History · Gardiner

Gardiner’s history is
mostly unwritten

The public archives hold no old photos of Gardiner. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

0old images & papers
1historic places
4recent photos

The story so far

from the U.S. Census

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 248 to 259 (+4%).

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Gardiner yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

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By decade

Gardiner, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

1 historic place in Gardiner

Gardiner has 1 listing on the National Register, and they protect 33 historic buildings, because Gardiner Historic District alone counts 33.

#114
In Oregonby listings · most towns there have none
1place listed1 district
0National Historic LandmarksNone here yet
33historic buildings protectedcounting each building in a district
1994first listedGardiner Historic District

Where they are

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Districts

When they were listed

The Register began in 1966.
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · styles from the National Archives catalog · photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history

From Wikimedia Commons (4). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.

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