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TIMES FACT BOOK
November 22, 2012
FOR THE NEWCOMER
HISTORIC PLACES
DOWNTOWN DISTRICT —
Rough-
ly bounded by Canyon Boule-
vard, East and Washington
streets, Beaverton has officially
been designated as a national
historic area. www.nationalreg-
isterofhistoricplaces.com/OR/
state.html.
FANNO HOUSE —
8405 S.W.
Creekside Place, Beaverton. 503-
629-6355. Off Southwest Hall
Boulevard on Creekside Place.
Augustus Fanno’s house has be-
come a historic landmark and
was restored by the Tualatin
Hills Park and Recreation Dis-
trict. Fanno, a Beaverton pio-
neer, was the first to receive a
land claim in southeast Wash-
ington County in 1847.
JENKINS ESTATE —
8005 S.W.
Grabhorn Road, Aloha. 503-629-
6355. The estate is a 68-acre
English-style country estate,
which is listed in the National
Registry of Historic Places. A
farmhouse, built in the late
1800s, main house, stable, water
tower, carriage house and
teahouse are among the exist-
ing buildings. Located along
Grabhorn Road, south of Farm-
ington Road in Aloha.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS YOUNG
HOUSE —
Intersection of Cornell
Road and 119th Avenue. Recent-
ly acquired by THPRD, this salt
box-style house was built in Ce-
dar Mill by Oregon pioneer
John Quincy Adams in 1869.
The house became Cedar Mill’s
first post office and general
store.
JOHN TIGARD HOUSE —
503-639-
2857. The three-room 1880 car-
penter gothic Victorian was
moved from its original location
to the corner of 103rd and Can-
terbury Lane on Little Bull
Mountain. The Tigard Area His-
torical Preservation Association
operates the house and opens it
on the third Sunday afternoon
of each month to showcase spe-
cial exhibits.
TUALATIN HERITAGE CENTER —
Managed by the Tualatin His-
torical Society in partnership
with the City of Tualatin, this
1926 Crafstman-style church
(the community’s oldest) was
moved to 8700 S.W. Sweek
Drive, near the Tualatin Police
Department. Call 503-885-1926.
By SHANNON O. WELLS
Pamplin Media Group
H
ere are some Beaver-
ton places to visit:
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FANNO FARM-
HOUSE
(Greenway
Park at Fanno Creek) — The
charming, wood-framed home,
tucked away near a bunch of ex-
ecutive-style buildings along
Fanno Creek just south of
Scholls Ferry Road, was de-
signed and built in 1858 by Au-
gustus Fanno, an early Wash-
ington County founder. Main-
tained by the Tualatin Hills
Park and Recreation District,
the farmhouse is listed on the
National Registry of Historical
Places and used these days for
business meetings, small sum-
mer weddings and social
events.
■
BEAVERTON BAKERY
(12375
SWBroadway St.) —An iconic
downtown business since 1925,
the Charles Schubert family-
owned bakery with the theater
marquee provides a culinary-
based respite from the daily
grind with a wide, innovative
array of cakes, cookies and
sweet goodness for all occa-
sions.
■
ARTHUR MURRAY DANCE
STUDIO (
4500 S.W. Watson Ave.)
- Housed in the 1930s-era for-
mer Bank of Beaverton build-
ing, the local franchise of the
famed Arthur Murray legacy
provides lessons for all ages,
styles and proficiencies in the
heart of the city.
■
VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK
—
Located in a two-block area
between Seventh and Ninth
streets at Watson Avenue, the
park was dedicated to Robert
“Bob” Caufman, a champion of
a park to honor local veterans,
on Veteran’s Day 2006. The
monument-oriented space pro-
vides a peaceful midtown oasis
and a focal point for Memorial
Day and Veterans Day events
sponsored by the Beaverton
American Legion Post No. 124.
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THE CADY BUILDING
— Built
by F.W. Cady at the southwest
corner of Farmington Road at
Watson Avenue in 1914, the
two-story brick building re-
minds visitors that Beaverton
—more than a series of free-
way exits — is a place with a
rich commercial and cultural
history. What may have been
the city’s first brick building
has housed a bank, drug store,
and post office. A viable retail
location to this day, the building
is on the National Register of
Historic Places.
■
AVA ROASTERIA
(4655 S.W.
Hall between First and Second
streets) — In a city where cen-
Beaverton: land of silent
movies and shy alligators
■
A list of things you may have forgotten
— or maybe never knew about Beaverton
TIMES FILE PHOTO: JONATHAN HOUSE
Born in Beaverton in 1985, Mariel Zagunis is a world-class sabre fencer
who won gold medals at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics.
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