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The society has one of the largest collections of historic photographs in the United States. [24] OHS has published the Oregon Historical Quarterly continuously since 1900. Since 1929, the Oregon Historical Society Press has published over 150 books on Oregon history, politics, culture, and biographies, including Oregon Geographic Names.
44,000 (est. 2010) Director. Kerry Tymchuk. Website. ohs.org. The Oregon Historical Society Museum is a history museum housed at the Oregon Historical Society in downtown Portland, Oregon, United States. The museum was created in 1898 and receives about 44,000 visitors annually. It houses the Portland Penny that decided the city’s name. [1]
This list of museums in Oregon encompasses museums defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
It was the first site on the Oregon coast to yield cultural remains older than about 3000 BP, and as such is one of the most significant sites on the Pacific coast of North America. [ 8] 2. Charles Applegate House. Charles Applegate House. More images. March 17, 1975. ( #75001583) 512 Old Applegate Road.
It was the first ranch style home listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Oregon. The William F. Wayman-designed house was built of Arizona flagstone on the exterior and wood native to Oregon, including curly maple and myrtlewood. The 7,500 square feet (700 m 2) home includes an elevator to the basement.
Oregon History, sometimes called the Oregon Historical Society mural, [1] is a pair of eight-story-tall 1989–1990 trompe-l'œil murals by Richard Haas, installed outside the Oregon Historical Society, on two sides of the Sovereign Hotel building in Portland, Oregon, in the United States. [2][3]
UTC-7 (Pacific) GNIS feature ID. 1128512 [1] Vanport, sometimes referred to as Vanport City or Kaiserville, [1] was a city of wartime public housing in Multnomah County, Oregon, United States, between the contemporary Portland city boundary and the Columbia River. It was destroyed in the 1948 Columbia River flood and not rebuilt.
More images. May 5, 1977. (#72001082) Eugene. 44°02′48″N 123°04′35″W / 44.04655°N 123.0764°W / 44.04655; -123.0764 (Deady and Villard Halls, University of Oregon) Lane. Completed in 1876 and 1886, respectively, Deady and Villard Halls are the first and second buildings of the University of Oregon.