National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet

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Geneva-Minnesota Historic District Name of Properly 8. Statement of Significance Applicable National Register Criteria (Mark "x" in one or more boxes for the criteria qualifying the property for National Register listing.) LJ A Property is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history. G B Property is associated with the lives of persons significant in our past. Kl C Property embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values, or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components lack individual distinction. D D Property has yielded, or is likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history. Criteria Considerations (Mark "x" in all the boxes that apply.) Property is: D A owned by a religious institution or used for religious purposes. D B removed from its original location. G C a birthplace or grave. D D a cemetery. D E a reconstructed building, object, or structure. D F a commemorative property. D G less than 50 years of age or achieved significance within the past 50 years. Narrative Statement of Significance (Explain the significance of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) Jackson County,Oreqon County and State Areas of Significance (Enter categories from instructions) Architecture;20th Century Period of Significance 1911-1914 [1st development phase] 1922-1924 [2nd development phase] Significant Dates 1911______ 1922_____ Significant Person (Complete if Criterion B is marked above) N/A______________ Cultural Affiliation N/A______ Architect/Builder Multiple;See Section 7 9. Major Bibliographical References Bibliography (Cite the books, articles, and other sources used in preparing this form on one or more continuation sheets.) Previous documentation on file (NPS): G preliminary determination of individual listing (36 CFR 67) has been requested G previously listed in the National Register D previously determined eligible by the National Register D designated a National Historic Landmark n recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey G recorded by Historic American Engineering Primary location of additional data: D State Historic Preservation Office D Other State agency G Federal agency XJ Local government G University D Other Name of repository: Jackson County Courthouse
NPS Form 10-900-A 0MB Approval No. 1024-0018 (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section Number: 8 Page: 1 Geneva-Minnesota Historic District, Medford, OR The Geneva-Minnesota District, an architecturally significant residential neighborhood located in Medford, Oregon, was first developed in the period between 1911 and 1914, with a second development phase, focused primarily on Minnesota Street, beginning in 1924. The district has remained one of Medford 1 s prime residential areas and its structures have served as the homes of a wide variety of community and business leaders, elected officials, and others whose actions have helped shape the city's character during the past 80 years. Retaining almost complete integrity to its original development and appearance, the Geneva-Minnesota District is a homogenous and architecturally cohesive neighborhood of bungalow, Craftsman, and Period Revival dwellings that remains one of the most intact early 20th century residential areas in the Rogue River Valley. CONTEXT: Founded in 1883 with the arrival of the railroad to southern Oregon, the city of Medford was developed upon the flat plain lying west of Bear Creek. Those lands east of the waterway, originally beyond the city limits, remained prime agricultural lands for the remainder of the century. In the ten years between 1900 and 1910, spurred by a dramatic expansion of the region's orchard industry, Medford's population increased from just over 1700 to almost 9000. This growth, a gain of 392%, not only led all Oregon cities, (and catapulted Medford into position as the state's fifth largest) but was reported as the second highest growth rate for any city in the entire United States during the decade. 1 It is not a mere idle assertion that people coming here to locate may do so without fear of over-crowding the place or of meeting with disappointment over the opportunities that the place presents....This place is fortunate to the point of being a phenomenon of quick Oklahoma City, Oklahoma with a percentage increase of 395%, was reported as the fasting growing city in the nation among those that were in existence in 1900, only slightly higher than that of Medford. Other cities, such as Fairbanks, Alaska and Tonopah, Nevada, which had percentage increases many higher than Medford but were treated as "mining camps" rather than cities since they had existed less than ten years, (see Medford Mail Tribune 12-January-1912)
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