Historic Washington County Jail

The Historic Washington County Jail is a log, one-room jail previously used in . It was built in 1853 and was used until 1870. In 1986, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and is preserved by the Washington County Museum in , and is exhibited outside of the museum near its entrance.
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  • Type: Historic building
  • Description: formerly listed on the NRHP in Oregon, was located in Hillsboro, has been moved, is now in a museum
  • Also known as: “Washington County Jail” and “Washington County Jailhouse”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kaiser Westside Medical Center and Westview High School.

Hospital
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is a in the neighborhood in in the U.S. state of . Opened in August 2013 with 126 hospital beds, the Kaiser Permanente facility is planned to later expand to 174 beds. is situated 2 miles southwest of Historic Washington County Jail.

School
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is a public high school in an unincorporated area of the Portland metropolitan area. It is the largest high school in the Beaverton School District and the third largest high school in the state. is situated 1¼ miles south of Historic Washington County Jail.

Movie theater
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is a movie theater, which is situated 2 miles south of Historic Washington County Jail.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bethany and Rockcreek.

Suburb
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is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in , , United States. It is situated north of U.S. Route 26 and , near , approximately four miles northwest of , and is within the .

Suburb
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is a census-designated place in , United States, north of U.S. Route 26. It is named for the Rock Creek neighborhood in the area.

Quarter
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is an unincorporated community in , , United States. Founded in 1851, the community had the first school district in the county; it also contains the oldest cemetery in the state and the oldest west of the . is situated 1½ miles west of Historic Washington County Jail.

Historic Washington County Jail

Latitude
45.56635° or 45° 33′ 59″ north
Longitude
-122.85769° or 122° 51′ 28″ west
Open location code
84QVH48R+GW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 506413560
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­building
Wiki­data ID
Q7971779
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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to Japanese—“Historic Washington County Jail” goes by many names.
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سجن مقاطعة واشنطن”
  • Japanese: “ワシントン郡刑務所 (オレゴン州)”
  • Japanese: “ワシントン郡刑務所”

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Highlights include Learning Garden and Portland Community College Recreation Complex.

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