Depoe Bay Ocean Wayside (Depoe Bay, Oregon)
- Title
- Depoe Bay Ocean Wayside (Depoe Bay, Oregon)
- LC Subject
- Architecture, American Architecture--United States
- Creator
- Schneider, Carl C. Helstron, John
- Photographer
- Estrom, Anina Johnson, Ian P.
- Creator Display
- Carl Conrad Schneider (architect, 1899-1969) John Helstrom (builder/contractor)
- Description
- National Register of Historic Places (Listed, 2012)
- View
- interior: front entry, looking north
- Provenance
- Design Library, University of Oregon Libraries
- Temporal
- 1950-1959
- Work Type
- architecture (object genre) built works views (visual works) exterior views roadside rest areas overlooks
- Location
- Depoe Bay >> Lincoln County >> Oregon >> United States Lincoln County >> Oregon >> United States Oregon >> United States United States
- Street Address
- 119 Southwest Highway 101
- Date
- 1956
- View Date
- 2010-12
- Identifier
- pna_22077
- Rights
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- Rights Holder
- Oregon State Historic Preservation Office
- Type
- Image
- Format
- image/tiff
- Set
- Building Oregon
- Primary Set
- Building Oregon
- Institution
- University of Oregon
- Note
- The Depoe Bay Ocean Wayside is the only state wayside constructed during the postwar period designed to serve the rapidly increasing ranks of the motoring public, while specifically taking advantage of a unique scenic vista – the world’s smallest navigable harbor at Depoe Bay. Responsible for both the development and maintenance of the state highway system and state parks, the Oregon State Highway Department sought not only to provide an efficient road system, but also to encourage travel to Oregon’s scenic places. The Depoe Bay Ocean Wayside blends these two missions by providing an easily accessible highway rest stop and concession on a popular tourist route, while it offering access to Oregon’s natural beauty through its scenic location. The building’s low profile, large picture windows, and minimal decoration is typical of the 1950s, and offers visitors beautiful panoramic views, while the intentional placement of the building below the highway minimizes its impact on the Ocean view from the roadway. This image was included in the documentation to support a nomination to the National Register of Historic Places, a program of the National Park Service. The image is provided here by the Oregon State Historic Preservation Office and the University of Oregon Libraries to facilitate scholarship, research, and teaching. For other uses, such as publication, contact the State Historic Preservation Office. Please credit the Oregon State Historic Preservation Office when using this image.
