Douglas County Museum

State
Washington
County
Douglas County
City
Waterville
Postal Code
98858
Location
124 West Walnut Street
Phone
509-745-8435

Douglas County Museum in Douglas County County is rich in Douglas County heritage, constituting several churches and a collection of artifacts. Douglas County Museum’s collections include furniture, history DVDs, obituaries, and local history books, preserved and displayed for recreational and educational purposes.

The history of the Douglas County Museum traces back to the 1904 Gothic Revival Church. The site houses numerous churches arising within the 20th century and are of different denominations.

Apart from the 1905 Gothic church, the Douglas County Museum includes:

  • Waterville memorial annex and gardens.
  • The ranch house.

Douglas County Museum is located in Waterville City at 124 West Walnut Street, Waterville, Washington, 98858. Douglas County Museum is a non-profit corporation owned by Douglas County Heritage Museum Non-Profit Corporation.

Douglas County Museum Services

The Douglas County Museum’s mission is to collect, preserve, invest and display the culture and history of Douglas County county. In delivering its mandate, the Douglas County Museum partners with the public in collecting important artifacts such as pictures and tools.

The Douglas County Museum offers the following services to the public:

  • Members of the public are granted free admission to the Douglas County Museum.
  • The Douglas County Museum rents the church building for small gatherings. The building has a kitchen, meeting area, a restroom and is ADA-accessible.
  • The Douglas County Museum offers employment and volunteer opportunities.
  • The Douglas County Museum offers ticket sales, membership registrations to help fund its operations.
  • The Douglas County Museum holds events and fundraisers throughout the year to help raise funds for supporting its operations.

Douglas County Museum Collections

The Douglas County Museum has a wide variety of collections and continues to add more in partnership with the Douglas County Museum’s members and the general public. The following collections are in the custody of the Douglas County Museum:

  • Douglas County County historic artifacts.
  • Douglas County County Furniture
  • Tools
  • Douglas County County Pictures
  • A collection of newspapers since 1892
  • Douglas County County local history books
  • Douglas County County Maps
  • Douglas County County pamphlets
  • Oral history DVDs
  • Obituaries
  • Douglas County County School pictures.

You may reach Douglas County Museum for any inquiries by calling their offices at 509-745-8435 or visiting their official website.

Directions

Refer the map below to find the driving directions.