Building #36 / Dome Building - Oregon State Hospital Historic District - Salem, Oregon - NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing Buildings on Waymarking.com

Oregon State Hospital Building #36, better known as "The Dome Building," was built in 1912 as the "Receiving Ward." It was designed by prominent Portland architect Edgar M. Lazarus, whose other works include Apperson Hall at Oregon State University, the Morrow County Courthouse and Vista House at Crown Point. Ultimately the building housed administrative offices. It is connected to the Kirkbride Building and to other buildings on the north campus by way of an underground tunnel system, which facilitated movement of inmates/patients.

In recent years, the Dome Building has housed the Oregon State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision. It is one of the few buildings now utilized on the north campus of the Oregon State Hospital - most other buildings on the north campus are currently vacant while the state determines what to do with the north campus in light of the completion of the new Oregon State Hospital.

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Name of Historic District (as listed on the NRHP): Oregon State Hospital Historic District Link to nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com page with the Historic District: [Web Link] NRHP Historic District Waymark (Optional): [Web Link] Address: 2575 Center Street NE Salem, Oregon 97301 How did you determine the building to be a contributing structure?: Narrative found on the internet (Link provided below) Optional link to narrative or database: [Web Link]

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