Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Astoria #12: Heritage Museum

1618 Exchange Street

Heritage Museum in Astoria, Oregon on September 24, 2005

This Neo-Classical building was designed by Emil Schacht and was built in 1904 as Astoria's City Hall, which it served as until 1939. It has also been used as a Public Library, a USO Club during WWII, and the first home of the Columbia River Maritime Museum. It was restored by the Clatsop County Historical Society as the Clatsop County Heritage Museum and placed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 7, 1984.

Heritage Museum in Astoria, Oregon on September 24, 2005

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