Benton County Museum - Philomath, OR - History Museums on Waymarking.com

A fine collection of artifacts, papers and photographs. They cover about anything you want to know about the Benton County area. They have the collections from Horner Museum that used to be in Corvallis, and the best collection of Camp Adair information around. They have a very good research program with much of the information computerized, some of which is available over the website.
Information placed on the sign by the street, includes:
Philomath College was chartered November 1865, as the United Brethren School for Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana and California. The name combines two greek words meaning love of learning. The building's center structure is 40 x 60 feet with 2 feet thick walls. The west wing was completed in 1905. The east wing in 1907. The coeducational college offered a classical curriculum which reflected pioneer dedication to education. After 62 years and more than 6,000 students, Philomath College closed in June 1929. Named for the college, the city of Philomath grew up about the campus.

In December 1972, the United States Department of the Interior placed the Philomath College building on the National Register of Historic Places.

Theme: History of the local area, including a nice collection on Camp Adair and the collections previously housed at Horner Museum in Corvallis Street Address: 1101 Main St Philomath, Oregon Food Court: no Gift Shop: yes Hours of Operation: Tues - Sat 12:00 AM - 4:30 PM Cost: 0.00 (listed in local currency) Museum Size: Medium Relevant Web Site: [Web Link]

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Date Logged Log User Rating   04/21/2018 NW_history_buff visited it