Oregon Commercial Historic District

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.

From the record

“The Oregon Commercial Historic District is a historic district in Oregon, Illinois, that has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 2006. The district is roughly bordered by Jefferson, Franklin, 5th and 3rd Streets in Oregon.”
Wikipedia article Oregon Commercial Historic District, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 29 National Register listings published here for Ogle County · listed in 2006 · category: District.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

Address. Roughly bounded by Jefferson, Franklin, 5th and 3rd Sts., Oregon, 61061
When was it listed? August 2006
Category. district
Township. Oregon-Nashua township
National Register reference number. 06000713 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

11 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Oregon Commercial Historic District between 2008 and 2020, burning about 47 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause	Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	8
Debris and open burning	3

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
6 May 2010	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1.0 acres	Illinois Division of Forestry Resources	ROADWAY
9 April 2019	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1.0 acres	Illinois Division of Forestry Resources	19-0297
6 April 2008	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1.0 acres	Illinois Division of Forestry Resources	CARILLO
30 April 2011	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	5.0 acres	Illinois Division of Forestry Resources	MOON
22 April 2020	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	2.0 acres	Illinois Division of Forestry Resources	20-0327
21 April 2019	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	21 acres	Illinois Division of Forestry Resources	19-0323
16 April 2009	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	2.0 acres	Illinois Division of Forestry Resources	DEKONING
30 March 2011	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Illinois Division of Forestry Resources	LILLIE

Every fire recorded in Ogle County

Mines and quarries near this property

7 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Oregon Commercial Historic District: 5 past producers, 1 producer, 1 plant. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Industrial/Frac Sand. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status
Oregon Quarry & Plant	Sand and Gravel, Industrial/Frac Sand	Producer
R. Little Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Saint Clair Quarry and Mill	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Plant
Steven Property	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unnamed Limestone Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unnamed Limestone Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unnamed Limestone Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer

Every working recorded in Ogle County

Storms near this property

47 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Oregon, the town this property stands in, in 47 storm reports between 1995 and 2026: 35 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 2 flood, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
August 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Oregon	$25,000	A barn was completely blown off its foundation north of Oregon. A cattle trailer was lifted airborne before landing upside down. At least 50 trees suffered significant wind damage.
April 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Oregon	$5,000	Trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down. One tree fell onto a house.
July 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Oregon	$5,000	An eight inch diameter tree limb was blown down onto a house on 4th Street causing minor damage. Live power lines were blown down on 2nd Street.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Oregon	$4,000	A large tree blew over onto a minivan.
August 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Oregon	$2,000	Numerous trees and power lines were blown down.
June 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Oregon	$1,000	Trees and power lines were blown down.
June 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Oregon	$1,000	A tree was blown down onto power lines which knocked out power to some businesses.
April 2026	Thunderstorm Wind	Oregon	-	A trained spotter reported 2 inch tree limbs downed by thunderstorm winds in Oregon.
April 2025	Hail	Oregon	-	A photo was shared with quarter size hail next to a quarter coin.
June 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Oregon	-	A large tree was down and blocking Daysville Rd south of US-64 near Oregon.
July 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Oregon	-	Trees were blown down onto power lines along Pines Road west of Oregon.
April 2023	Flood	Oregon	-	Standing flood water two to three feet deep was reported on 2nd Street.
April 2023	Hail	Oregon	-	Ping pong ball size hail was reported at Route 64 and Blackhawk Road.
July 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Oregon	-	Powerlines were downed and one power pole was snapped in Oregon.
August 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Oregon	-	A photo shared on social media showed a utility pole and large tree limbs were blown down.
August 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Oregon	-	Multiple 12 to 18 inch diameter tree limbs were blown down in and west of Oregon along Route 64.
August 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Oregon	-	A three foot diameter tree was blown down at the Ogle County Courthouse.
June 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Oregon	-	Trees and tree limbs were blown down in the Oregon area.
June 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Oregon	-	Minor tree damage was reported.
September 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Oregon	-	Widespread tree damage was reported in Oregon.
June 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Oregon	-	Numerous trees and powerlines down throughout the county, but Oregon was hit hard. Call center was too busy to give more exact locations.
June 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Oregon	-	Numerous large trees were blown down in Oregon.
May 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Oregon	-	A shed was blown down.
May 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Oregon	-	Wind damage was reported from Loudon State Park to Stillman Valley.
April 2011	Hail	Oregon	-	Hail to the size of pennies was reported from Oregon.
September 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Oregon	-	An eight inch diameter tree limb was blown down.
May 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Oregon	-	A large tree limb was blown down blocking both lanes of the 500th block of North 4th Avenue.
July 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Oregon	-	Arm size tree limbs were blown down.
May 2008	Hail	Oregon	-	Quarter size hail was reported one mile south of Oregon.
June 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Oregon	-	One tree was blown down.
July 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Oregon	-	A tree was blown down just south of Oregon on Route 2.
August 2007	Flash Flood	Oregon	-	Several roads closed due to flooding across Ogle County.
August 2007	Flood	Oregon	-	Water above a house foundation.
July 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Oregon	-	Trees were blown down.
September 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Oregon	-	A tree was blown down.
May 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Oregon	-	A large tree was knocked down onto house at the corner of Second and Madison Streets, causing significant structural damage. Large trees were also reported down at the corner of North Fourth and Phelps Streets, and on North Third Street. A power pole was blown down on Pines Road.
May 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Oregon	-	Trees were blown down on vehicles and across roads.
April 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Oregon	-	Trees were blown down.
March 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Oregon	-	no account filed
April 2023	Hail	Oregon	-	no account filed
April 2010	Hail	Oregon	-	no account filed
June 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Oregon	-	no account filed
September 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Oregon	-	no account filed
May 2000	Hail	Oregon	-	no account filed
May 2000	Hail	Oregon	-	no account filed
May 1998	Hail	Oregon	-	no account filed
June 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Oregon	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Ogle County

Map coverage status

No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.

Property	Distance	Listed
Ogle County Courthouse	0.1 miles	1981
Oregon Public Library	0.2 miles	2003
Pinehill	0.5 miles	1978
Chana School	0.6 miles	2005
Indian Statue	1.5 miles	2009
Mount Morris Downtown Historic District	5.7 miles	2022

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 06000713 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Ogle County	All 29 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.