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1101 Main Street
P.O. Box 35
Philomath, OR 97370
541.929.6230
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+ Cockrell Quilts
+ Horner Collection
+ B.C. Cemeteries
+ Genealogical Society
+ Quilt Guild

Museum Hours:
Tuesday - Saturday
10:00am - 4:30pm
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Since 1951, the Benton County Historical Society has been preserving historical artifacts, photographs, and manuscripts. After Philomath citizens prevented the demolition of the 1867 Philomath College building and placed it on the National Register of Historic Places, The Society opened the building to the public in 1980 as a history museum, research library and art gallery. Online Timeline featuring Benton County history and artifacts Timeline:
People, Events, Artifacts
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Museum fundraising event: Valentines In Vegas 2012
Fundraiser Feb. 10, 2012		 2011-2012 Willamette Valley Scholastic Art Awards competition
Scholastic Art Awards 		Common Courage Oregon suffrage and women's history exhibition
Current Exhibition
Light & Ground art exhibition featuring Oregon artists Doug Russell, Sandy Ryan and Clint Brown
Dec. 2, 2011- Feb. 4, 2012
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News & Events
Willamette Valley Scholastic Art Awards ceremony
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Event Date: 02/18/12
through 02/18/12
Valentines In Vegas fundraiser
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Event Date: 02/10/12
through 02/10/12

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Philomath Campus

The Society continues to protect our cultural and historical heritage. In 2005, the Society accepted the responsibility of preserving the Horner Collection, formerly owned by Oregon State University. To house this vast collection and the Society's accumulation of important historical objects, the Society built a 13,500 square foot Collections Care Facility in 2007 on the Philomath campus for its growing collection of over 100,000 objects.

Philomath College Building
Philomath College building now houses Benton County Historical Society Museum
Home to Benton County Historical Society & Museum and the Moreland Auditorium.
Philomath College history >>
Museum
Annex
E. U. B. Parsonage on the Former Grounds of Philomath College, now known as the "Museum Annex"
Built in 1949 as a church parsonage, the Annex is home to Benton County Genealogical Society & the Marys River Quilt Guild.
Peter & Rosalie Johnson
 Collections Center
Museum Collections Care Facility
Secure, climate controlled, environment for artifact care, storage & exhibition development.
Corvallis
Museum
Corvallis Oregon Museum is in the planning stages
Future Building
being planned
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© 2008 - 2012 Benton County Historical Society & Museum
Philomath, Oregon
The Benton County Historical Society is a nonprofit corporation that operates museum facilities for the preservation of history and culture.  Its mission is to:

  1. Preserve the material and intellectual culture of Benton County, Oregon, by acquiring and caring for significant collections that illustrate and interpret the history of the area and its relationship to the world;
  2. Enrich people's lives through exhibitions and educational programs.