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1101 Main Street
P.O. Box 35
Philomath, OR 97370
541.929.6230

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Featured artifact: Bronze Mercury Statue
The original version of Giovanni Da Bologana's bronze sculpture of Mercury was completed by 1580 in Florence, Italy. This copy was also cast in Florence and shipped to the United States in the early 1900s. When Dr. E. J. Kraus resigned as dean of the service departments in 1919, he purchased the statue of Mercury as an inspirational gift for the students of Oregon Agricultural College.



Oregon State University Horner Museum Collection
sponsored and supported in part by the
Horner Museum Fund

 

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© 2008 - 2010 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.