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Benton County Historic Resources – Links

Archeology and Anthropology

• Oregon State University Anthropology Department
  214 Waldo Hall
  Corvallis, OR 97331
  541-737-4515
  
  
• Portland State University Anthropology Department
  141 Cramer Hall
  1721 SW Broadway
  Portland, OR 97207
  503-725-3914
  
  
• University of Oregon Anthropology Department & Archeology Lab
  308 Condon Hall
  Eugene, OR 97403
  541-346-5102
  
  
• Oregon Historic Cemeteries Association, Inc.
  PO Box 802
  Boring, OR 97009-0802
  503-658-4255

Buildings and Structures

General information

• Historic Preservation League of Oregon (HPLO)
  PO Box 40053
  Portland, OR 97240
  503-243-1923
  
  
• Bosco-Milligan Foundation
  PO Box 14157
  Portland, OR 97214
  503-231-7264
  
  
• Oregon State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO)
  1115 Commercial St.
  Salem, OR 97310
  503-378-5001
  Oregon listings on the National Register of Historic Places
  
  
• National Trust for Historic Preservation, Western Regional Office
  One Sutter St., Ste. 707
  San Francisco, CA 94104
  415-956-0610
  1-800-944-6847 (Washington, DC)
  Washington, DC
  Website
  
  
• National Park Service Historic Preservation Fund
  
  
• University of Oregon Historic Preservation Program
  School of Architecture and Allied Arts
  Eugene, OR 97403-5233
  541-346-2077

Buildings and Structures Sources of Materials

• Check the HPLO Craft File
  
• Contact SHPO for listings of approved materials sources

Historic Building Contractors

• Check the HPLO Craft File
• Contact SHPO for listings of approved contractors

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Document, Book & Photographic Care and Preservation

General Information

• OSU Archives
  94 Kerr Administration Bldg.
  Corvallis, OR 97331
  541-737-2165
  archives@ccmail.orst.edu
  
  
• Benton County Historical Museum
  1101 Main St.
  Philomath, OR 97370
  541-929-6230
  info@bentoncountymuseum.org
  
  
• Benton County History Center
  110 NW 3rd St.
  Corvallis, OR 97330
  541-758-3550
  
  
• Oregon Historical Society
  1230 SW Park Ave.
  Portland, OR 97205
  503-306-5194
  orhist@ohs.org

Preservation Supplies

• Consult organizations in general information section

Conservators and Restorers

• Consult organizations in general information section

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Genealogy & Oral History

• Benton County Genealogical Society
  541-752-5898
  
  
• Linn Genealogical Society
  
  
• Oregon Historical Society
  
  
• Oregon State Archives
  800 Summer St. NE
  Salem, OR 97310
  503-373-0701
  OR-ROOTS listserv
  Records of Interest to Genealogists and Students of Family History
  
  
• National Archives and Records Administration
  8601 Adelphi Rd,
  College Park, MD 20740-6001
  1-866-272-6272

• Oregon Family History Center
  Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormon Church)
  4141 NW Harrison Blvd.
  Corvallis, OR 97330
  541-758-1156

Horticultural and Animal Resources

• Home Orchard Society
  PO Box 230192
  Tigard, OR 97281-0192
  
  
• Native Plant Society of Oregon
  2584 NW Savier St.
  Portland, OR 97201
  
  
• OSU Extension Service
  101 Ballard Hall
  Corvallis, OR 97331
  541-737-2713
  
  
• OSU Horticulture Department
  4017 Ag. & Life Sciences Bldg
  Corvallis, OR 97331
  541-737-3695
  
  
• Century Farm and Ranch Program
  Rick Read, coordinator
  Oregon Historical Society
  503-306-5215

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Local History and Education

• Benton County Historical Museum and History Center
  1101 Main Street, Philomath, OR
  info@bentoncountymuseum.org

• Benton-Corvallis Public Library (Main Branch)
  645 NW Monroe Ave.
  Corvallis, OR 97330
  541-757-6793
  
  
• Benton County
  Records and Elections
  Courthouse
  Corvallis, OR 97330
  541-757-6831
  
  
• City of Corvallis - Corvallis History
  
  
• OSU Archives
  
  
• Oregon State Archives - Benton County Records Inventory
  
  
• National Archives and Records Administration
  Pacific Northwest Regional Archives
  6125 Sand Point Way NE
  Seattle, WA 98115
  206-526-6507
  Fax: 206-526-4344

Textiles & Artifacts

• Benton County Historical Museum and History Center
• info@bentoncountymuseum.org
  
  
• OSU Dept. of Apparel, Interiors, Housing & Merchandising
  224 Milam Hall
  Corvallis, OR 97331
  541-737-3796

Trails & Transportation

• Oregon Trails Coordinating Council
  1115 Commercial St., NE
  Salem, OR 97310
  503-399-9243
  
  
• Oregon-California Trails Association
  David Welch
  President, Northwest Chapter
  102 Chinook Lane
  Steilacoom, WA 98388
  E-mail: octa@octa-trails.org
  

Other Organizations

• Oregon Heritage Commission
  1115 Commercial St. NE
  Salem, OR 97333
  Hugh Davidson, Coordinator
  503-378-6508 ext. 299
  E-mail: Hugh.R.Davidson@state.or.us
  
  
• Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
  

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