Benton County Historic Resources Commission – Resources & Links
Guidelines for Altering Historic Buildings
Archeology & 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 15251
Portland, OR 97293
ohca@oregoncemeteries.org
Buildings & Structures
- National Park Services Technical Preservation Services provides technical assistance and guidance on the preservation of historic properties. The publications have become the basis for responsible care of historic buildings and are routinely referenced by preservation professionals, local design review commissions, state and federal agencies, students, and historic property owners.
- Restore Oregon (formerly Historic Preservation League of Oregon)
1130 SW Morrison Street, Suite 318
Portland, OR 97205
503 243-1923
info@restoreoregon.org - Architectural Heritage Center (supported by the Bosco-Milligan Foundation)
701 SE Grand Avenue
Portland, OR 97214
503-231-7264 - Oregon State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO)
503-986-0793 - Oregon listings on the National Register of Historic Places
- National Trust for Historic Preservation, Portland Field Office
Portland Field Office
9392 S. Gribble Road
Canby, Oregon 97013
1-800-944-6847 (Washington, DC)
Washington, DC
Website - University of Oregon Historic Preservation Program
School of Architecture and Allied Arts
Eugene, OR 97403-5233
541-346-2077
Document, Book, & Photo Preservation
- OSU Archive
94 Kerr Administration Bldg.
Corvallis, OR 97331
541-737-2165
archives@ccmail.orst.edu - Benton County Historical Society
1101 Main St.
Philomath, OR 97370
541-929-6230
info@bentoncountymuseum.org
Online collections database - 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
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 & 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
Andrea Kuenzi, coordinator
Oregon Historical Society
503-400-7884
Local History & Education
- Benton County Historical Society
1101 Main Street
Philomath, OR 97370
info@bentoncountymuseum.org - Benton-Corvallis Public Library (Main Branch)
645 NW Monroe Ave.
Corvallis, OR 97330
541-757-6793 - Benton County Records and Elections
Benton County Kalapuya Building - 4500 SW Research Way
Corvallis, OR 97333
541-757-6831 - City of Corvallis – Corvallis History
- OSU Archives
- Oregon State Archives
- 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 Design and Human Environment
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