Building Oregon

English Settlement School (Oakland, Oregon)

English Settlement School (Oakland, Oregon)
Title
English Settlement School (Oakland, Oregon)
LC Subject
Architecture, American Architecture--United States
Photographer
Eagleton, Lois
Description
This building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 4, 2007. Entered as the English Settlement School, the simply adorned rectangular structure was built in 1910 to serve the educational needs of a former settlement eight miles northeast of Oakland in Douglas County. It was nominated as a building exemplifying the materials, workmanship and guiding construction philosophies that shaped the design of small rural schools in the early 20th century.
View
exterior: east facade, detail view of stone step, looking west
Provenance
Oregon State Historic Preservation Office
Temporal
1910-1919 1930-1939
Work Type
architecture (object genre) built works views (visual works) exterior views public schools (buildings) paving stone
Location
Douglas County >> Oregon >> United States Oregon >> United States United States Oakland >> Douglas County >> Oregon >> United States
Date
1910 1930
View Date
2006-12
Identifier
OR_Douglas_English09.jpg
Rights
In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Rights Holder
Oregon State Historic Preservation Office
Source
Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/SHPO/
Type
Image
Format
image/jpeg
Set
Building Oregon
Primary Set
Building Oregon
Institution
University of Oregon
Citation
National Register of Historic Places, http://www.nps.gov/nr/
Note
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.