R E Powell Museum

State
Washington
County
Yakima County
City
Grandview
Postal Code
98930
Location
313 Division Street
Phone
509-882-9238

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

The history of the R E Powell Museum traces back to the 1905 Gothic Revival Church. The site houses numerous churches arising within the 20th century and are of different denominations.

Apart from the 1913 Gothic church, the R E Powell Museum includes:

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

R E Powell Museum is located in Grandview City at 313 Division Street, Grandview, Washington, 98930. R E Powell Museum is a non-profit corporation owned by Yakima County Heritage Museum Non-Profit Corporation.

R E Powell Museum Services

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

The R E Powell Museum offers the following services to the public:

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

R E Powell Museum Collections

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

  • Yakima County County historic artifacts.
  • Yakima County County Furniture
  • Tools
  • Yakima County County Pictures
  • A collection of newspapers since 1899
  • Yakima County County local history books
  • Yakima County County Maps
  • Yakima County County pamphlets
  • Oral history DVDs
  • Obituaries
  • Yakima County County School pictures.

You may reach R E Powell Museum for any inquiries by calling their offices at 509-882-9238 or visiting their official website.

Directions

Refer the map below to find the driving directions.