(University of Oregon, 2014-05-28) Blackmore, Helen
Per the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), the N. P. Smith Pioneer
Hardware Store is historically significant on a local level, and listed in the National
Register under Criteria A, B, and C; for its architectural style, and links to the settlement
period and commerce in the Deschutes Valley, and for its association with the pioneer
Smith family. Built to house the Smith family, and the N. P. Smith Pioneer Hardware store,
the Smith's finished construction of the wood-frame building in 1909. For twenty years it
served as a hardware store, while the Smith family lived in the second floor residence
above for over 90 years. The building has now stood in the same location, in largely the
same form, for 105 years making it unique on Bend's Wall Street.
