Central Oregon Neighborhood Up for Nomination as National Historic District

BEND, OR-State-level hearings begin today on a request by the Deschutes County Landmarks Commission to nominate this city’s Old Town neighborhood as a National Register Historic District.

The State Advisory Committee on Historic Properties will review the nomination at two meetings, one today and another in February. If the committee approves the proposal and if a majority of the affected property owners consent to it, the nomination will be forwarded to the federal level. A final decision is expected sometime around May.

If successful, it would be the first national historic district in Deschutes County. Oregon currently has 75 historic districts in Portland, Albany, Talent and Baker City and elsewhere.