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Silas Beeks House. 1942

9969-5360. Old farm home near Verboort, Oregon. February 10, 1942. Now called the Beeks house, oldest in Washington County, and one of the few buildings left standing from the original 4,600 Donation Land Claims issued in the Willamete Valley in the 1850s. Its named after the original owners, Silas and Mary Beeks, who built it after they arrived in 1847.

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9969-5360. Old farm home near Verboort, Oregon. February 10, 1942. Now called the Beeks house, oldest in Washington County, and one of the few buildings left standing from the original 4,600 Donation Land Claims issued in the Willamete Valley in the 1850s. Its named after the original owners, Silas and Mary Beeks, who built it after they arrived in 1847.