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1101 Main Street
P.O. Box 35
Philomath, OR 97370
541.929.6230
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+ Genealogical Society
+ Quilt Guild

 
Welcome! Philomath College building is listed on the National Park Service National Register of Historic Places
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.
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News & Events
Memory of Place:
Artistic Impressions of Linn & Benton County Historical Landmarks
Juried Art Show
>>> Read About it...
Event Date: 03/17/10
through 05/29/10
2010 Benton Lecture Series: Writing About History
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Event Date: 02/22/10
through 04/05/10
Art Student Featured in Gazette-Times
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Event Date: 02/19/10
through 02/27/10
Valentines In Vegas Fundraiser
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Event Date: 02/12/10
through 02/12/10
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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 tMoreland Auditorium.
Museum
Annex
E. U. B. Parsonage on the Former Grounds of Philomath College, now known as the "Museum Annex"
Home to Benton County Genealogical Society and the Marys River Quilt Guild. This building was built in 1949 as a church parsonage.
Collections Care Facility
Museum Collections Care Facility
Secure, climate controlled, environment for artifact care, storage & exhibition development.
Corvallis
Museum
Corvallis Museum in the planning stage
Future Building
being planned
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© 2008 - 2009 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.