United States post offices operate under the authority of the United States Post Office Department (1792–1971) or the United States Postal Service (since 1971). Historically, post offices were usually placed in a prominent location. Many were architecturally distinctive, including notable buildings featuring Beaux-Arts, Art Deco, and Vernacular architecture. However, modern U.S. post offices were generally designed for functionality rather than architectural style.
Following is a list of United States post offices in Oregon. Notable post offices include individual buildings, whether still in service or not, which have architectural, historical, or community-related significance. Many of these are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) or state and local historic registers.
Post officeCityDate builtOregonArchitectNotesUnited States Post Office (Agness, Oregon)Agness1897unknownUnited States Post Office (Astoria, Oregon)Astoria1933James A. WetmoreOld U.S. Post Office (Bend, Oregon)Bend1932James A. WetmoreUnited States Post Office (Burns, Oregon)Burns1939Louis A. Simon, Neal A. MelickMarshfield Post Office, now Coos Art MuseumCoos Bay1936United States Post Office (The Dalles, Oregon)The Dalles1915Oscar WenderothUnited States Post Office (Eugene, Oregon)Eugene1938–1939Gilbert Stanley UnderwoodUnited States Post Office (Grants Pass, Oregon)Grants Pass1935–1936Harry B. CarterUnited States Post Office (Gresham, Oregon)Gresham 1941United States Post Office (Hillsboro, Oregon)Hillsboro1934–1935Louis A. Simon, George O. Von MertaUnited States Post Office (Hood River, Oregon)Hood River1934-1935Louis A. Simon, George O. Von MertaUnited States Post Office and Federal Building (La Grande, Oregon), now La Grande City HallLa Grande1913James Knox TaylorUnited States Post Office (Lakeview, Oregon)Lakeview 1938–1940Louis A. Simon, Neal A. MelickOld United States Post Office, now Yamhill County Clerk BuildingMcMinnville1935U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, now James A. Redden Federal CourthouseMedford1915–1916Oscar WenderothUnited States Post Office (Newberg, Oregon)Newberg1935–1936United States Post Office (Ontario, Oregon)Ontario1936–1937United States Post Office and Courthouse, now John F. Kilkenny United States Post Office and CourthousePendleton1916Oscar WenderothEast Portland Station Post Office Portland1937St. Johns Post Office (Portland, Oregon)Portland1933Francis Marion Stokes, James A. WetmoreU.S. Post Office (Portland, Oregon), now 511 Federal BuildingPortland1916–1918Lewis P. Hobart, James A. WetmoreWashington Park and Zoo RailwayPortlandUnited States Post Office (Roseburg, Oregon)Roseburg1916James A. WetmoreUnited States Post Office, now State of Oregon Executive BuildingSalem1936–1937United States Post Office (Scappoose, Oregon)Scappoose1966Stanton, Boles, Maguire & ChurchU.S. Post Office (Tillamook, Oregon), now Tillamook City HallTillamook1941Louis A. Simon
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