place

Newell House Museum

1852 establishments in Oregon TerritoryHistoric house museums in OregonHouses in Marion County, OregonMuseums in Marion County, Oregon
Robert Newell House Champoeg Oregon
Robert Newell House Champoeg Oregon

The Newell House Museum, also known as the Robert Newell House, is located in Champoeg, Oregon, United States. Built by Oregon politician Robert Newell in 1852, the house was acquired in 1952 by the Oregon State Society, Daughters of the American Revolution. The house was reconstructed and opened as a museum in 1959.The museum includes 19th century furnishings and decorations, including quilts, textiles, and handcrafts, antique firearms, gowns worn by the wives of Oregon's Governors at their inaugural balls, West Coast Native American blankets, Robert Newell's Masonic paraphernalia, and spinning equipment and looms. An 1849 jail and an 1858 schoolhouse were moved to the property in 1959. The schoolhouse includes the teacher's living quarters and the schoolroom. Between 2013 and 2015 the Pioneer Mothers Memorial Cabin Museum was also moved to the property The complex includes a garden and is part of the Champoeg State Heritage Area, and is still run the Oregon State Society Daughters of the American Revolution. The complex, known as the Newell Pioneer Village, is open from March to October.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Newell House Museum (License: CC BY-SA 3.0, Authors, Images).

Newell House Museum
Champoeg Road Northeast,

Geographical coordinates (GPS) Address Website Nearby Places
placeShow on map

Wikipedia: Newell House MuseumContinue reading on Wikipedia

Geographical coordinates (GPS)

Latitude Longitude
N 45.249288 ° E -122.896747 °
placeShow on map

Address

Newell House

Champoeg Road Northeast
97020
Oregon, United States
mapOpen on Google Maps

Website
newellpioneervillage.com

linkVisit website

Robert Newell House Champoeg Oregon
Robert Newell House Champoeg Oregon
Share experience

Nearby Places