Washburne Historic District


The Washburne Historic District in Springfield, Oregon was established in 1985 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. The district includes 29 full blocks and five partial blocks, and it is roughly bounded by A Street on the south, G Street on the north, Pioneer Parkway on the west, and 10th Street on the east. Its total area encompasses 84 acres.
Springfield General Hospital, now an apartment building within the district, is individually listed on the NRHP.

History

Named for banker and flour mill owner C.W. Washburne, the Washburne Historic District is part of an 1852 Donation Land Claim by Springfield founder Elias Briggs. The grid style blocks were platted from surveys between 1872 and 1890. Nearly 44 percent of surviving structures were completed between 1890 and 1915. Most of the district included paved streets and sidewalks by the mid-1920s.

Classification of buildings

The district includes five classes of buildings: