Five Oaks Museum , formerly known as the Washington County Museum , is a history museum in Washington County, Oregon , United States. It is located at the Rock Creek campus of Portland Community College (PCC), north of Beaverton, Oregon . From 2012 to 2017, its public exhibit space was located in downtown Hillsboro, Oregon , before it was moved back to PCC, its pre-2012 location and where the museum's research facility had already been located.
25-496: Opened in 1975, the museum is operated by the Washington County Historical Society with a mission of preserving the history of the area. The museum's site at PCC's Rock Creek Campus also includes a research library and is home to the original Washington County Jail built in 1853. In the 1930s, local historian Albert E. Tozier donated his collection of artifacts, books, maps, and other items to
50-425: A cost of $ 900. During its use, two people died while confined to the jail. A baby (Eber Rice) was born in 1876 after it ceased being used as a jail. He liked to say that he was born in jail and never returned. One of those dying in the jail was former Hudson's Bay Company employee William Burris, who killed his family in 1855 in a drunken rage. However, despite rumors, American Civil War General Ulysses S. Grant
75-594: A drunken rage. However, despite rumors, American Civil War General Ulysses S. Grant was not jailed here while he was posted to Oregon before the Civil War. In 1870, the building was sold to the Cave family. They lived in it briefly while their house was built, and then used the structure as an outbuilding. In 1953, the structure was moved to the Washington County Fairgrounds (now known as
100-498: A permanent exhibit, preserved in the climate controlled environment. On December 24, 2008, the jail was removed from NRHP at the request of the museum. In September 2008, the museum decided to move the jail outside, and in March 2009 the old log jail was relocated outside and became an outdoor exhibit on the grounds of the museum. The one room, 160-square-foot (15 m ) wooden structure weighs 12,000 pounds. Washington County Jail
125-648: Is Indian Country from the Oregon Historical Society , among others. Formerly, the museum hosted an annual plowing event named the Draft Horse Plowing Exhibition to demonstrate farming before mechanized agriculture. However, the event has moved to Champoeg State Park . Washington County Museum also educates the local community on the history of the county including use of a mobile museum. Washington County Jail (Oregon) The Historic Washington County Jail
150-754: Is a log, one-room jail previously used in Oregon . It was built in 1853 and was used until 1870. In 1986, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), and is preserved by the Washington County Museum in Washington County, Oregon , United States and is exhibited outside of the museum near its entrance. In 2008, the building was de-listed from the NRHP. In 1853, the first Washington County Jail opened. It
175-400: Is sixteen feet long, nine feet wide, and twelve feet tall. The jail was built in three months using Douglas fir timbers. The building originally housed a bucket, ankle chains, and straw mattresses. Washington County Jail (Oregon) The Historic Washington County Jail is a log, one-room jail previously used in Oregon . It was built in 1853 and was used until 1870. In 1986, it
200-509: Is the Robert L. Benson Research Library with over 25,000 images, more than 1,400 maps, and over 500 books along with other historical records and newspapers. The Rock Creek location also serves as the collection storage facility housing over 40,000 artifacts and items of historical significance to the County's history, and is open by appointment only. On exhibit at the museum's PCC Rock Creek site
225-401: Is the original Washington County Jail built in 1853. This structure was listed on the National Register of Historic Places from 1986 until 2008. Previously located at the county fairgrounds, the structure was rehabilitated and moved to the museum in 2004. The 10-foot (3.0 m) by 16-foot (4.9 m) jailhouse was originally located inside the museum, but was moved outside when the museum
250-638: The Westside Commons ), where it remained until 2003. Beginning in 2003, the building was restored at a cost of $ 75,000 and relocated from the county fairgrounds to the Washington County Museum. In 1986, the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places. Then in 2003 the building was disassembled and restored. Next, in 2004, the jail was re-assembled inside the Washington County Museum where it sat as
275-567: The Hillsboro Civic Center location in downtown and move its exhibits back to PCC Rock Creek. The increase in attendance that the 2012 move to downtown Hillsboro – a higher-profile, more accessible location – had been expected to generate failed to materialize. The museum closed permanently at the Hillsboro Civic Center in September and reopened at PCC Rock Creek on October 25, 2017. In January 2020,
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#1732793479220300-489: The Washington County Museum was renamed Five Oaks Museum, in honor of a local historic site. The museum received 5,000 visitors annually at the PCC Rock Creek campus location's 5,000-square-foot (460 m) facility. When located at the Hillsboro Civic Center, the museum operated a small store, selling books about local history, historical toys, and an assortment of other small gift items. The PCC Rock Creek location
325-454: The county historical society. Beginning in 1939, the artifacts were displayed at Hillsboro's Carnegie Library . In 1956, the Washington County Historical Society was incorporated. In 1962, the society looked at using Shute Park as a possible home for their museum, temporarily moved their collections to the park's pavilion. Then in 1975 the county decided to start a formal history museum. From 1975 to 1987, Washington County owned and operated
350-824: The departure of the exhibit Hubble Space Telescope: New Views of the Universe in May 2013, a new featured exhibit on the history of the development of the Silicon Forest in Washington County was installed, opening in April 2014. An exhibit exploring the history of the Bracero Program was also a featured exhibit. To coincide with the inaugural season of the Hillsboro Hops minor league baseball team,
375-501: The exhibits were moved from PCC to downtown Hillsboro, with the then-new space in downtown to be used mainly for temporary, special exhibits in the meantime. One of the first of these was a traveling NASA exhibit of the Hubble Space Telescope . The former museum building at PCC underwent renovations in 2014–2015, and continued in use as a repository for the county archives and an historical research facility. After
400-598: The facility to more than double the size of the museum. The museums annual fundraiser featured Oregon State Beavers basketball coach Craig Robinson as the master of ceremonies in 2009 and raised around $ 90,000 for the museum. In 2012, the museum moved into a space at the Hillsboro Civic Center , in a return to downtown Hillsboro, with the first exhibits at the new location opening in November 2012. The new space covered 12,400 square feet (1,150 m) on
425-423: The jail was removed from NRHP at the request of the museum. In September 2008, the museum decided to move the jail outside, and in March 2009 the old log jail was relocated outside and became an outdoor exhibit on the grounds of the museum. The one room, 160-square-foot (15 m ) wooden structure weighs 12,000 pounds. Washington County Jail is sixteen feet long, nine feet wide, and twelve feet tall. The jail
450-530: The museum opened an exhibit in June 2013 spotlighting the history of baseball in the county. In June 2014 the museum's board and executive director Sam Shogren parted ways according to then board president Betty Atteberry. The director in 2016 was Mark S. Harmon. The museum closed for several weeks in February 2015 to retrofit exhibit walls for seismic upgrades. In September 2017, the museum's board voted to leave
475-609: The museum. During that time the museum was in downtown Hillsboro, Oregon , at the Heidel Home. In 1982, a new museum was built at the Portland Community College (PCC) campus at Rock Creek, and it opened in January 1983. Then in September 1987 the Washington County Historical Society took over operations at the museum. In 2008, following the hiring of Sam Shogren, the museum began a $ 1.7 million expansion of
500-487: The second floor in the commercial portion of the center. After signing a fifteen-year lease, the museum was set to complete $ 1.5 million in improvements to both the new space and the former location at PCC. At the time of the opening of the Civic Center space, museum officials said a lot of work to prepare the new site for the regular exhibits remained to be undertaken, and that it was likely to be 2014 before all of
525-480: Was built at Fourth and Washington Streets in Hillsboro, Oregon , by William Brown for a cost of $ 900. During its use, two people died while confined to the jail. A baby (Eber Rice) was born in 1876 after it ceased being used as a jail. He liked to say that he was born in jail and never returned. One of those dying in the jail was former Hudson's Bay Company employee William Burris, who killed his family in 1855 in
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#1732793479220550-528: Was expanded in 2007. Other artifacts in the collections range from everyday items such as sewing machines , to a wedding dress of a local prominent family. The museum's other exhibits include This IS Kalapuya Land that focuses on the Native Americans of the area, Washington County in a Nutshell that features artifacts from throughout the county's history, and a changing exhibit along with visiting collections. Visiting exhibits have included Oregon
575-416: Was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), and is preserved by the Washington County Museum in Washington County, Oregon , United States and is exhibited outside of the museum near its entrance. In 2008, the building was de-listed from the NRHP. In 1853, the first Washington County Jail opened. It was built at Fourth and Washington Streets in Hillsboro, Oregon , by William Brown for
600-399: Was not jailed here while he was posted to Oregon before the Civil War. In 1870, the building was sold to the Cave family. They lived in it briefly while their house was built, and then used the structure as an outbuilding. In 1953, the structure was moved to the Washington County Fairgrounds (now known as the Westside Commons ), where it remained until 2003. Beginning in 2003, the building
625-433: Was restored at a cost of $ 75,000 and relocated from the county fairgrounds to the Washington County Museum. In 1986, the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places. Then in 2003 the building was disassembled and restored. Next, in 2004, the jail was re-assembled inside the Washington County Museum where it sat as a permanent exhibit, preserved in the climate controlled environment. On December 24, 2008,
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