Yamhill County, Oregon
Historic Sites & Landmarks in Yamhill County, Oregon
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Joel Palmer House
Dayton, Oregon
1857
Built in 1857 by the co-founder of Dayton, the Joel Palmer House is now a fine-dining restaurant featuring wild Oregon mushrooms and local wines.
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Fort Yamhill Blockhouse
Dayton, Oregon
1856
Built in 1856 at Fort Yamhill, this historic wood structure was moved by preservationists to Dayton's Courthouse Square Park in 1911 as a memorial to Joel Palmer, founder of Dayton and Superintendent of Indian Affairs.
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Gabriel-Will House
Dayton, Oregon
1885
This elegant Queen Anne home was built in 1885 by Christopher Taylor, who traveled west in 1847 with Joel Palmer, for his daughter. It has been renovated and is now available for rent on Airbnb.
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Gottlieb Londershausen House
Dayton, Oregon
c. 1907
This bright yellow house was built c. 1907 by German immigrant Gottlieb Londershausen, owner of a shoe and harness shop in Dayton for over 29 years.
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Commercial Club-S.C. Stuckey Building
Dayton, Oregon
1911
The Commercial Club-Stuckey Building is a two-story brick commercial building on Courthouse Square, constructed for Samuel C. Stuckey in 1911.
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Courthouse Square
Dayton, Oregon
1850
Joel Palmer donated this block to be the home of Yamhill County Courthouse in the 1850s, but the honor went to Lafayette instead. Thus “Courthouse Square” never had a courthouse and became a park.
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Fischer Meats
Dayton, Oregon
1918
This brick building on Ferry Street was constructed in 1918 as Carl Fischer Meats. It is currently home to the By-Pass Bar and Grill.
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Oregon Mutual Merchant Fire Insurance Association Office
Dayton, Oregon
c. 1910
This small white-brick building on Ferry Street was constructed around 1910.
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Mellinger House
Dayton, Oregon
1904
This well-restored Queen Anne house at 414 Fifth St. was built in 1904.