Photograph of the Rossi residence in Beaverton. The house was demolished to make way for a Safeway grocery store (the grocery store is no longer standing as of 2013).
Black and white images of a house being burned down. The house appears weathered and is in the midst of an overgrown yard. In the upper image, smoke pours from the home, which appears mostly as a dark blob. In the lower image, the house is clearly seen, backlit by flames at the front and with smoke pouring from the roofline. See WCMpic_015330 for an image of this house intact.
Black and white images of a house being burned down. The house appears weathered and is in the midst of an overgrown yard. In the upper image, a fireman directs a spray of water directly against flames on the roof of the house. See WCMpic_015330 for an image of this house intact.
Black and white images of a large, cross-gabled house from two different angles. the house is two story and features a cupola in the middle of the main section. A front porch with columns runs along the front of the home, and a large, well-kept lawn stretches out in front of the house. Museum records are not specific as to who owned the home or where it was located.
Black and white image of a large, three-story Classical revival style home with a large covered porch and balcony surrounding it set in a grassy area with trees in the background. A young woman with a child in her lap sits on the porch railing, possibly Lillie and Harold Harding, daughter and grandson of the Sweeks. John and Maria Sweek built the original portion of the house in the late 1850s, after arriving in Washington County and taking up a Donation Land Claim. The house has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1974. The current city of Tualatin sits on land donated by the Sweeks from their original land claim.
Sepia-toned image of a two-story 'American Foursquare' home with a hipped roof, a side addition, and a screen-in porch attached. Snow covers the house, the fields, and the evergreen trees behind the home. Barns and outbuildings are also covered with snow. Museum records identify this as the 'Ward family farm in the Tualatin Valley, south of Hillsboro, ca. 1918.
Sepia-toned image of a two-story gabled home sitting behind a picket fence. The road is packed dirt, and there are no power lines visible in the image.
Black and white image of a couple standing outside the front door of a snow-covered house. A small covered porch is situated in the middle of the house, and two tall pine trees stand on either side of the yard. Snow covers the all the visible ground except for the road that runs in front of the house and fenced yard.
Black and white photograph of an old, shingle-styled gabled house with a covered front porch in a largely overgrown yard. Just beyond the house sits a large, single-story barn with a false square front. Large double doors sit in the middle of the front facade, with windows and another, smaller door to the left of the garage doors. Still legible though faded are the words 'Blacksmith Shop' along the top of the building.
Sepia-toned image of a large, two-story home behind a white, wrought-iron fence. A woman in a long, dark print dress and a white apron stands on a dirt road in the foreground of the image; a small girl stands beside her. The girls Is wearing a dark, flat boater-style hat, a dark, loose-fitting, dropped-waist dress with long sleeves beneath a pinafore of the same construction and buttoned boots. The woman has her hand on the handle of a baby carriage with large, thin spoked wheels with a seat and a back with a dark ruffle. At least one small child in a white dress and bonnet appears to be sitting in the carriage. Behind the front of the carriage is a toddler, wearing a white outfit and a dark-colored bucket hat. The house has covered porches running the length of both floors, each with two doors opening out onto the porch. The doors are each bracketed by two paned windows. The railing on the upper porch appears to be partially broken out, and a woman in a fitted, dark dress with white buttons, white collar, and a long, full skirt stands with both hands holding a hat which hangs against the railing. Another woman in a dark top and light skirt stands just down from her. On the lower porch, a person with gray hair and dark clothes sits by an open door, though which a window on the other side of the home can be seen. A dark horse is tied to the front fence near an open gate. Plants hang from the eaves of both levels of the porch, and the trees and bushes in the frame are bushy, with a large, flowered bush blooming in the front center yard. Another small building can be seen just behind and to the image-right of the house.
A large bungalow style house, two story with dormer windows, sits at the back of a large field. A porch wraps around the first story of the house, and a white rail fence runs around the building. A square wire fence is visible in the foreground, and hills rise to the right and behind the house. A thick grove of pine trees stands between the two hillsides. Image is scalloped on edges and printed on glossy white paper.
Handmade quilt square which depicts Walter home and surrounding area as part of the 15-panel Heritage Quilt of Cedar Mill. Description from accompanying pamphlet: BLOCK 15 WILLIAM WALKER HOME by Ruth Simpson. Old Meadow Farm no longer exists. After much controversy, the house was torn down and Parker Furniture built a store at this site on Walker Road between Murray and 158th. The home was built in 1857 by William and Hanna Walker who were well known residents in the community. He was a part time school teacher, and there is a grade school named for him. The orchard which dates from 1854 can still be seen next to the furniture company's parking lot.
Handmade quilt square which depicts a home and environs near Cedar Mill Falls as part of the 15-panel Heritage Quilt of Cedar Mill. Description from accompanying pamphlet: BLOCK 9 THE YOUNG HOUSE by Mary Packer. This home is next to the falls and was built in 1863. In 1874 it housed the first Cedar Mill Post Office with John Quincy Adams Young as postmaster. Hand hewn 2 by 12s have helped the structure to stand over 100 years. The Valley Heritage Society also marked this site in 1974. The property has been owned by the Russell family since 1914.
Handmade quilt square which depicts a home and environs as part of the 15-panel Heritage Quilt of Cedar Mill. Description from accompanying pamphlet: BLOCK 7 WALTERS HOME AND APPLE TREE by Muriel Van Veen. This home is located on Cornell adjacent to the ARCO Service Station at 107th. It is son James' half of the original Samuel Walters home which was divided in two sections. Son Samuels' half stands at the corner of 107th and Leahy Road. The original house was built in 1885 and was located in the area of Walters Lane. The apple tree actually stands in front of the first house on Leahy and is the one remaining tree that Samuel brought back to his Cedar Mill land in 1851 from the California Gold fields.
Handmade quilt square which depicts Blatter home and surrounding holly trees as part of the 15-panel Heritage Quilt of Cedar Mill. Description from accompanying pamphlet: BLOCK 14 BLATTER HOME AND HOLLY By Sue Jones. This home built in 1917 is on the south side overlooking Barnes Road near Leahy Road. On each side stands holly planted in 1917 from cuttings taken from the first trees in Oregon. The Failing family of Portland had shipped round the horn two female and one male English Green Holly trees, parents of the ones pictured. The many holly orchards nearby are important to the economy of our area.
