Introduction to the Clackamas County Landmarks Self-Guided Tour
By Gail J. McCormick
September 1, 2018
This group of buildings is a list of Clackamas County Landmarks that are under the Molalla Area Historical Society’s care. The boundary they service is the same as the Molalla Area School District boundary. The areas served are Molalla Rural, Mulino, Union Mills, Liberal, Dickey Prairie, Marquam, Yoder and Clarkes. The list is over fifty structures and would be an incredible heritage for any community. These are buildings that are not in the Molalla City limits. The Molalla City buildings are a separate part of the Molalla Area Historical Society’s website.
It is important that you know that the list is in driving order, so, you may conduct your own self-guided tour. It starts at the Samuel and Nancy Engle House at 32336 South Molalla Avenue, which is a couple of blocks south of the historical Dibble House. Almost all of the buildings can be seen from the street with the exception of a few on the south side of Herman Road. Please do not pull into the driveways or contact the owners unless they have an open business. It is important to honor their privacy.
Dave Jackson, the graphic designer for the Molalla Area Historical Societie's website, and I are volunteers for this project. It is an unfinished project that we will be working on for about another year. On each site you will find a limited amount of information: a building photo, the historical name, the address, the historical dates of the building and the architectural style. The complete stories will not be finished in any particular order. Writing the complete story depends on when I am able to finish its research. As new stories are added, you will see a link in the list below that opens the story.
Members of the Historical Society are also working on a photo collection to be held at the Historical Society. Over the coming years, these photos will be available for the many descendants of these early pioneer families. If you have photos to share, please contact me and I will make arrangements to scan your photos. You may contact me by email at Gjmcc887@aol.com or phone 503-632-3640. I will welcome any comments on my stories and appreciate being advised if there are any errors.
Thank you and enjoy the tour!
CLACKAMAS COUNTY LANDMARKS
Molalla Rural Group:
1. The Samuel & Nancy Engle House, 32336 South Molalla Avenue, 1880 - 1902
2. The George Henry & Flora Adeline Gregory, Jr. House, 900 North Molalla Avenue, 1927 - 1946
3. The Asa & Abby L. Sanders House, 1007 North Molalla Avenue, 1878 - 1897
4. The Thaddeus & Helen Stipp Farm, 29387 North Molalla Avenue, House: 1911-1951, Barn: 1909-1951
5. The Aaron Burr Sturges Barn, 12775 Barnards Road, 1880-1883
6. The Herman M. & Ludwika Timmer Farm, 14708 South Macksburg Road, House & Barn: 1885 - 1901
7. The William Hatchette & Susan Mary Vaughan House*, 14902 South Macksburg Road, 1882 - 1912
8. The Gorden & Nettie Taylor House, 17165 South Highway 211, 1925- After 1940
9. The Levi & Ediff Robbins House, 32170 South Adams Cemetery Road, 1909 - 1933
10. The Levi Robbins Barn, 32850 South Adams Cemetery Road, 1909 - 1933
11. The Adams Cemetery, South Adams Cemetery Road, 1865 - Today
12 The William D. & Lucina Adams House, 33258 South Adams Road, 1895 - 1917
13. The George & Kate Adams House, 33726 South Adams Road, 1890 - 1930
14. The Daniel Albright Farm #2, 14678 South Herman Road, House & Barn: 1875 - 1920
15. The Ralph Henry & Elsie J. Sawtell Farm, 15002 South Herman Road, House & Barn: 1920 - 1938
16. The Franklin Ely & Mabel F. Lay House, 15019 South Herman Road, 1930 – 1938
17. The Franklin Ely Lay Barn, 15298 South Herman Road, 1917 - 1938
18. The Charles & Mary Eliza Daugherty House, 15368 South Herman Road, 1913 - 1922
19. The Hendershott/Kayler Farm, 15514 South Herman Road, House: 1875 - 1961
20. The Cyrus Hendershott Windmill, 15514 South Herman Road, 1905 - 1924
21. The Frank F. & Zella Muller Farm, 15555 South Herman Road, House & Garage: 1936 - 1962
21a The Lloyd Shaver Barn, 15555 South Herman Road, 1912 -1923
22. The Alfred J. Sawtell Teasel Barn, 34315 South Sawtell Road, 1865 - 1901
23. The Maple Grove School, 39214 South Sawtell Road, 1927 - Today
24. The Sidney & Bertha Edna Cordill House, 32060 South Highway 213, 1910 - 1967
25. The Mount Hope School, 32914 South Highway 213, 1920 - 1940
26. The Rural Dell Community Hall, 10500 South Highway 211, 1939 - Today
27. The Levi L. & Clarissa Lantz House, 10478 Toliver Road, 1905 - 1914
MULINO GROUP:
28. The Carlisle-Force House, 26570 South Highway 213, 1885 - 1906
29. The Mulino Methodist Episcopal Church, 26552 South Milk Creek Way, 1920-
30. The Richard R. Howard Buildings, Howard's Grist Mill* & Granary, 26401 South Highway 213, 1851 - 1866
31. The Walter Waldorf Blacksmith Shop, 26368 South Highway 213. 1908 - 1947
32. The Walter & Cella Waldorf House, 26362 South Highway 213, 1921 - 1947
33. The Charles T. & Mary Howard House, 26342 South Highway 213, 1892 - 1923
34. The Edward W. Paine House & Water Tower, 14010 South Union Hall Road, 1889 - 1903
UNION MILLS GROUP:
35. The Delazon & Maude Trullinger House, 14772 South Union Mills Road, 1905 - 1935
36. The Gabriel Trullinger Building, Union Mills Grist Mill, 14282 South Union Mills Road, 1877 - 1905
LIBERAL GROUP:
37. The James Kuhn House, 28553 South Highway 213, 1930 - 1945
38. The W. J. E. Vick Building, Liberal Store, 28565 South Highway 213, 1910 - 1917
39. The James Officer-Leonard Heinz Farm, 12561 South Liberal Way, House-Kitchen and Dining Room-1860 - 1884, House-Front portion: 1885 - 1902, Barn-1860 - 1884
DICKEY PRAIRIE GROUP:
40. The Dickey Prairie Store, 16560 Ramsby Road, 1925 -
41. The Dickey Prairie School, 16897 South Callahan Road, 1928 - Today
42. The William & Julia Staudinger House, 17386 South Callahan Road, 1910 - 1939
43. The Gottlieb & Katherine Feyrer Farm, 32694 Dickey Prairie Road, House: 1886 – 1925, Grandmother’s House, Blacksmith Shop, Cooler, Granary, Hog Barn, Machinery Barn & Smoke House
MARQUAM GROUP:
44. The Adolph Meyers Building, The Marquam Hotel, 36902 South Kropf Road, 1912 - 1931
45. The Peter J. Ridings Building, The Marquam Store, 36880 South Highway 213, 1890 - 1902
46. The Marquam United Methodist Church, 36972 South Highway 213, 1890 - Today
47. The Daniel & Mary Albright Farm, 9912 South Wild Cat Road, House*: 1865 - 1892
YODER GROUP: (None as of September 1, 2018)
CLARKES GROUP: (None as of September 1, 2018)
*On the National Historic Register.
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© Gail J. McCormick, 2018