Cornucopia Jailhouse (Cornucopia, Oregon)
- Title
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Cornucopia Jailhouse (Cornucopia, Oregon)
- LC Subject
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Architecture, American
Architecture--United States
- Creator
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unknown (architect)
- Photographer
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Lisa Mahon
- Description
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The small jailhouse in the mining town of Cornucopia was moved several times as towns were abandoned in the area, and it represents law and order in a notoriously lawless era.
National Register of Historic Places (Listed, 2014)
- View
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Exterior
- Temporal
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1880-1889
- Work Type
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jail (building)
correctional institutions (buildings)
- Location
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Cornucopia Jailhouse >> Baker County >> Oregon >> United States
- Street Address
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Second St., Cornucopia, Oregon 97834
- Date
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1885
- View Date
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2013-07-03
- Identifier
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OR_BakerCounty_CornucopiaJailHouse_0005
- Rights
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In Copyright
- Dc Rights Holder
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Oregon. State Historic Preservation Office
- Use Restrictions
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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.
- Type
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Image
- Format
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image/tiff
- Measurements
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20 x 12 ft.
- Material
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Concrete, Wood, Steel
- Set
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Building Oregon
- Primary Set
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Building Oregon
- Institution
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University of Oregon
- Citation
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Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/SHPO/