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The Shively–McClure Historic District, or Church Hill, is a historic district in Astoria, Oregon, United States. It contains some of the earliest houses in the city, and borders the Astoria Downtown Historic District. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2005, and it contains a historical marker. Shively–McClure was Astoria's first neighborhood, and was recorded on a map in 1846 by Colonel John McClure and John Shively. The historic district is bound from Franklin Avenue to Lexington Avenue., and from 9th Street to 18th Street, in Astoria. It contains some 408 buildings, and of which 343 buildings were built before 1939, and the majority are houses. The neighborhood contains diversity of architectural styles from the late 19th century, and early 20th century, with nearly three-quarters of the buildings are represented with three styles: Victorian, Colonial Revival and Craftsman. The Shively–McClure Historic District has 237 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 3 contributing structures. Finnish architect John Erik Wicks (1878–1963) designed some 40 houses in the area. The neighborhood has one designated historic site, which is marked by a granite obelisk on 15th Street. It was the site of the first U.S. Post Office west of the Rocky Mountains; it was commissioned in 1847, in a small house built by John Shively. The former post office building was destroyed in 1906. The churches in the neighborhood include: the Grace Episcopal Church (1885; and rectory), Swedish Lutheran Apostolic Church (c. 1885), St. Mary's Catholic Church (1901), First Presbyterian Church (1903), First Methodist Church (1916), First Church of Christ Scientist (1923), Astoria Church of Christ (1923), First Church of Christ Scientist (1951), and the Bible Baptist Church (c. 1958). The Trinity Lutheran Church was designed by John Erik Wicks, and is now a performing arts center for Clatsop Community College. Charles Heilborn Residence (1876), 1546 Franklin Avenue Peter L. Cherry House (1882), 836–15th Street; NRHP-listed Albert W. Ferguson House (1886), 1661 Grand Avenue; NRHP-listed Ferdinand and Augustus Fisher Residence (1890), 687–12th Street; NRHP-listed Martin Foard House (1891), 690–17th Street; NRHP-listed John N. Griffin House (1892), 1643 Grand Avenue; NRHP-listed George H. George Residence (1900), 1720 Irving Avenue Captain George Conrad Flavel House (1901), 627–15th Street; NRHP-listed Frank Carney Duplex (c. 1910), 1312–1316 Kensington Avenue Charles Stevens House (1910), 1289 Franklin Avenue; NRHP-listed Norris Staples House (1910), 1031–14th Street; NRHP-listed
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Shively-McClure Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 3, 2005.
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