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