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Astoria Downtown Historic District ( ID98000631) Designated CP. June 22, 1998. Astoria City Hall is the current city hall for the town of Astoria, Oregon, United States. Built in 1923 to house a bank, the building became the city hall in 1939, and it has remained Astoria's seat of government for more than 75 years.
Astoria is a port city and the seat of Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. Founded in 1811, Astoria is the oldest city in the state and was the first permanent American settlement west of the Rocky Mountains . [ 6 ]
The Old Astoria City Hall, now known as the Clatsop County Historical Society Heritage Museum, is a historic building located in Astoria, Oregon, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [2][4] The building served as the city hall of Astoria from 1905 until 1939. It was the first location of the Columbia River ...
The Albert W. Ferguson House is a house located in Astoria, Oregon, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [1] Albert W. Ferguson (August 29, 1821 – February 21, 1891) was an Oregon carpenter and architect. He built many now-historic houses and other buildings in Oregon, particularly in Salem and Astoria. He moved to Astoria in 1876.
After a public fundraising campaign, the group acquired the Old Astoria City Hall from the Oregon Military Department, to house the new museum. [11] The association named its first museum director in January 1963, [12] and the Columbia River Maritime Museum opened to the public in August 1963, in the former city hall, at 1618 Exchange Street. [2]
The National Register recognizes places of national, state, or local historic significance across the United States. [ 1] Out of over 90,000 National Register sites nationwide, [ 2] Oregon is home to over 2,000, [ 3] and 62 of those are found in Clatsop County. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted ...
May 2, 1974. The Astoria Column is a tower in the northwest United States, overlooking the mouth of the Columbia River on Coxcomb Hill in Astoria, Oregon. Built in 1926, the concrete and steel structure is part of a 30-acre (12 ha) city park called Astor Park. The 125-foot (38 m)-tall column has a 164-step spiral staircase ascending to an ...
NRHP reference No. 84002938. Added to NRHP. September 7, 1984. The Liberty Theater is a historic vaudeville theater and cinema in Astoria, Oregon, United States. The whole commercial building of which the theater is the major occupant is also known as the Astor Building, especially in the context of historic preservation.