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THE TOWN OF OLD ORENCO from Hungary. The city The Orenco Nursery Company 1907: covered 640 acres and had developed a highly versatile dessert Company Secretary/ all the amenities of a modern and cider apple, the “Orenco apple.” Treasurer Archibald McGill builds 1913 city, with a general dry Highly desirable for of its flavor and high sugar the first house in the town of goods store, two grocery stores, content, the nursery planted one million Orenco Orenco. The 5,600-square foot two churches, a barbershop apple trees in the 1910s with plans to export the Arts & Crafts-style structure is with billiard tables, a drug apples to Europe. Onset of World War I derailed tucked away on a wooded estate store, a hotel, several boarding that plan, however, and the Oregon Nursery but can be glimpsed from the houses, hard- Company suffered severe economic setbacks as a MAX train. In 1912, company ware store, result. The Orenco apple tree is still highly regarded President Malcolm McDonald MCGILL HOME, 1911 lumber yard, for its resistance to disease, and is available from constructed an even larger home blacksmith many heirloom fruit tree growers. in the same style. This style carried forward into shop, livery many of the workers’ homes in Orenco, evident in stable, ice the low-pitched roofs, wide eaves, exposed rafters cream parlor and numerous multi-paned windows. and a print 1908: The nursery company successfully lobbied shop. The the Oregon Electric Railway to construct its new city had no saloon; connection from Portland to Forest Grove through nursery property instead of a more southerly route. ORENCO TRAIN DEPOT, 1908 however the squatter’s log house Orenco Station was established just east of where ORENCO’S MAIN (ALDER) STREET WITH DRUG STORE AND MERCANTILE the modern station lies, and served an important south of Orenco was known as a bootlegger’s place. role in shipping nursery stock and transporting Of the original town, one church, the general store, the drug store and many origi- workers and commuters. Today, the MAX light rail 1 1914-1915: line travels the same route. nal homes are still standing. At its peak, Orenco was referred to as the Garden Spot 1912: ELMS PLANTED IN ORENCO IN 1912 (BELOW) McDonald built his nearly 7,700 square foot ARE PART OF THE OREGON HERITAGE TREE of Washington County. By 1924, PROGRAM (BOTH PHOTOS LOOKING WEST Arts & Crafts style home on 90 acres at the eastern ON BIRCH STREET) however, the nursery and town edge of Orenco (see map description 10). were in decline due largely to the depression and World War I. 1912: One hundred and twenty elms were planted, lining the streets of Orenco. The trees 1927: Oregon Nursery Company can be seen along Birch and Chestnut Streets, closed. and 228th, 229th, and 230th Avenues. In 1938: 2013, the Orenco Elms were included in the The town of Orenco was Oregon Heritage Tree program administered officially dissolved. by Oregon Travel Experience, a division of the Oregon Travel Information Council. 1913: Orenco is officially incorporated as a city and McDonald is elected mayor. The population was approximately 300-500 residents, many of whom were immigrants 1 FROM ORENCO HERITAGE SERIES BOOK ONE, BY LOU HANBERG ORENCO HIGH SCHOOL HIGH ORENCO WWW.OHS.ORG AND THE OREGON HISTORICAL SOCIETY HISTORICAL OREGON THE AND WWW.WASHINGTONCOUNTYMUSEUM.ORG OF THE WASHINGTON COUNTY MUSEUM COUNTY WASHINGTON THE OF HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPHS COURTESY COURTESY PHOTOGRAPHS HISTORIC 503.681.6153 Washington, D.C. 20240 D.C. Washington, NW Street C 1849 HISTORICLANDMARKS Service Park National WWW.HILLSBORO-OREGON.GOV/ Opportunity Equal for Office employees for construction of homes. of construction for employees desire further information, please write to: to: write please information, further desire to land company selling of program a activity, or facility as described above, or if you you if or above, described as facility or activity, you have been discriminated against in any program, program, any in against discriminated been have you implemented and community-minded, or age in its federally assisted programs. If you believe believe you If programs. assisted federally its in age or very were McGill and McDonald on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability disability origin, national color, race, of basis the on employees. company for plan sharing the U.S. Department of the Interior prohibits discrimination discrimination prohibits Interior the of Department U.S. the and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended, amended, as 1975, of Act Discrimination Age the and profit- a create to first the of one was and 1973, of Act Rehabilitation the of 504 Section northwest, the in employers largest Under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 1964, of Act Rights Civil the of VI Title Under for identification and protection of historic properties. properties. historic of protection and identification for the of one was company nursery The This program receives Federal financial assistance assistance financial Federal receives program This 1906. in here site 1,200-acre a to Salem from nursery the moved recommendation by the Department of the Interior. the of Department the by recommendation or endorsement constitute products commercial or McGill Archibald Secretary/Treasurer names trade of mention the does nor Interior, the of and McDonald Malcolm President Department the of policies or views the reflect necessarily not do opinions and contents the However, coast. west the on nursery largest the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. Interior. the of Department U.S. Service, Park National was Company Nursery Oregon The been financed entirely with Federal Funds from the the from Funds Federal with entirely financed been which the name “Orenco” was derived. derived. was “Orenco” name the which The activity that is the subject of this brochure has has brochure this of subject the is that activity The by the Oregon Nursery Company, from from Company, Nursery Oregon the by WWW.HILLSBORO-OREGON.GOV established was community historic This WALKING MAP WALKING old orenco old ORENCO, EST. 1906 1906 EST. ORENCO, HISTORIC HILLSBORO HILLSBORO HISTORIC BARCLAY HOUSE WILSON HOUSE BUNGALOW HOME ORENCO GROCERY/ ORENCO DRUG 1 • 22945 NW CHESTNUT 2 • 22920 NW CHESTNUT 3 • 22930 NW BIRCH MERCANTILE 5 • 22870 NW ALDER 4 • 22930 NW ALDER This house was built circa 1912 and This bungalow was constructed This bungalow home was constructed This was the original Orenco Drug is an example of the late nineteenth/ in 1914. Jacob Wilson and Belle circa 1920, and still displays much This building was constructed circa Store, located on Alder Street early twentieth century American Holcomb Wilson were early residents of the charm and character of the 1908, reflecting the late nineteenth/ (formerly known as Main Street) Movements style. Henry Culver of the house. Belle Wilson owned original Orenco homes. Little is early twentieth century American between the Orenco Mercantile and purchased the lot for this house farmland outside of Orenco, on her documented about the people who Movements style, with Italianate the Orenco Hotel. Constructed circa in 1910 from the Oregon Nursery own and together with her husband. resided here. This property includes detailing visible in the decorative 1910, the building had a false front, Company for $150, then sold it to This home retains original materials, five outstanding examples of the scrolled brackets on the front of the which has since been removed to his brother John nine months later notably the three 12-pane casement Orenco elm trees that were recently building. The mercantile was built by reveal the gabled end. The building’s for $175. Both brothers immigrated windows in the dormer above the added to the Oregon Heritage the Oregon Nursery Company, and first occupant was Dr. W.B. Cun- to the United States from England front porch. Tree program. was owned and operated by several ningham, who lived and practiced in 1907. John had this home built area residents over the years. The medicine in a tent until the building for himself and his wife, Maud, who ground floor served as the town’s was erected. In 1915, the property also was English. John Culver was mercantile, with a butcher shop and was purchased by Dr. Frederick a merchandise salesman. The Culvers confectionary in the annex, but also K. Anderson, who advertised the lived in the house until 1914. housed the town’s post office off and “Orenco Drug Store, Dr. Anderson The house is now referred to as the on from 1930 to 1955. The upper proprietor.” Barclay House, honoring the family floor of the mercantile was a com- that has owned and cared for the munity hall used for many purposes, house for many years. including a roller skating rink. ORENCO STATION MAX LIGHT RAIL STOP NW ALDER 4 5 (ALLEY) 6 7 8 NW BIRCH 3 9 ORENCO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (ALLEY) 1 NW CHESTNUT 10 2 (ALLEY) NW DOGWOOD NW 231ST NW 230TH NW 229TH NW 228TH NW 227TH NW 226TH NW 225TH BERRY HOUSE UNITARIAN CHURCH MANSE MCGEE HOUSE MCDONALD HOUSE 6 • 1255 NW 228TH UNIVERSALIST CHURCH 8 • 22735 NW BIRCH 9 • 22810 NW BIRCH 10 • 22180 NW BIRCH 7 • 22785 NW BIRCH Built circa 1909, the house is a 1.5 The manse was constructed in 1914 This 1912 bungalow is notable for its Oregon Nursery Company President story bungalow in the vernacular Constructed in 1911, this was the as the residence for the pastor of fine Craftsman details including the Malcolm McDonald built his nearly style. The house was constructed first church in Orenco, and known the Orenco Presbyterian Church exposed rafter tails with ornamental 7,700-square-foot Arts & Crafts style by the Oregon Nursery Company since its beginning as the Orenco (adjacent).

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