Tillamook County

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Tillamook County is named for the Tillamook Native American people.

 

Surrounding County Courthouses: 

N – Clatsop County

E – Washington County and Yamhill County

S – Yamhill County and Lincoln County

W – Pacific Ocean

 

Created:  December 15, 1853                Map of Oregon highlighting Tillamook County

County Seat: 

Tillamook  1853 – present

 

County Courthouse – Tillamook

 

Location:  201 Laurel Avenue / 3rd Street

Built:  1932 – 1933

Style:  Art Deco

Architect:  Ormond R Bean and William Holford of Lawrence, Holford, Allyn & Bean

Contractor:  L H Hoffman

 

Description:  The building  faces west and is a three story buff colored brick and concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the city center. The west front has a long recessed center section with a projecting section on the north and south. The projecting sections rise above the roof line and have two high columns rising to a wide header. The entrance is recessed with large panel above on the second story. The interior has marble floors and wainscotting.

 

Old County Courthouse – Tillamook

 

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Location:  2106 2nd Street / Pacific Avenue

Built:  1904 – 1905

Style:  Federal

Architect:  Charles Burggraff

Contractor:  H Snook

 

Description:  The building  faces south and is a two story stucco and stone structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the city center to the west of the courthouse. The south front has a small arched entrance on the first story. The building has stone trim at the corners. The hip roof is red colored.  The building is now a museum.

 

 

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County Courthouse – Tillamook

 

 

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Cornerstone from Old County Courthouse

 

 

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Old County Courthouse – Tillamook

 

 

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Photos taken 2012 and 2016