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| Object Name | Depoe Bay Ocean Wayside (Depoe Bay, Oregon)
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| View | exterior: Western face of building overlooking ocean, looking east |
| Creator/Role | Carl Conrad Schneider (architect, 1899-1969)
John Helstrom (builder/contractor)
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| Creator | Schneider, Carl C.
Helstron, John
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| Date | 1956
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| Decade | 1950-1959
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| City | Depoe Bay
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| County | Lincoln
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| State/Province | Oregon
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| Country | United States
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| Site Detail | 119 Southwest Highway 101 |
| Photograph Date | December 2010
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| Photographer | Anina Estrom
Ian Johnson
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| Cataloger | Edward H. Teague |
| Object Type | architecture
built works
views (visual works)
exterior views
roadside rest areas
overlooks
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| Signficance | National Register of Historic Places (Listed, 2012) |
| Notes | The Depoe Bay Ocean Wayside is the only state wayside constructed during the postwar period designed to serve the rapidly increasing ranks of the motoring public, while specifically taking advantage of a unique scenic vista – the world's smallest navigable harbor at Depoe Bay. Responsible for both the development and maintenance of the state highway system and state parks, the Oregon State Highway Department sought not only to provide an efficient road system, but also to encourage travel to Oregon's scenic places. The Depoe Bay Ocean Wayside blends these two missions by providing an easily accessible highway rest stop and concession on a popular tourist route, while it offering access to Oregon's natural beauty through its scenic location. The building's low profile, large picture windows, and minimal decoration is typical of the 1950s, and offers visitors beautiful panoramic views, while the intentional placement of the building below the highway minimizes its impact on the Ocean view from the roadway. |
| Digital Collection | Building Oregon: Architecture of Oregon & the Pacific Northwest
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| Source Collection | Architecture & Allied Arts Library, University of Oregon Libraries, http://library.uoregon.edu/aaa/ |
| Publisher | University of Oregon Libraries |
| Copyright | 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. |
| File Name | pna_22075.jpg |
