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This list presents the full set of buildings, structures, objects, sites, or districts designated on the National Register of Historic Places in Klamath County, Oregon, and offers brief descriptive information about each of them. 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 30 of those are found partially or wholly in Klamath County.

This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted April 5, 2024.^[4]

Current listings

^[5]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed^[6]	Location	City or town	Description
1	Army Corps of Engineers Road System	Army Corps of Engineers Road System More images	August 12, 2019 (#100004255)	Roughly parallel to Rim Drive and Pinnacles Road 42°52′48″N 122°02′16″W / 42.879913°N 122.037883°W / 42.879913; -122.037883	Crater Lake National Park
2	Baldwin Hotel	Baldwin Hotel More images	October 2, 1973 (#73001576)	31 Main St. 42°13′14″N 121°47′12″W / 42.220556°N 121.786667°W / 42.220556; -121.786667 (Baldwin Hotel)	Klamath Falls
3	Judge Henry L. Benson House	Judge Henry L. Benson House	December 2, 1981 (#81000496)	137 High St. 42°13′25″N 121°47′07″W / 42.223611°N 121.785278°W / 42.223611; -121.785278 (Judge Henry L. Benson House)	Klamath Falls
4	Bisbee Hotel	Bisbee Hotel	October 12, 2006 (#06000938)	229 S. 6th St. 42°13′27″N 121°46′47″W / 42.224167°N 121.779722°W / 42.224167; -121.779722 (Bisbee Hotel)	Klamath Falls
5	Blackburn Sanitarium	Blackburn Sanitarium	September 27, 1996 (#96001046)	1842 Esplanade Avenue 42°13′58″N 121°46′25″W / 42.232767°N 121.773543°W / 42.232767; -121.773543 (Blackburn Sanitarium)	Klamath Falls
6	Bly Ranger Station	Bly Ranger Station More images	March 11, 1981 (#81000650)	Highway 140 42°24′03″N 121°02′41″W / 42.400833°N 121.044722°W / 42.400833; -121.044722 (Bly Ranger Station)	Bly
7	Comfort Station No. 68	Comfort Station No. 68 More images	December 1, 1988 (#88002624)	Rim Dr., near Rim Village Campground 42°54′42″N 122°08′44″W / 42.911667°N 122.145556°W / 42.911667; -122.145556 (Comfort Station No. 68)	Crater Lake National Park
8	Comfort Station No. 72	Comfort Station No. 72 More images	December 1, 1988 (#88002625)	Rim Dr., in Rim Village Campground 42°54′41″N 122°08′50″W / 42.911318°N 122.147270°W / 42.911318; -122.147270 (Comfort Station No. 72)	Crater Lake National Park
9	Crater Lake Lodge	Crater Lake Lodge More images	May 5, 1981 (#81000096)	Crater Lake National Park 42°54′36″N 122°08′22″W / 42.91°N 122.139444°W / 42.91; -122.139444 (Crater Lake Lodge)	Crater Lake National Park
10	Crater Lake Superintendent's Residence	Crater Lake Superintendent's Residence More images	May 28, 1987 (#87001347)	Munson Valley 42°54′03″N 122°08′12″W / 42.900833°N 122.136667°W / 42.900833; -122.136667	Crater Lake National Park	The 1930s-era Munson Valley development was originally one of the best-designed rustic installations in a U.S. national park. This is the only building in the group to remain in near-original condition, and it employed unusual construction methods in response to the very short Crater Lake building season.^[7]
11	Fort Klamath Site	Fort Klamath Site More images	October 7, 1971 (#71000680)	SE of Fort Klamath 42°41′31″N 121°58′20″W / 42.691944°N 121.972222°W / 42.691944; -121.972222 (Fort Klamath Site)	Fort Klamath
12	Fred Goeller House	Fred Goeller House	June 3, 1998 (#98000624)	234 Riverside Dr. 42°13′03″N 121°47′29″W / 42.217479°N 121.791391°W / 42.217479; -121.791391 (Fred Goeller House)	Klamath Falls	As of 2013, the Goeller House has fallen into a state of disrepair.^[8]
13	Honeymoon Creek Snow-Survey Cabin	Honeymoon Creek Snow-Survey Cabin More images	December 29, 2000 (#00000515)	Sky Lakes Wilderness 42°40′01″N 122°11′54″W / 42.666991°N 122.198452°W / 42.666991; -122.198452 (Honeymoon Creek Snow-Survey Cabin)	Ashland vicinity
14	Jacksonville-to-Fort Klamath Military Wagon Road	Jacksonville-to-Fort Klamath Military Wagon Road More images	May 16, 1979 (#79002068)	S of Butte Falls 42°28′46″N 122°26′57″W / 42.479444°N 122.449167°W / 42.479444; -122.449167	Butte Falls vicinity
15	Klamath County Armory and Auditorium	Klamath County Armory and Auditorium More images	May 18, 2011 (#11000295)	1451 Main St. 42°13′42″N 121°46′29″W / 42.228333°N 121.774722°W / 42.228333; -121.774722	Klamath Falls
16	Klamath Falls City Hall	Klamath Falls City Hall	October 30, 1989 (#89001861)	226 S. 5th St. 42°13′24″N 121°46′51″W / 42.223333°N 121.780833°W / 42.223333; -121.780833 (Klamath Falls City Hall)	Klamath Falls
17	Old Klamath Falls City Library	Old Klamath Falls City Library	October 30, 1989 (#89001863)	500 Klamath Ave. 42°13′25″N 121°46′51″W / 42.223611°N 121.780833°W / 42.223611; -121.780833 (Old Klamath Falls City Library)	Klamath Falls
18	Lake of the Woods Ranger Station – Work Center	Lake of the Woods Ranger Station – Work Center More images	April 8, 1986 (#86000845)	Winema National Forest 42°23′09″N 122°13′34″W / 42.385833°N 122.226111°W / 42.385833; -122.226111	Klamath Falls vicinity
19	Linkville Pioneer Cemetery	Linkville Pioneer Cemetery More images	July 11, 2014 (#14000400)	Corner of Lexington Avenue and Upham Street 42°14′02″N 121°46′58″W / 42.233828°N 121.782668°W / 42.233828; -121.782668 (Linkville Pioneer Cemetery)	Klamath Falls
20	Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge	Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge More images	October 15, 1966 (#66000238)	Lower Klamath Lake, east of Dorris, California (See also Siskiyou County, California.) 41°56′48″N 121°39′53″W / 41.946667°N 121.664722°W / 41.946667; -121.664722	Worden	This national wildlife refuge, established in 1908, was the first large block of public land set aside for wildlife management purposes. Because of its origins in the Klamath Basin reclamation project, it became an ongoing example of the tensions between conservation and commercial demands in public land management.^[9]
21	Warren Mills House	Warren Mills House	February 11, 1993 (#93000016)	123 High St. 42°13′22″N 121°47′17″W / 42.222845°N 121.787966°W / 42.222845; -121.787966 (Warren Mills House)	Klamath Falls
22	Munson Valley Historic District	Munson Valley Historic District More images	December 1, 1988 (#88002622)	Munson Valley Rd. 42°53′52″N 122°08′04″W / 42.897778°N 122.134444°W / 42.897778; -122.134444 (Munson Valley Historic District)	Crater Lake National Park
23	Oregon Bank Building	Oregon Bank Building	September 10, 1987 (#87001525)	905 Main St. 42°13′38″N 121°46′45″W / 42.227222°N 121.779167°W / 42.227222; -121.779167 (Oregon Bank Building)	Klamath Falls
24	Point Comfort Lodge	Point Comfort Lodge	December 31, 1979 (#79002080)	27505 Rocky Point Rd. 42°28′18″N 122°05′24″W / 42.471745°N 122.090075°W / 42.471745; -122.090075 (Point Comfort Lodge)	Rocky Point
25	Richardson–Ulrich House	Richardson–Ulrich House	August 11, 1988 (#88001244)	636 Conger Ave. 42°13′24″N 121°47′40″W / 42.223381°N 121.794528°W / 42.223381; -121.794528 (Richardson–Ulrich House)	Klamath Falls
26	Rim Drive Historic District	Rim Drive Historic District More images	January 30, 2008 (#08000041)	Rim Drive along edge of caldera surrounding Crater Lake 42°57′24″N 122°02′49″W / 42.956746°N 122.046882°W / 42.956746; -122.046882 (Rim Drive Historic District)	Crater Lake National Park
27	Rim Village Historic District	Rim Village Historic District More images	September 18, 1997 (#97001155)	Jct. of Rim Village Rd. and an access rd. 42°54′37″N 122°08′33″W / 42.910278°N 122.1425°W / 42.910278; -122.1425 (Rim Village Historic District)	Crater Lake National Park
28	Sinnott Memorial Building No. 67	Sinnott Memorial Building No. 67 More images	December 1, 1988 (#88002623)	Rim Dr., near Rim Village Campground 42°54′42″N 122°08′33″W / 42.911667°N 122.1425°W / 42.911667; -122.1425 (Sinnott Memorial Building No. 67)	Crater Lake National Park
29	Valley Hospital	Valley Hospital	September 8, 1988 (#88001524)	405 Pine St. 42°13′27″N 121°47′06″W / 42.224184°N 121.785026°W / 42.224184; -121.785026 (Valley Hospital)	Klamath Falls
30	Watchman Lookout Station No. 168	Watchman Lookout Station No. 168 More images	December 1, 1988 (#88002626)	Off Rim Dr. on The Watchman 42°56′35″N 122°10′21″W / 42.942953°N 122.172419°W / 42.942953; -122.172419 (Watchman Lookout Station No. 168)	Crater Lake National Park

Former listings

^[5]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Date removed	Location	City or town	Description
1	Winthrow-Melhase Block	Upload image	June 14, 1982 (#82003730)	December 28, 1994^[10]	4th and Main Sts.	Klamath Falls	Severely damaged by an earthquake on September 20, 1993.

References

^ Andrus, Patrick W.; Shrimpton, Rebecca H.; et al. (2002), How to Apply the National Register Criteria for Evaluation, National Register Bulletin, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, OCLC 39493977, archived from the original on April 6, 2014, retrieved June 20, 2014.
^ National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places Program: Research, archived from the original on February 1, 2015, retrieved January 28, 2015.
^ Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, Oregon Historic Sites Database, retrieved August 6, 2015. Note that a simple count of National Register records in this database returns a slightly higher total than actual listings, due to duplicate records. A close reading of detailed query results is necessary to arrive at the precise count.
^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved April 5, 2024.
^ ^a ^b Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
^ National Park Service. "National Historic Landmark Program: NHL Database". Archived from the original on June 6, 2004. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
^ Creasey, Andrew (March 14, 2013), "The fall of the house of Goeller", Herald and News, Klamath Falls, archived from the original on March 4, 2016, retrieved January 28, 2014. Note that this source incorrectly states that the house's National Register listing expired in 2013, when in fact only the Oregon historic preservation special assessment property tax benefit expired.
^ Huston, Ann E. (May 1990), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Klamath Lake Reservation (PDF), retrieved March 3, 2016.
^ Weekly Register List 1995, page 4

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[1] Andrus, Patrick W.; Shrimpton, Rebecca H.; et al. (2002), How to Apply the National Register Criteria for Evaluation, National Register Bulletin, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, OCLC 39493977, archived from the original on April 6, 2014, retrieved June 20, 2014.

[2] National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places Program: Research, archived from the original on February 1, 2015, retrieved January 28, 2015.

[3] Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, Oregon Historic Sites Database, retrieved August 6, 2015. Note that a simple count of National Register records in this database returns a slightly higher total than actual listings, due to duplicate records. A close reading of detailed query results is necessary to arrive at the precise count.

[4] National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved April 5, 2024.

[NRHP_colors-5] Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.

[refnums-6] The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.

[NHLDB-7] National Park Service. "National Historic Landmark Program: NHL Database". Archived from the original on June 6, 2004. Retrieved February 19, 2012.

[8] Creasey, Andrew (March 14, 2013), "The fall of the house of Goeller", Herald and News, Klamath Falls, archived from the original on March 4, 2016, retrieved January 28, 2014. Note that this source incorrectly states that the house's National Register listing expired in 2013, when in fact only the Oregon historic preservation special assessment property tax benefit expired.

[9] Huston, Ann E. (May 1990), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Klamath Lake Reservation (PDF), retrieved March 3, 2016.

[10] Weekly Register List 1995, page 4

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