749 Commercial Street & 732 Duane Street
The Clatsop County Courthouse is built on land donated by Col. John McClure, who had the second donation land claim in what is now Astoria. This land claim was made up of the land between today's 1st and 13th streets. The original 2-story frame courthouse was built on this spot in 1855. This current courthouse was designed by Portland architect Edgar M. Lazarus and was built from 1904 to 1908. The cannon and bench in front of the Courthouse was placed by the Oregon Department of the Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War for their 16th Convention in 1934. The Courthouse was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 5, 1984.
Historical Photo:
Clatsop County Courthouse, Sept. 17, 1960 (Salem Library)
The Clatsop County Jail was built in 1913 and was in use from 1914 to 1976. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 19, 1983. The building was used in the filming of the 1985 film The Goonies and in 2010 became home to the Oregon Film Museum.
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