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Willamette Heritage Center is a museum in Salem, Oregon.The five-acre site features several structures listed on the National Register of Historic Places including the Thomas Kay woolen mill, [1] the Jason Lee House, [2] Methodist Parsonage, [3] John D. Boon House, the Pleasant Grove (Condit) Church.
The Fairview Training Center was a state-run facility for people with developmental disabilities in Salem, Oregon, United States. Fairview was established in 1907 as the State Institution for the Feeble-Minded. The hospital opened on December 1, 1908, with 39 patients transferred from the Oregon State Hospital for the Insane. [3]
The largest event in Salem is the Oregon State Fair at the end of August through Labor Day. Located in the Oregon State Fairgrounds in North Salem, the fair offers exhibits, competitions and carnival rides. Other events such as concerts, horse shows and rodeos take place at the Oregon State Fair and Expo Center throughout the year. [48]
The City of Salem acquired the house in December 1971. [3] [4] The house and gardens are operated by the non-profit Friends of Deepwood, founded in 1974 as a house museum, public garden, and event venue. The gardens and property are maintained by the City of Salem and two other non-profits, the Deepwood Gardeners and the Lord & Schryver ...
On April 19, 2010, KPTV began producing a fifth hour of Good Day Oregon for KPDX called More Good Day Oregon, running from 9–10 a.m.; the show features various entertainment and lifestyles topics from a seasoned panel of experts; this extension of the program was canceled in 2012. In 2011, KPTV began broadcasting an hour-long newscast at 6 p ...
The Port–Manning House is a historic home in Salem, Oregon, United States. The house was built in 1884 by Dr. Luke A. Port. The house was designed after the Italianate Victorian style. Under threat of demolition, it was moved from its downtown location to south of the city of Salem in 1972. [1]
Willamette Town Center, formerly Lancaster Mall, is an exterior entrance shopping center located in Salem, Oregon, United States. Opened in 1971, [1] the main part of the center has 550,000 square feet (51,000 m 2) of space. [2]
The Adolph Block is a historic commercial building located in downtown Salem, Oregon, United States. [1] It was constructed in 1880 by German immigrant and pioneering Salem brewer Samuel Adolph (1835-1893), [3] who purchased the property that Summer after a fire had destroyed the previous wooden buildings on the site. [4]