Benton County Historic Resources Commission – Historic Preservation Month
Historic Preservation Month

Dive into the past during Benton-Linn Preservation Month 2025. The Benton County Historic Resources Commission (HRC) and partner organizations will host more than 30 events for the May commemoration, starting April 24, that highlight the history of our area.
Established in 1973 by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Historic Preservation Month is co-sponsored by local preservation groups, state historical societies, businesses and civic organizations across the country. Events throughout May promote historic places for the purpose of instilling national and community pride, promoting heritage tourism and showing the social and economic benefits of historic preservation.
All Upcoming Events
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Apr 24
HISTORIC CHIMNEY REPOINTING WORKSHOP
3:00 pm
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May 1
MASONIC TEMPLE TOUR
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
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May 2
PRESERVING YOUR FAMILY TREASURES
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
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May 4
HARDING CENTER: THROUGH HISTORIC RENOVATION FOR BEST USE NOW
11:00 am
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May 4
TOUR OF HISTORIC BUILDING RENOVATIONS
5:30 pm
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May 5
UNTOLD STORIES OF OSU WALKING TOUR
4:00 pm
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May 6
HISTORIC PHILOMATH COLLEGE TOUR
2:00 pm
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May 7
BENTON COUNTY COURTHOUSE TOUR
4:00 pm
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May 9
FRANKLIN SCHOOL NEIGHBORHOOD TREES WALKING TOUR
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
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May 9
FRANKLIN SCHOOL TOUR
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
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May 10
STEP INTO THE SHADOWS OF BENTON COUNTY’S PAST: SEASON 1
12:00 am – 12:00 am
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May 10
HISTORIC WINDOWS AND DOORS? OH MY!
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
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May 10
HISTORIC WINDOWS RESTORATION
9:00 am
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May 10
ALBANY TWEED RIDE 2025
10:00 am
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May 10
CUMBERLAND CHURCH 133RD BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION & OPEN HOUSE
11:00 am – 3:00 pm
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May 11
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY HISTORIC DISTRICT WALKING TOUR
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
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May 12
2nd ANNUAL LETICIA CARSON SYMPOSIUM
8:30 am – 5:00 pm
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May 13
FIRST AVENUE HISTORY WALKING TOUR, ALBANY
5:30 pm
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May 14
HISTORY BITES – NOVAK FAMILY AND RESTAURANT
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm at Albany Regional Museum
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May 14
SECOND AVENUE HISTORY WALKING TOUR, ALBANY
5:30 pm
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May 16
UNTOLD STORIES OF OSU WALKING TOUR
4:00 pm
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May 16
OREGON’S “TRAIL OF TEARS”
5:30 pm
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May 17
STEP INTO THE SHADOWS OF BENTON COUNTY’S PAST: SEASON 2
12:00 am – 12:00 am
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May 17
HISTORIC ALBANY STREETCAR TOUR
10:00 am at Albany Regional Museum
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May 17
ALBANY AIR MUSEUM INFORMATIONAL SESSION
1:00 pm
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May 17
HISTORIC PHILOMATH COLLEGE TOUR
2:00 pm
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May 18
CEMETERY CLEANING WORKSHOP, CRYSTAL LAKE CEMETERY
3:30 pm
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May 20
ATOMIC RANCH WALKING TOUR
4:30 pm at intersection of NW Lincoln Ave & NW 15th St, Corvallis
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May 21
HARWOOD HALL & NATIVE SOCIAL CAPITAL AT CHEMAWA INDIAN SCHOOL
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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May 22
AVERY-HELM HISTORIC DISTRICT TOUR
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
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May 24
STEP INTO THE SHADOWS OF BENTON COUNTY’S PAST: SEASON 3
12:00 am – 12:00 am
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May 24
INTERIOR TOURS OF THE UNDER-RESTORATION WILLAMETTE GRANGE HALL
9:00 am – 1:00 pm
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May 24
COLLEGE HILL NATIONAL HISTORIC DISTRICT TOUR
10:00 am
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May 25
OSU HERITAGE TREES TOUR
1:00 pm
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May 27
HOW TO RESEARCH YOUR HOUSE’S HISTORY WORKSHOP – IF WALLS COULD TALK
6:00 pm
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May 28
ALIVE IN THE MARGINS WALKING TOUR
5:30 pm
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May 29
HISTORIC PRESERVATION CELEBRATION
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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May 30
BALD HILL FARM: PAST AND FUTURE
5:00 pm
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May 31
Fairmont Grange Hall #252 Open House
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
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Jun 1
SPECTRES FINALE
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
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Jul 30
HISTORY THROUGH HEADSTONES – ALBANY’S EARLY EDUCATORS
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm at Albany Regional Museum
Self-Guided Tour Pamphlets
- Atomic Ranch 2008 File extension: pdf File size: 4 MB
- Avery-Helm 2003 File extension: pdf File size: 9 MB
- College Hill West 2004 File extension: pdf File size: 10 MB
- Downtown Walking Tour File extension: pdf File size: 4 MB
- Franklin School Neighborhood Trees 2009 File extension: pdf File size: 2 MB
- Franklin Square 1 2006 File extension: pdf File size: 1 MB
- Franklin Square 2 2006 File extension: pdf File size: 2 MB
- North Central Park Tour 2011 File extension: pdf File size: 2 MB
- OSU File extension: pdf File size: 3 MB
- Rayburn Addition 2012 File extension: pdf File size: 2 MB
- Sidewalk Tour 2014 File extension: pdf File size: 4 MB
- South Central 2009 File extension: pdf File size: 872 kB
- South Central Park 2009 File extension: pdf File size: 872 kB
The Benton County Driving Tour is linked below under Supporting Documents.
VIDEO TOURS – NOW ON YOUTUBE
- Willamette Grange
Hull-Oakes Lumber Mill - Benton County Courthouse Basement area and Exterior
- Benton County Courthouse, Third Floor and Bell Tower
- Benton County Courthouse, Second Floor
- Benton County Courthouse, Front Facade and First Floor
- Historic Sidewalk Markers – self-guided tour pamphlet
- South Central Park Tour – self-guided tour pamphlet
- North Central Park Tour – self-guided tour pamphlet
- Franklin School Neighborhood Tree Tour – self-guided tour pamphlet
Support Documents
- A Walking Tour of the Sidewalks of Corvallis File extension: pdf File size: 996 kB
- Architectural Treasure Hunt File extension: pdf File size: 2 MB
- Benton County Driving Tour Part I File extension: pdf File size: 12 MB
- Benton County Driving Tour Part II File extension: pdf File size: 12 MB