Pine Grove Community House (Manzanita, Oregon)

Title
Pine Grove Community House (Manzanita, Oregon)
LC Subject
Architecture, American Architecture Community centers History--Societies, etc Chimneys
Alternative
Nehalem Valley Historical Society (Manzanita, Oregon)
Description
Built in 1933, the Pine Grove Community House is listed in the National Register of Historic Places under Criterion A for the building’s association with the founding of the City of Manzanita and its local government, establishment of community social events, and the gradual evolution of the town to a full-fledged community and center for coastal recreation. Pine Grove represents the first tangible civic project of the first residents of Manzanita who, with no early municipal government, formed their own community group to address the needs and management of their small town. In the absence of more formal, city-run facilities, the Pine Grove Community House served as Manzanita’s first City Hall and library. Pine Grove not only functioned as Manzanita’s early central government, but hosted meetings resulting in the formation of the first fire and police departments. The Pine Grove Community House has grown with the City of Manzanita and served many functions that are now carried on in different facilities, but it was at the Pine Grove that all of these activities began and flourished sufficiently to create the need for expansion beyond the building in which they began. Among the founders was Ben S. Lane, who would later serve the City of Manzanita as its first mayor and serving the City in that capacity for thirteen years. Lane’s wife, Johanna Lane, brought a love for reading and community service that made the Lanes a formidable couple. The Pine Grove Community House tells part of the story of coastal recreation towns and the settlement of the Oregon Coast, including the transition from mere vacation destination to a formal community and eventual municipality. National Register of Historic Places (Listed, 2017) This content is included in Building Oregon: Architecture of Oregon and the Pacific Northwest, a digital collection which provides documentation about the architectural heritage of the Pacific Northwest.
View
exterior
Temporal
1930-1939
Work Type
architecture (object genre) built works
Latitude
45.718697749
Longitude
-129.93659224
Location
Manzanita >> Tillamook County >> Oregon >> United States Tillamook County >> Oregon >> United States
Street Address
225 Laneda Avenue
Date
1933
Identifier
OR_TillamookCounty_PineGroveCommunityHouse_0005
Rights
In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Rights Holder
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, contact the State Historic Preservation Office. Please credit photographer and the Oregon State Historic Preservation Office when using this image.
Source
Theodore A. Weissbach. Photographs byTravis Williams, Broken Banjo Photography. "Pine Grove Community House, Manzanita, Oregon" National Register of Historic Places Registration Form." (2017)
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Set
Building Oregon
Primary Set
Building Oregon
Institution
University of Oregon