The Maupin Section Foreman's House is a historic

section house A section house is a building or house-like structure located near or next to a section of railroad used for housing railroad workers, or for the storing and maintenance of equipment for a section of railroad. Section houses were used mainly from th ...

in Maupin,

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. It recalls the days of the "Last Great Railroad War" (construction 1909–1911) between the rival transportation empires of E. H. Harriman and

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, as they raced to build routes up the

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canyon, connecting the mainlines along the

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to the new markets of

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. Harriman's Des Chutes Railroad Company built the house to the

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Common Standard Plan for buildings (with allowed variations) in 1910. It was one of three buildings in the "country combination station" at Maupin, and served as residence for the

maintenance of way Maintenance of way (commonly abbreviated to MOW, also known as "Permanent Way Maintenance" or "PWM" in Britain) refers to the maintenance, construction, and improvement of rail infrastructure, including tracks, ballast, grade, and lineside infras ...

foreman for the local section of track. The other two buildings of the station (a depot and a bunk residence for the maintenance crew) were demolished by 1968. Most of the Des Chutes Railroad tracks in the canyon were abandoned in 1936, granting Hill the final victory in the race. The road passing in front of the house utilizes the former railroad grade.. The

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acquired the house in 1968. It was added to the

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in 2006..

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* {{authority control Houses completed in 1910 1910 establishments in Oregon Houses in Wasco County, Oregon National Register of Historic Places in Wasco County, Oregon Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Oregon Bureau of Land Management areas in Oregon

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